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Al-Farouq Aminu

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Al-Farouq Aminu ▪ Twitter: @farouq1

Position: Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-9 ▪ Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: September 21, 1990 in Atlanta, Georgia
High School: Norcross in Norcross, Georgia
College: Wake Forest University
Draft: Los Angeles Clippers, 1st round (8th pick, 8th overall), 2010 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 27, 2010
Age: 22 years, 244 days ▪ Experience: 3 years

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Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2010-11 20 LAC NBA SF 81 14 1452 160 406 .394 45 143 .315 92 119 .773 75 192 267 60 59 25 103 121 457
2011-12 21 NOH NBA SF 66 21 1477 150 365 .411 13 47 .277 86 114 .754 95 213 308 66 59 34 91 136 399
2012-13 22 NOH NBA SF 76 71 2066 225 474 .475 4 19 .211 101 137 .737 139 446 585 103 92 51 116 153 555
Career NBA 223 106 4995 535 1245 .430 62 209 .297 279 370 .754 309 851 1160 229 210 110 310 410 1411

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2010-11 20 LAC NBA SF 81 14 17.9 2.0 5.0 .394 0.6 1.8 .315 1.1 1.5 .773 0.9 2.4 3.3 0.7 0.7 0.3 1.3 1.5 5.6
2011-12 21 NOH NBA SF 66 21 22.4 2.3 5.5 .411 0.2 0.7 .277 1.3 1.7 .754 1.4 3.2 4.7 1.0 0.9 0.5 1.4 2.1 6.0
2012-13 22 NOH NBA SF 76 71 27.2 3.0 6.2 .475 0.1 0.3 .211 1.3 1.8 .737 1.8 5.9 7.7 1.4 1.2 0.7 1.5 2.0 7.3
Career NBA 223 106 22.4 2.4 5.6 .430 0.3 0.9 .297 1.3 1.7 .754 1.4 3.8 5.2 1.0 0.9 0.5 1.4 1.8 6.3

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2010-11 20 LAC NBA SF 81 14 1452 4.0 10.1 .394 1.1 3.5 .315 2.3 3.0 .773 1.9 4.8 6.6 1.5 1.5 0.6 2.6 3.0 11.3
2011-12 21 NOH NBA SF 66 21 1477 3.7 8.9 .411 0.3 1.1 .277 2.1 2.8 .754 2.3 5.2 7.5 1.6 1.4 0.8 2.2 3.3 9.7
2012-13 22 NOH NBA SF 76 71 2066 3.9 8.3 .475 0.1 0.3 .211 1.8 2.4 .737 2.4 7.8 10.2 1.8 1.6 0.9 2.0 2.7 9.7
Career NBA 223 106 4995 3.9 9.0 .430 0.4 1.5 .297 2.0 2.7 .754 2.2 6.1 8.4 1.7 1.5 0.8 2.2 3.0 10.2

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
2010-11 20 LAC NBA SF 81 1452 9.6 .499 .450 6.1 15.4 10.8 6.4 2.1 1.3 18.3 17.3 94 108 -0.8 1.4 0.7 .022
2011-12 21 NOH NBA SF 66 1477 10.6 .481 .429 7.8 16.9 12.4 7.2 2.2 1.9 18.0 16.2 93 103 -0.4 1.8 1.4 .044
2012-13 22 NOH NBA SF 76 2066 13.7 .519 .479 7.9 26.2 16.9 7.8 2.4 2.1 17.8 14.6 101 105 0.7 2.4 3.1 .073
Career NBA 223 4995 11.6 .501 .455 7.3 20.3 13.8 7.2 2.3 1.8 18.0 15.9 97 105 -0.4 5.6 5.2 .050

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 3 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3
Al-Farouq Aminu 3.1 1.4 0.7
Bill Turner 92.7 3.1 1.1 0.7
Toby Kimball 91.9 3.2 1.2 0.4
Tom Van Arsdale 91.6 3.1 1.4 1.0
Ron Anderson 91.5 3.1 1.5 0.3
Tyrone Nesby 90.8 3.1 1.3 0.3
Simmie Hill 88.4 3.1 1.6 1.0
Chris Wilcox 87.8 2.6 1.3 0.6
Charles Shackleford 86.9 2.7 1.5 0.8
Andrew DeClercq 86.7 3.4 1.6 0.4
Joey Graham 86.5 3.0 1.3 0.3
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6
Al-Farouq Aminu 3.1 1.4 0.7
Charles Jones 84.4 2.9 0.9 0.6 0.1
Sam Young 84.1 2.9 1.2 0.9 0.2
Harthorne Wingo 82.3 3.9 1.4 0.9 0.0
Rowland Garrett 82.0 3.1 1.1 0.8 0.5 -0.1
Dick Schulz 79.6 2.9 0.8 0.6 0.0
Barney Cable 79.6 3.3 1.6 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.1
Dave Lattin 79.1 3.2 2.0 0.6 0.4 0.2
Carey Scurry 78.6 2.6 1.8 0.9
Kenny Fields 78.6 2.8 0.7 0.7 0.0
Jeff Lamp 77.6 3.0 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.0 -0.1

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
2008-09 18 WAKE 31 899 146 283 7 39 102 152 71 253 46 30 38 81 81 401 .516 .179 .671 29.0 12.9 8.2 1.5
2009-10 19 WAKE 31 970 167 374 18 66 139 199 133 332 41 44 44 99 91 491 .447 .273 .698 31.3 15.8 10.7 1.3
Career 62 1869 313 657 25 105 241 351 204 585 87 74 82 180 172 892 .476 .238 .687 30.1 14.4 9.4 1.4

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Honors
2008 McDonald's All American
Games
2011-12 NBA 66 (1)

Transactions

June 24, 2010: Drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 2010 NBA Draft.

December 14, 2011: Traded by the Los Angeles Clippers with Eric Gordon, Chris Kaman and a 2012 1st round draft pick (Austin Rivers) to the New Orleans Hornets for Chris Paul, a 2015 2nd round draft pick and a 2015 2nd round draft pick.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
2010-11 Los Angeles Clippers NBA $2,563,320
2011-12 New Orleans Hornets NBA $2,755,560
Career (may be incomplete) $5,318,880

Contract

Free Agent or Unsigned Draft Pick cap hold ▪ Player, Team, or Early Termination option
Team 2012-13
New Orleans Hornets $2,947,800
  • Signed July 10, 2010.
  • Team Option for 2012-13 picked up on June 14, 2011.
  • Team Option for 2013-14 was not picked up.

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