LOS ANGELES — The latest milestone for Damian Lillard will be among the more meaningful for the Trail Blazers star.



As early as Tuesday against the Clippers, Lillard can pass LaMarcus Aldridge as the No. 2 scorer in Trail Blazers history. And while Lillard says his eyes are firmly on surpassing Clyde Drexler as the franchise’s top scorer, he says eclipsing Aldridge will be special, in large part because of where their relationship has been, and where it is now.



For three years they were teammates, during which there was an unspoken tension. Lillard said he was wary of stepping on Aldridge’s star status; Aldridge said he didn’t want to stifle the youngster’s growth. So, they kept to themselves.



And after Aldridge left in 2015 in free agency to San Antonio, their interactions were marked with awkward handshakes and uneasiness of how each felt about the other.



“I didn’t know what he was thinking,” Lillard...