Each year as summer wanes and the new NBA season approaches, SI.com releases a list of the Top 100 NBA Players. As of mid-afternoon on September 11th, the list has been populated from players 100-31. Three Portland Trail Blazers players have made the grade so far.
Power forward Al-Farouq Aminu ranks 81st, sandwiched between Terry Rozier of the Boston Celtics and Dennis Schroder of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Author Rob Mahoney praises Aminu’s defensive skills.
If you prefer a conservative defensive style—as the Blazers do—then Aminu can muck up passing lanes and slow down top-scoring forwards.