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Al-Farouq Aminu

Forward  at Portland Trail Blazers
Age35
NationalityUSA
Height203 cm (6'8")
Weight100 kg
BornSep 21, 1990
CollegeWake Forest
Career
7.4PPG
6.0RPG
1.2APG
734 games · 11 seasons

Career snapshot

11seasons
734games
5,446career pts
10.7PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: Portland Trail Blazers · 293 games · 2015-16–2018-19

Position rank · 2018-19

#25PPG rank
#25PER rank
#25WS rank
Among 33 Forward players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 10.2 2015-16 · POR
RPG 7.7 2012-2013 · NOP
APG 1.7 2015-16 · POR
PER 14.4 2014-15 · DAL
WS 5.8 2018-19 · POR

Draft

2010
Round 1 · Pick 8
from Wake Forest

Career by team

Chicago Bulls
2020-21 – 2020-21 · 1 seasons
1.5 PPG 3.2 RPG 0.3 APG
6 games
Orlando Magic
2019-20 – 2020-21 · 2 seasons
4.9 PPG 5.1 RPG 1.4 APG
35 games
Portland Trail Blazers
2015-16 – 2018-19 · 4 seasons
9.5 PPG 7.1 RPG 1.5 APG
293 games
Dallas Mavericks
2014-15 – 2014-15 · 1 seasons
5.6 PPG 4.6 RPG 0.8 APG
74 games
New Orleans Pelicans
2011-12 – 2013-14 · 3 seasons
6.9 PPG 6.3 RPG 1.3 APG
222 games
Los Angeles Clippers
2010-11 – 2010-11 · 1 seasons
5.6 PPG 3.3 RPG 0.7 APG
81 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
2010-11 LAC 81 14 17.9 5.6 3.3 0.7 0.7 0.3 39.4 31.5 77.3 9.6 0.7
2011-12 NOP 66 21 22.4 6.0 4.7 1.0 0.9 0.5 41.1 27.7 75.4 — —
2012-2013 NOP 76 0 27.2 7.3 7.7 1.4 1.2 0.7 47.5 21.1 73.7 — —
2013-14 NOP 80 65 25.6 7.2 6.2 1.4 1.0 0.5 47.4 27.1 66.4 13.2 3.1
2014-15 DAL 74 3 18.5 5.6 4.6 0.8 0.9 0.8 41.2 27.4 71.2 14.4 3.3
2015-16 POR 82 82 28.5 10.2 6.1 1.7 0.9 0.6 41.6 36.1 73.7 12.7 4.0
2016-17 POR 61 25 29.1 8.7 7.4 1.6 1.0 0.7 39.3 33.0 70.6 11.3 1.9
2017-18 POR 69 67 30.0 9.3 7.6 1.2 1.1 0.6 39.5 36.9 73.8 12.0 4.2
2018-19 POR 81 81 28.3 9.4 7.5 1.3 0.8 0.4 43.3 34.3 86.7 13.2 5.8
2019-20 ORL 18 2 21.1 4.3 4.8 1.2 1.0 0.4 29.1 25.0 65.5 7.6 0.1
2020-21 NBA 23 14 18.9 4.4 4.8 1.3 0.8 0.4 38.4 21.6 81.8 — —
2020-21 CHI 6 0 11.2 1.5 3.2 0.3 0.3 0.0 20.0 16.7 80.0 3.0 0.0
2020-21 ORL 17 14 21.6 5.5 5.4 1.7 1.0 0.5 40.4 22.6 82.4 9.9 0.1

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Oct 2020 Chicago Bulls Orlando Magic mid season trade From 2020-21 to 2020-21
Jul 2020 Orlando Magic Chicago Bulls season change
Jul 2019 Portland Trail Blazers Orlando Magic season change
Jul 2015 Dallas Mavericks Portland Trail Blazers season change
Jul 2014 New Orleans Pelicans Dallas Mavericks season change
Jul 2011 Los Angeles Clippers New Orleans Pelicans season change

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Born on September 21

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About Al-Farouq Aminu

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