Al-Farouq Aminu Stats, Shot Chart & Advanced Analytics — 2020-21

Inside his season

Through May 3

Aminu is averaging 4.4 points a game on 46.9% true shooting. He's making 48.4% of his twos and 8 for 37 on threes (21.6%), and takes 22.2 free throws per 100 shots.

He takes 36.4% of his shots at the rim and is 19 for 36 there.

Tomorrow at Cleveland

Last time, April 21, 2021: no points on 0 for 1 shooting, 1 assist and 3 rebounds in a 121-105 loss.
In 10 games against the Cavaliers, he has averaged 6.9 points, 1.7 assists and 6.0 rebounds.
Of the Cavaliers, Kevin Love has guarded him the most in their careers: 73 possessions over 4 games. Aminu has 7 points on 3 for 8 shooting against him, well under his usual scoring rate.

There's no full season before this one to compare him with.

Lineup numbers leave garbage time out and count points per 100 the NBA’s way; ages are exact, game by game, from 2015-16 on.

Inside his season

His last game

May 3, 2021, a 106-94 loss to Philadelphia

Al-Farouq Aminu

0 AST2-3 FT16:18 min

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His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

Before this game he averaged 4.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 22 regular-season games.

Shot making: 0 points from the field on 1 shot1.1 fewer than the league scores from the same zones
Guarded by: Harris: 11 poss, 0 ptsScott: 8 poss, 0 ptsThybulle: 4 poss, 0 pts
He guarded: Harris: 10 poss, 4 ptsScott: 8 poss, 0 ptsHoward: 3 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 1.17 miles4.07 mph on average26 touches
Hustle: 4 deflections2 loose balls1 box-out
Rating: Performance Score −1.343.1% true shooting5.7% usage

His last game

His season

Career

6 seasons since 2015-16, the seasons the site has

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG%	3PM	3P%	FT%	TS%	+/−
2015-16POR	POR	82	28.5	10.2	6.1	1.7	0.9	0.6	1.5	.416	1.5	.361	.737	.533	+0.8
2016-17POR	POR	61	29.1	8.7	7.4	1.6	1.0	0.7	1.5	.393	1.1	.330	.706	.506	+0.3
2017-18POR	POR	69	30.0	9.3	7.6	1.2	1.1	0.6	1.1	.395	1.8	.369	.738	.522	+3.2
2018-19POR	POR	81	28.3	9.4	7.5	1.3	0.8	0.4	0.9	.433	1.2	.343	.867	.568	+4.7
2019-20ORL	ORL	18	21.1	4.3	4.8	1.2	1.0	0.4	0.9	.291	0.5	.250	.655	.395	−1.9
2020-212 teams	2 teams	23	18.9	4.4	4.8	1.3	0.8	0.4	1.2	.384	0.3	.216	.818	.469	−2.3
ORL	ORL	17	21.6	5.5	5.4	1.7	1.0	0.5	1.5	.404	0.4	.226	.824	.482	−4.5
CHI	CHI	6	11.2	1.5	3.2	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.5	.200	0.2	.167	.800	.369	+3.8
Career6 seasons	6 seasons	334	27.8	8.8	6.8	1.4	0.9	0.6	1.2	.406	1.3	.346	.767	.526	+1.8

Blue: his best season in each column (20 games or more, four in the playoffs; 3P% with two tries a game, FT% with one).

Career bests

Performance Score, 369 games since 2015-16

Best game+13.930 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks on 11 for 20 shooting against the Clippers in the playoffs, April 25, 2016The story Best four games+26.616.0 points a game, March 17 to 23, 2018Last game

Where his points come from

This season, against the league

Source	Aminu	NBA avg
Paint	47.1%	42.5%
Mid-range	11.8%	8.4%
Threes	23.5%	34.0%
Free throws	17.7%	15.1%
Fast break	10.8%	11.1%
Off turnovers	9.8%	14.7%
Unassisted makes	44.7%	39.8%

Who stops him, and who he stops

Every matchup since 2016-17

Toughest defenders on him

Paul Millsap

Aminu scored 32 points on 12 for 35 shooting in 312 possessions against him, over 13 games.

The games

Game	Points	Shooting	Possessions
March 23, 2021	4	2-2	14.2
Nov. 2, 2019	0	0-1	2.2
May 12, 2019	2	1-2	10.6
May 9, 2019	0	0-2	21.0
May 7, 2019	0	0-2	23.3
May 5, 2019	6	2-6	31.4
May 3, 2019	0	0-5	44.4
May 1, 2019	2	1-3	26.8
April 29, 2019	2	1-3	26.8
April 5, 2019	7	2-5	51.5
Jan. 13, 2019	3	1-2	32.0
Nov. 30, 2018	4	1-1	9.1
April 9, 2018	2	1-1	18.4

Scorers he held down most

Paul Millsap

Scored 73 points on 32 for 53 shooting in 405 possessions with Aminu guarding him, over 13 games.

The games

Game	Points	Shooting	Possessions
March 23, 2021	0	0-0	17.3
Nov. 2, 2019	0	0-0	4.5
May 12, 2019	2	1-2	11.4
May 9, 2019	4	1-3	16.7
May 7, 2019	2	1-2	9.7
May 5, 2019	10	4-4	43.3
May 3, 2019	9	4-4	54.3
May 1, 2019	13	6-11	40.9
April 29, 2019	10	4-5	22.4
April 5, 2019	4	2-5	62.6
Jan. 13, 2019	4	2-4	37.8
Nov. 30, 2018	11	5-8	38.8

The NBA’s matchup counts: possessions one man guarded another, and the points and shots that came of them. Usual is a scorer’s rate on everyone else who guarded him in the same years. Ranked with 250 possessions or more, about four full games of one man on the other, and a long record counts for more than a short one.

Advanced

2020-21, 23 games

Usage rate	13.8%
Assist rate	10.1%
Assists per turnover	1.11
Turnover rate (per 100 plays)	17.0
Offensive rating	102.8
Defensive rating	109.0
Net rating	−6.2
Offensive rebound rate	5.0%
Defensive rebound rate	20.0%
Effective FG%	42.4%
Fouls drawn a game	1.1

Not ranked: NBA ranks need 51+ games at this point of the season, and he has played 23.

Shot profile

Where he shoots, against the league

Zone	Aminu	NBA	FG%	NBA FG%
At the rim	36.4%	30.1%	52.8%	64.1%
Paint (non-rim)	14.1%	17.9%	35.7%	42.7%
Mid-range	12.1%

Date	Opp	Result	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	FG	3P	FT	TO	PF	+/−
May 3	vs PHI	L94–106	16:18	2	5	0	1	0	0–1	0–1	2–3	0	2	+15
May 1	@ ATL	L97–108	12:11	0	3	0	1	0	0–1	0–0	0–0	1	1	−3
Apr 30	vs MIL	L98–108	15:00	5	2	1	0	0	2–5	1–3	0–0	0	1	−6
Apr 21	@ CLE	L105–121	7:25	0	3	1	0	0	0–1	0–1	0–0	0	1	+4
Apr 14	vs ORL	L106–115

Distance	Made–Att	Share	NBA	FG%	NBA FG%
Under 8 ft	24–46	46.5%	40.5%	52.2%	58.3%
8–16 ft	0–8	8.1%	13.2%	0.0%	43.4%
16–24 ft	6–8	8.1%	7.2%	75.0%	40.9%
24+ ft	8–37	37.4%	39.0%	21.6%

Stat	Avg	NBA rank
Deflections	1.4
Contested shots	4.0
Twos contested	1.9
Threes contested	2.1
Charges drawn	0.00
Loose balls recovered	0.6
Box outs	0.5
Screen assists	0.7
Points from screen assists	1.7

Per game	Aminu	NBA avg
Distance (miles)	1.40	1.89
Average speed (mph)	4.34	4.22
Touches	30.1	42.9
Passes	23.8	30.1
Potential assists	3.0	4.9
Secondary assists	0.2	0.3
Offensive rebound chances	2.0	2.5
Defensive rebound chances	5.7	6.0

Stat	Aminu	NBA avg
Rim shots defended per game

Split	GP	Pts	Reb	Ast	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	+/−
Location
Home	14	5.9	5.2	1.6	45.7%	30.4%	91.7%	54.5%	−2.1
Away	9	2.2	4.1	1.0	20.7%	7.1%	70.0%	29.9%	−2.8
Result

Corner three		9.1%	9.2%	44.4%	39.3%

Above-break three		28.3%	29.8%	14.3%	36.0%

Date	Opp	Result	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	FG	3P	FT	TO	+/−
May 3	vs PHI	L94–106	16:18	2	5	0	0–1	0–1	2–3	0	+15
May 1	@ ATL	L97–108	12:11	0	3	0	0–1	0–0	0–0	1	−3
Apr 30	vs MIL	L98–108	15:00	5	2	1	2–5	1–3	0–0	0	−6
Apr 21	@ CLE	L105–121	7:25	0	3	1	0–1	0–1	0–0	0	+4
Apr 14	vs ORL	L106–115	4:13	0	1	0	0–1	0–0	0–0	0	+3
Mar 27	@ SAS	L104–120	12:18	2	5	0	0–1	0–1	2–2	2	+10
Mar 24	vs PHX	W112–111	27:38	6	10	1	3–8	0–3	0–0	3	0
Mar 23	vs DEN	L99–110	29:18	17	10	6	8–11	0–0	1–1	3	+11
Mar 21	@ BOS	L96–112	27:53	5	5	2	2–6	0–2	1–2	1	−8
Mar 19	vs BKN	W121–113	23:15	5	7	3	2–5	0–3	1–1	0	−4

Type	Made–Att	Share	NBA	FG%	NBA FG%
Dunks	3–3	3.0%	5.4%	100.0%	88.9%
Layups	16–39	39.4%	27.2%	41.0%	55.4%
Floaters	2–3	3.0%	7.9%	66.7%	44.7%
Hooks	0–1	1.0%	2.9%	0.0%	49.5%
Pull-up jumpers	1–3	3.0%	12.4%	33.3%	41.1%
Step-backs	1–2	2.0%	4.4%	50.0%	39.5%
Turnarounds and fadeaways	2–3	3.0%	4.4%	66.7%	43.1%
Other jump shots	13–45	45.5%	35.4%	28.9%	36.9%

Month

Feb

3.7

3.9

1.6

41.7%

33.3%

60.0%

49.6%

−5.1

Mar

6.3

1.6

39.4%

17.4%

92.9%

47.8%

−2.8

Apr

1.7

2.0

0.7

28.6%

25.0%

—

35.7%

+0.3

May

1.0

4.0

0.0

0.0%

66.7%

30.1%

+6.0

Al-Farouq Aminu

Inside his season

Tomorrow at Cleveland

Inside his season

His last game

His last game

His season

Career

Career bests

Where his points come from

Who stops him, and who he stops

Toughest defenders on him

Scorers he held down most

Advanced

Shot profile

Game log

Shot chart

By distance

Hustle

Movement and touches

Rim defense

Pick your games

Splits

Last 10 games

By shot type

Clutch

Trends

Career bests

Who stops him, and who he stops

Toughest defenders on him

Scorers he held down most

His last game

Inside his season

Tomorrow at Cleveland