Al-Farouq Aminu

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Al-Farouq Aminu
Al-Farouq Aminu against the Cleveland Cavaliers (cropped).jpg
Aminu with the Portland Trail Blazers in 2019
Personal information
Born (1990-09-21) September 21, 1990 (age 33)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
NationalityAmerican / Nigerian
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school Norcross (Norcross, Georgia)
College Wake Forest (2008–2010)
NBA draft 2010: 1st round, 8th overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Clippers
Playing career2010–2021
Position Small forward / power forward
Career history
2010–2011 Los Angeles Clippers
2011–2014 New Orleans Hornets/Pelicans
2014–2015 Dallas Mavericks
2015–2019 Portland Trail Blazers
2019–2021 Orlando Magic
2021 Chicago Bulls
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
FIBA Africa Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Tunisia Team

Al-Farouq Ajiede Aminu (born September 21, 1990) is a former Nigerian-American professional basketball player who last played for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He plays internationally with the Nigeria national basketball team. Aminu was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2010 NBA draft with the eighth overall pick, and has also played for the New Orleans Pelicans, Dallas Mavericks, Portland Trail Blazers, Orlando Magic, and Chicago Bulls.

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High school career

Aminu went to Norcross High School and was ranked as one of the top college recruits in the nation from the class of 2008. He was ranked #7 in the nation by Rivals.com and #13 by Scout.com. [1]

Aminu transferred to Norcross between his freshman and sophomore years from Wesleyan School, but was ruled ineligible and had to play on Norcross' JV team his sophomore year. [2] In his junior year, Aminu and teammate Gani Lawal led Norcross to a 30–3 record and a #12 national seed. Aminu averaged 13.7 points and 9.5 rebounds per game in his junior year. He led Norcross to back to back Georgia 5A state titles in 2007 and 2008. He averaged 23.1 points and 11.2 rebounds a game as a senior. Norcross finished 29–2 and ranked #6 in 2008. Aminu was a member of the 2008 McDonald's All-American Team and played in the Jordan Brand Classic where he had 12 points and 13 rebounds. [3]

College career

Aminu committed to Wake Forest in July 2007 and in November 2007 Aminu signed a Letter of Intent to play basketball at Wake Forest. He chose Wake Forest over Georgia Tech.

As a freshman during the 2008–09 season, he was a unanimous selection for the ACC All-Freshman Team. Aminu posted 10 double-doubles on the year, including five in conference action. He led all freshmen and ranked sixth in the ACC with 8.3 rebounds per game. Aminu was also second among all league rookies with 13.0 points per contest.

College statistics

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2008–09 Wake Forest 313029.0.516.179.6718.21.51.01.212.9
2009–10 Wake Forest 313031.3.447.273.69810.71.31.41.415.8

Professional career

Los Angeles Clippers (2010–2011)

On April 1, 2010, Aminu hired an agent and declared for the 2010 NBA draft. [4] He was selected with the eighth overall pick by the Los Angeles Clippers. In just his eighth game for the Clippers on November 9, 2010, he had a season-best game with 20 points (a career-high until March 31, 2016) and 8 rebounds against the New Orleans Hornets. [5]

New Orleans Hornets/Pelicans (2011–2014)

Aminu with the Pelicans in 2014 20140101 Al-Farouq Aminu (1).JPG
Aminu with the Pelicans in 2014

On December 14, 2011, the Clippers traded Aminu, Chris Kaman, Eric Gordon and a 2012 first-round pick (previously acquired from the Minnesota Timberwolves) to the New Orleans Hornets in exchange for Chris Paul and two future second-round picks. [6]

In the final game of the 2012–13 regular season on April 17, Aminu recorded 16 points and a career-high 20 rebounds in an 87–99 loss to the Dallas Mavericks. [7] The next day, the Hornets changed their name to the Pelicans. [8]

On December 4, 2013, against the Dallas Mavericks once again, Aminu tied his career-best game with 16 points and 20 rebounds in a 97–100 loss. [9]

Dallas Mavericks (2014–2015)

On July 29, 2014, Aminu signed with the Dallas Mavericks. [10] On February 20, 2015, he had a season-best game with 17 points and 12 rebounds in a 111–100 win over the Houston Rockets. [11]

Portland Trail Blazers (2015–2019)

On July 9, 2015, Aminu signed a four-year, $30 million contract with the Portland Trail Blazers. [12] [13] On August 1, 2015, he played for Team Africa at the 2015 NBA Africa exhibition game. He made his debut for the Trail Blazers in the team's season opener against the New Orleans Pelicans on October 28, recording 9 points and 8 rebounds in a 112–94 win. [14] On March 26, 2016, Aminu matched his career high with 20 points and grabbed eight rebounds in a 108–105 win over the Philadelphia 76ers. [15] He set a new career high five days later, scoring 28 points while hitting a career-high six three-pointers in a 116–109 win over the Boston Celtics. [16] On April 6, he scored 27 points in a 120–115 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, helping the Trail Blazers clinch a postseason berth. [17] The Trail Blazers finished the regular season as the fifth seed in the Western Conference with a 44–38 record. In the first round of the playoffs, the Trail Blazers faced the fourth-seeded Los Angeles Clippers, and in a Game 4 win on April 25, Aminu recorded a career-high 30 points and 10 rebounds, helping the team tie the series at 2–2. [18] The Trail Blazers went on to win the series 4–2 and advanced to the second round where they faced the Golden State Warriors. In Game 3 of the series, Aminu recorded 23 points and 10 rebounds to help the Trail Blazers win 120–108, cutting the Warriors' advantage in the series to 2–1. [19] The Trail Blazers went on to lose the series to the Warriors in five games.

After starting in the Trail Blazers' first eight games of the 2016–17 season, Aminu was ruled out for a number of weeks with a calf injury on November 11, 2016. [20] [21] He returned to action on December 5 after missing 13 games and had three points in 17 minutes against the Chicago Bulls. [22] He later missed four games in mid-December with a sore back. [23] On February 9, 2017, he scored a season-high 26 points in a 120–111 loss to the Boston Celtics. [24]

Aminu missed 13 games with a right ankle injury during November 2017. [25] On January 1, 2018, he scored a season-high 24 points in a 124–120 overtime win over the Chicago Bulls. [26]

Orlando Magic (2019–2021)

On July 6, 2019, Aminu signed with the Orlando Magic. [27] On December 1, 2019, the Orlando Magic announced that Aminu suffered a torn meniscus in his right knee and would be out indefinitely. [28]

Chicago Bulls (2021)

On March 25, 2021, Aminu and Nikola Vučević were traded to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for Wendell Carter Jr., Otto Porter and two future first-round picks. [29]

On August 11, 2021, Aminu, Thaddeus Young, and several draft picks were traded to the San Antonio Spurs in exchange for DeMar DeRozan. [30] On October 18, Aminu was waived by the San Antonio Spurs after appearing in one pre-season game. [31] On December 25, he was signed to a 10-day contract by the Boston Celtics. [32] However, he never played a game in Boston.

International career

Aminu represents the Nigerian national basketball team. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics. On August 30, 2015, Aminu with the D'Tigers of Nigeria won the 2015 FIBA Africa Championship (AfroBasket) in Tunisia by defeating Angola 74–65. [33] He was also named in the All-Star Five of the 2015 Afrobasket. [34]

Personal life

Al-Farouq Aminu is married to Helina Tekeste Aminu. The couple have a daughter together. He is the child of a Yoruba father from Nigeria and an African American mother from New York. Aminu is descended from a line of Nigerian kings. [35] He is a Muslim. [36]

His name translates to "the chief has arrived." [37] (This also helps explain his nickname, "The Chief.") His brother, Alade Aminu, is also a professional basketball forward. [38] Aminu and his wife's foundation, Aminu Good Works Foundation, organizes a yearly basketball camp in Nigeria since 2016. The camp takes place in Ibadan. [39]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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
 * Led the league

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2010–11 L.A. Clippers 811417.9.394.315.7733.3.7.7.35.6
2011–12 New Orleans 66*2122.4.411.277.7544.71.0.9.56.0
2012–13 New Orleans 767127.2.475.211.7377.71.41.2.77.3
2013–14 New Orleans 806525.6.474.271.6646.21.41.0.57.2
2014–15 Dallas 74318.5.412.274.7124.6.8.9.85.6
2015–16 Portland 82*82*28.5.416.361.7376.11.7.9.610.2
2016–17 Portland 612529.1.392.329.7067.41.61.0.78.7
2017–18 Portland 696730.0.395.369.7387.61.21.1.69.3
2018–19 Portland 818128.3.433.343.8677.51.3.8.49.4
2019–20 Orlando 18221.1.291.250.6554.81.21.0.44.3
2020–21 Orlando 171421.6.404.226.8245.41.71.0.55.5
2020–21 Chicago 6011.2.200.167.8003.2.3.3.01.5
Career71144524.9.420.332.7466.01.21.0.67.5

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2015 Dallas 5230.0.548.636.7897.21.22.01.611.2
2016 Portland 111133.8.438.400.7248.61.8.7.914.6
2017 Portland 4028.3.459.412.6366.51.0.81.012.0
2018 Portland 4432.8.519.4331.0009.01.31.0.517.3
2019 Portland 161624.9.349.294.7506.31.3.6.67.4
Career403329.1.434.391.7427.31.4.9.911.3

Awards

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High school

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