The Trail Blazers’ 50-year anniversary season is temporarily on pause as the NBA goes on hiatus to slow the spread of COVID-19. During that break, Blazer’s Edge is counting down the top 100 Blazers: players, executives, and other influencers who made the franchise what it is today.
No. 72 | Al-Farouq Aminu
Games Played with Blazers: 293 Regular Season, 35 Postseason
*PTS: 9.5 | REB: 7.1 | FG%: 41.1 | 3PT%: 35.3
*Statistics are pulled from a player’s time in Portland
Joined Club: July 2015, signed as free agent
Departed Club: July 2019, departed via free agency
Place in History: If #73 entry Nick Van Exel was Portland’s ultimate example of the hired gun, Al-Farouq Aminu is the counterpoint: a steady hand made good.