High school career

Aldrich attended Bloomington Jefferson High School in Bloomington, Minnesota. As a senior, he was named state player of the year by the St. Paul Pioneer Press and Minneapolis Star-Tribune.

Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Aldrich was listed as the No. 6 center and the No. 30 player in the nation in 2007.

Aldrich has the Bloomington Jefferson school record in points, rebounds and turnovers.

College career

Freshman season

During the 2007-08 season at Kansas, Aldrich's freshman season, his playing time was limited due to playing behind future NBA draft picks Darrell Arthur, Sasha Kaun, and Darnell Jackson. He averaged three rebounds and 2.8 points a game on 8.3 minutes a game during the regular season. Statistically, Aldrich's best performance was an 11-point, 11-rebound outing in a win over Texas Tech on March 3, 2008. Probably the most crucial game for Aldrich was during the Final Four game between Kansas and North Carolina on April 5, 2008, when he played only 16 minutes but managed to grab 8 rebounds and score 7 points along with blocking 4 shots while also playing effective defense against National Player of the Year Tyler Hansbrough, helping lead Kansas into the NCAA national championship game. They then defeated the Memphis Tigers to win their first Championship since 1988.

Sophomore season

With the departure of the other Jayhawk big men to the NBA draft, Aldrich became the premier big-man going into his sophomore season. Through the first 29 games, he averaged a double-double with 15.1 points and 10.8 rebounds in 29.7 minutes of play. He grabbed a career-high 20 rebounds in an 87-78 win over Oklahoma on February 23, 2009,. On March 8, 2009, Aldrich was named to the 2008-09 Big 12 All-conference first team.

On March 22, 2009 Aldrich recorded the first official triple-double in the history of Kansas basketball against Dayton in the second round of the NCAA tournament. Aldrich accumulated 13 points, 20 rebounds, and 10 blocks in a 60-43 victory. On Monday, April 13, Aldrich announced that he would return to KU for his Junior season.

Junior season

He won the 2009-10 men's college basketball Academic All-American of the Year as selected by CoSIDA and presented by ESPN the Magazine. He ended his college career a perfect 55-0 at Allen Fieldhouse.

Professional career

Oklahoma City Thunder

On March 29, 2010, Aldrich announced that he would forgo his final season of collegiate eligibility and enter the 2010 NBA draft. He was the 11th pick, selected by the New Orleans Hornets, who traded his rights on draft day to the Oklahoma City Thunder. On August 6, 2010, Aldrich signed a two-year contract with the Thunder with a two-year option.

On November 24, 2010, the Thunder assigned Aldrich to the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA D-League. He was recalled on December 6, 2010, but sent back to Tulsa on December 30, 2010. He was again recalled on February 2, 2011, and assigned for a third time on March 30, 2011. Aldrich reached the 2012 NBA Finals with the Thunder, but the team lost to the Miami Heat.

Houston Rockets

In October 2012, Aldrich, James Harden, Daequan Cook, and Lazar Hayward were traded to the Houston Rockets for Kevin Martin, Jeremy Lamb, and draft picks.

Sacramento Kings

On February 20, 2013, Aldrich was traded to the Sacramento Kings along with Toney Douglas and Patrick Patterson in exchange for Francisco Garcia, Thomas Robinson and Tyler Honeycutt.

New York Knicks

On September 24, 2013, Aldrich signed with the New York Knicks. On January 29, 2014, he was assigned to the Erie BayHawks. He was recalled the next day. He went on to record his first double-double (12 points, 10 rebounds) in his first NBA start on March 12, 2014.

On July 11, 2014, Aldrich re-signed with the Knicks. On April 11, 2015, he scored a career-high 19 points in an 80-79 win over the Orlando Magic.

Los Angeles Clippers

On July 13, 2015, Aldrich signed with the Los Angeles Clippers. On January 13, 2016, with starting center DeAndre Jordan out, Aldrich had a then season-best game with 19 points and 7 rebounds in a 104-90 win over the Miami Heat. On April 8, 2016, he recorded 21 points and 18 rebounds (both season highs) and a career-high five steals in a 102-99 overtime win over the Utah Jazz.

NBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2010-11	Oklahoma City	18	0	7.9	.533	.000	.500	1.9	.2	.3	.4	1.0
2011-12	Oklahoma City	26	0	6.7	.524	.000	.929	1.8	.1	.3	.6	2.2
2012-13	Houston	30	0	7.1	.535	.000	.444	1.9	.2	.1	.3	1.7
2012-13	Sacramento	15	0	11.7	.568	.000	.727	4.2	.2	.1	.9	3.3
2013-14	New York	46	2	7.2	.541	.000	.867	2.8	.3	.2	.7	2.0
2014-15	New York	61	16	16.0	.478	.000	.781	5.5	1.2	.6	1.1	5.5
2015-16	L.A. Clippers	60	5	13.3	.596	.000	.714	4.8	.8	.8	1.1	5.5
Career		256	23	11.0	.532	.000	.755	3.7	.6	.4	.8	3.6

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2012	Oklahoma City	5	0	5.0	.444	.000	.500	2.6	.0	.0	.0	2.0
Career		5	0	5.0	.444	.000	.500	2.6	.0	.0	.0	2.0

NBA D-League

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2010-11	Tulsa 66ers	21	21	29.3	.544	.000	.804	8.6	1.3	.5	2.6	10.3
Career		21	21	29.3	.544	.000	.804	8.6	1.3	.5	2.6	10.3

[ Source: Wikipedia ]