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Al-Farouq Aminu

34-Year-Old ForwardF
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Height 6'8"
Weight 220
DOB 9/21/1990
College Wake Forest
Drafted 1st Rd, #8 in 2010
Signed a 10-day contract with the Celtics in December of 2021.
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Al-Farouq Ajiede Aminu was born in 1990 in Atlanta, Georgia. His name, "Al-Farouq" means "the chief has arrived." He is the son of Aboubakar and Anjirlic Aminu. Al-Farouq has two brothers. His older brother, Alade, played in the D-League and had a brief stint with the Heat in 2010. Aminu started his high school career at Wesleyan School in Peachtree, Georgia. After his freshman year, Aminu transferred to nearby Norcross High School. During his junior and senior seasons, Aminu led Norcross to back-to-back Georgia 5A state titles in 2007 and 2008. He attended college at Wake Forest. Since 2016, Aminu and his wife Helina Tekeste Aminu have led the Aminu Good Works Foundation, which organizes yearly basketball camps in Ibadan, Nigeria. While with the Trail Blazers, Aminu received the 2016-17 Maurice Lucas Award for his contributions on the court and in the community. Fans can follow Aminu on Twitter (@farouq1) and Instagram (@chiefhasarrived). Aminu was named to the 2008-09 ACC All-Freshman team after averaging 12.9 points and 8.2 rebounds in his first year at Wake Forest. He remained productive in his sophomore year, getting designated as an All-American honorable mention in 2009-10. Aminu was the only player in the Atlantic Coast Conference who averaged a double-double that season, posting 15.8 points and 10.7 rebounds per game. Along with leading the team in scoring and rebounding as a sophomore, he paced the Demon Deacons in blocks (44) and free throws made (139). Furthermore, he helped lead Wake Forest to both the 2009 and 2010 NCAA tournaments. Aminu declared for the 2010 NBA Draft and was chosen in the first round (eighth overall pick) by the Los Angeles Clippers.

Time in Boston ends
FFree Agent
January 5, 2022
The Celtics didn't re-sign Aminu after his 10-day contract expired Tuesday, Keith Smith of Spotrac.com reports.
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Boston moved on from both Aminu and center Norvel Pelle on Tuesday, after both players' services were no longer needed now that the Celtics have most of their roster available again following a wave of COVID-19-related absences. During his week-and-a-half-long stint with Boston, Aminu went unused off the bench.
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36.9%
 
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25.0%
 
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60.0%
 
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3.4%
 
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27.6%
 
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15.8%
 
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3.5%
 
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17.3%
 
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9.7%
 
Fantasy Points Per Game
6.3
 
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0.6
 
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A knee injury that cost Aminu most of the 2019-2020 campaign continued to hamper him through the start of last season, and he didn't return to game action until February. The veteran forward eventually worked his way up to a starting role with Orlando but didn't do much with the opportunity, posting per-game averages of 5.9 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.2 steals across 24.0 minutes. A trade to Chicago in late March cratered what little fantasy value Aminu held, as he played in only five games for the Bulls and averaged under 11 minutes per contest. The Spurs acquired Aminu in the offseason, giving the former Wake Forest star a fresh start for his age-31 campaign. His role is likely to be marginal, however. Thus, Aminu shouldn't be a consideration in most fantasy drafts.
Aminu landed with the Magic on a three-year, $29 million deal after spending the last four seasons with the Trail Blazers. The forward averaged 9.4 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.2 threes across 28.3 minutes, making 81 starts. Aminu is a solid defender and rebounder who can hit a three when needed, though he's far from a knockdown shooter. He won't start at power forward, with that spot locked up by Aaron Gordon, though Aminu could push Jonathan Isaac for the starting small forward gig. Regardless of his status as a starter, minutes in the mid-to-high 20s seem like a reasonable expectation as he could be the first man off the bench. Aminu's projected minutes and quality rebounding and defense give him a steady fantasy floor, though his upside is limited on an offense led by Gordon, Nikola Vucevic, Evan Fournier and Terrence Ross.
Aminu ended up starting 67 out of 69 games last season, averaging 9.3 points, 7.6 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.1 steals across a career-high 30 minutes per contest. While the 27-year-old did see a slight improvement in his three-point accuracy (36.9 percent, up from 2016-17’s 32.9 percent), his overall shooting success rate disappointingly remained under 40.0 percent for the second straight season. Aminu exceeded 47.0 percent in two straight seasons during the 2012-13 and 2013-14 campaigns, so the downturn is concerning to an extent. On the plus side, Aminu’s work on the glass was superior, with his rebounding figure checking in as the second highest of his career. Looking ahead to the coming season, Aminu projects for a similar workload, although 2017 first-round pick Caleb Swanigan could certainly push for significantly more time than the 7.0 minutes he averaged during his rookie campaign. Aminu still projects as the fourth scoring option on the Blazers’ offense, but his all-around production and relatively secure role keeps his Fantasy stock steady heading into the 2018-19 season.
A lingering calf injury was the main reason Aminu played just 61 games this past season, marking a career-low for the 26-year-old power forward. However, even when he was healthy, he wasn't at his best and started just 25 games compared to all 82 contests a year prior. His field goal and three-point percentage fell from 41.6 and 36.1 percent, respectively, to just 39.2 and 32.9. That resulted in just 8.7 points per game, which he complemented with 7.4 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.0 steal and 1.1 three-pointers across 29.1 minutes. Looking ahead to the 2017-18 campaign, Aminu will likely battle with Moe Harkless for rights to the starting power forward role. Harkless is currently the favorite, but he also spends a lot of time at small forward, which should allow Aminu plenty of run at the position even if he comes off the bench. Guys like Noah Vonleh and Caleb Swanigan could cut into Aminu's minutes, but a relatively similar role is likely realistic. That said, if Aminu does receive a 30-minute workload yet again, that could present a bounce-back opportunity, especially if he can become a bigger three-point threat in addition to his strengths as a rebounder and defender.
Signed to a modest four-year, $30 million contract last summer, Aminu proved to be a nice value buy for the Trail Blazers, even though his scoring was frequently volatile. Aminu was able to settle into a full-time role on the top unit in his first year in Portland, starting all 82 games and setting per-game career highs in points (10.2), assists (1.7), three-pointers (1.5) and minutes (28.5), while also offering a helpful 6.1 boards and 0.9 steals per game. After bagging only 109 total three-pointers and hitting them at a sub-30 percent clip over the first five seasons of his career, Aminu's emergence as a threat from distance was the most surprising development, as he knocked down 126 treys at a respectable 36.1 percent clip. Aminu's improved three-point shot may be a major reason why Blazers management has indicated that the 26-year-old, after serving as a small forward for most of 2015-16, will likely see most of his time at power forward during the upcoming campaign. At 6-foot-9 and 215 pounds, Aminu possesses the physique to match up with bigger power forwards, while his newly discovered shooting skills will allow the Blazers to space the floor and deploy smaller lineups with confidence. If the Blazers commit to the plan to use Aminu at power forward, he could see his rebound rate spike, since he'd be on the floor less frequently with two traditional big men.
Only five years into his career, Aminu has been traded once and tested the free-agent waters three times, including one season with the Mavericks in 2014-15. Arriving with small forward Chandler Parsons, Aminu didn't record most of his minutes at the three for the first time, instead earning an even split between small and power forward (46 percent apiece). Aminu's workload withstood wild swings throughout the campaign, with December serving as the nadir (12 minutes per game, while taking the court in 11 of 15 outings). However, Parsons' battle with ankle and knee issues after the All-Star break improved Aminu's stock, especially in April, when he averaged eight points (on 40 percent shooting), 7.9 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 1.1 blocks in 27 minutes across eight outings. After Parsons was ruled out for the postseason prior to Game 3 of the Mavericks' first-round series versus the Rockets, Aminu put together what was likely the most stat-laden, three-game stretch of his career (15.0 points, 8.7 rebounds, 2.3 steals, 2.0 three-pointers, and 1.0 block in 36 minute per game). Upon moving on to Portland, the career 29-percent shooter from three-point range isn't a candidate to sustain such output from deep, but with no established presence at small forward, Aminu has ample opportunity to continue to contribute across the board.
Al-Farouq Aminu is entering his fifth season in the NBA after signing with Dallas in the offseason. He averaged 7.2 points, 6.2 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.0 steals, and 0.5 blocks in 27 minutes per game last season with the Pelicans. Aminu played in 80 games during his third and final season with New Orleans while shooting 47 percent from the field on 6.2 attempts per game and 66 percent from the free-throw line on 1.7 attempts per game. He has never lived up to the hype that surrounded him when the Clippers selected him with the eighth-overall pick. However, he's made a name for himself as a versatile defender with a knack for rebounding. Coach Rick Carlisle likes to have a defensive specialist on hand and could turn to Aminu frequently in the competitive Western Conference. He's never been a great shooter, but he won't be asked to carry much weight on offense for a deep Dallas team. At 23 years old, Aminu is still young enough to carve out a niche for himself in the league, but his game doesn't necessarily translate over to the fantasy realm well.
The Pelicans are relying on Aminu to hold down the small forward spot on a team that has playoff aspirations this year, and he appears to have the talent to not disappoint. He has seen his minutes per game average increase by roughly five minutes per game in his last two seasons, getting 27 mpg in 2012-13. If he were to see a slight bump this season, the results could be fantastic for fantasy owners, as his per-36 minutes averages from last season were 9.7 points, 10.2 rebounds and 1.6 steals. Aminu is another good dark horse candidate to lead small forwards in rebounds per game, especially since the Pelicans may be going small this year, with Anthony Davis moving to center and Ryan Anderson playing a stretch four, which would leave plenty of rebounds for the 6-9 Aminu. Other than rebounding, perhaps the biggest improvement Aminu made from his second season to his third was shooting efficiency. In 2011-12, Aminu shot 41 percent from the field on 5.5 attempts per game, but last season he made 47.5 percent of his 6.2 shots per contest. He is average-to-above average in field-goal percentage, rebounding, steals and blocks, and he is below average everywhere else, so he makes for a nice option at the back end of drafts if your team has inverse strengths and weaknesses.
Acquired last season, Aminu remains after the team decided to part ways with Quincy Pondexter. Aminu is coming off of a subpar year where he averaged 6.0 points, 4.7 rebounds and over 22 minutes a game – all higher numbers than his rookie year. Aminu played in every game last year, and earned more minutes and a slew of starts. With Anderson in town, Aminu will likely be relegated to the bench, but his familiarity of the system and a heavy rotation being used should see Aminu getting his playing time. In deeper leagues he may be valuable - if he takes a leap forward this year.
The newly-acquired Aminu enters New Orleans in a position battle with Quincy Pondexter for the backup small forward role. Aminu is coming off a productive rookie year where he averaged 5.6 points, 3.3 rebounds and over 17 minutes a game – all higher numbers in respect to Pondexter’s. Aminu also comes in more highly touted, being a top-10 pick a year ago. What Aminu has working against him is that he plays the same role as a fellow “young gun” and will be coming in without much of an offseason program with the Hornets. The likely situation will have Aminu being cycled into more athletic and smaller lineups.
Aminu is the team’s small forward of the future, but his game is too unpolished for him to be asked to play meaningful minutes in the NBA this season. We could see him earn extended minutes in the second half of the season if coach Vinny Del Negro falls out of love with Ryan Gomes and the team is struggling to contend for a playoff spot.
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Joins Boston on 10-day
FBoston Celtics
December 24, 2021
Aminu will sign a 10-day hardship deal with the Celtics, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports.
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Waived by San Antonio
FFree Agent
Illness
October 18, 2021
The Spurs waived Aminu on Monday, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports.
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Out for preseason finale
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Illness
October 15, 2021
Aminu is out for Friday's preseason finale against the Rockets due to an upper respiratory infection, Paul Garcia of ProjectSpurs.com reports.
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Traded to San Antonio
FSan Antonio Spurs
August 3, 2021
Aminu, along with Thaddeus Young, a future first-round pick and two second-round picks, has been traded to the Spurs from the Bulls in exchange for DeMar DeRozan, K.C. Johnson of NBC Sports Chicago reports.
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Plans to exercise option
FChicago Bulls
May 18, 2021
Aminu plans to exercise his $10.2 million player option on his contract for next season, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports.
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Could be traded during offseason
FChicago Bulls
April 18, 2021
Aminu is one of the players that could be traded in the near future as the Bulls continue to revamp their roster, speculates Darnell Mayberry of The Athletic.
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Mayberry also lists names such as Coby White, Lauri Markkanen and Thaddeus Young as players that could be traded in the near future as well, though Aminu's case in quite particular -- he doesn't have a big offensive role and his $10 million salary could be useful for matching purposes. He is averaging 5.0 points and 5.1 rebounds per game in 2020-21.
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