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Al-Farouq Aminu
DAL · Wing · 2014-15 · Wake Forest · Year 5 · age 24 · born Sep 21, 1990
5.6 PPG4.6 RPG0.8 APG0.7 TPG18.5 MPG
- Height
- 6'9"
Weight215Al-Farouq Aminu, 2014-15 with DAL: 5.6 points, 4.6 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 18.5 minutes a game. Against the 328 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Stocks / 75 (96th percentile), Rim FG% def. diff (93rd) and Steals / 75 (91st); his lowest are Assist % (11th percentile) and Points / 75 (16th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 11 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 328 qualified players in 2014-15; the second number is his rank among the 111 qualified wings. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
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Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Minutes / game | 18 | 22 | 18.5 |
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| Minutes share | 34 | 37 | 34.4% |
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| Availability | 63 | 66 | 90.2% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 25 | 23 | .504 |
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| Effective FG% | 20 | 20 | .459 |
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| Points per shot | 40 | 41 | 1.15 |
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| 3-point % | 23 | 22 | 27.4% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 42 | 37 | 1.7 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 62 | 58 | 34.7% |
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| 2-point % | 57 | 49 | 48.5% |
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| Free throw % | 30 | 27 | 71.2% |
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| FT attempts / g | 37 | 46 | 1.6 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 74 | 79 | 33.1% |
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| % points from 3 | 54 | 50 | 24.8% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 16 | 14 | 11.1 |
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| Assist % | 11 | 12 | 6.2% |
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| Assists / 75 | 16 | 18 | 1.6 |
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| Assist / turnover | 28 | 30 | 1.07 |
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| Potential assists / 75 | 18 | 19 | 3.6 |
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| Usage % | 19 | 20 | 14.6% |
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| Turnover % | 59 | 42 | 11.9% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 80 | 63 | 1.5 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 80 | 87 | 8.1% |
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| Drive rate / 75 | 43 | 50 | 3.3 |
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| Self-creation | 39 | 48 | low |
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| Impact |
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| On/Off net | 68 | 67 | 3.3 |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 77 | 86 | 9.2 |
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| Def. rebound % | 72 | 74 | 16.1% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 91 | 94 | 1.9 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 87 | 91 | 1.7 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 96 | 98 | 3.6 |
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| Steal % | 92 | 95 | 2.6% |
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| Block % | 88 | 92 | 3.7% |
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| Rim FG% def. diff | 93 | 91 | −7.7% |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Height | 66 | 66 | 6'9" |
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| Strength (weight) | 41 | 14 | 215 |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 48 | 52 | 14.4 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 65 | 67 | .115 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 70 | 70 | +0.7 |
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| Offensive BPM | 41 | 42 | −0.7 |
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| Defensive BPM | 92 | 93 | +1.5 |
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| VORP | 65 | 64 | 1.0 |
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| Game Score / g | 29 | 39 | 5.4 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 2010-11 | LAC | 20 | 81 | 17.9 | 5.6 | 3.3 | 0.7 | .499 | −2.8 | 11 | |
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| 2011-12 | NOH | 21 | 66 | 22.4 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 1.0 | .481 | −2.2 | 19 | |
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| 2012-13 | NOH | 22 | 76 | 27.2 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 1.4 | .519 | −0.1 | 52 | |
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| 2013-14 | NOP | 23 | 80 | 25.6 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 1.4 | .516 | −0.6 | 46 | |
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| 2014-15★ | DAL | 24 | 74 | 18.5 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 0.8 | .504 | +0.7 | 70 | |
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| 2015-16 | POR | 25 | 82 | 28.5 | 10.2 | 6.1 | 1.7 | .533 | +0.1 | 60 | |
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| 2016-17 | POR | 26 | 61 | 29.1 | 8.7 | 7.4 | 1.6 | .506 | −1.1 | 41 | |
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| 2017-18 | POR | 27 | 69 | 30.0 | 9.3 | 7.6 | 1.2 | .522 | +0.4 | 67 | |
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| 2018-19 | POR | 28 | 81 | 28.3 | 9.4 | 7.5 | 1.3 | .568 | +0.7 | 68 | |
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| 2019-20 | ORL | 29 | 18 | 21.1 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 1.2 | .395 | −3.0 | 11 | |
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| 2020-21 | CHI | 30 | 23 | 18.9 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 1.3 | .469 | −3.8 | 8 | |
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BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players. ★ is his best season by Box Plus/Minus, among seasons that clear the games floor.