Aminu has the physical tools and skills to defend every position on the floor, 1-5.
He can defend, switch onto guards and wings who are out on the perimeter. In the pick-and-roll, Aminu can switch onto the ball-handler and defend them in a one on one situation. He also can hang back and guard the rolling man and guys trying to score in the post. Aminu can read what the offense is doing and react with his long arms to deflect passes or contest a shot.
He has a high basketball I.Q. on the defensive side, and his physical tools allow him to roam around to get in passing lanes and help his teammates on mismatches. Aminu averages about 2.0 deflections a game.
Aminu does a ton of things on defense that doesn’t always show up in the box score. He can be a headache for opposing teams, and that forces them into bad shots or turnovers. That just gives the Blazers more chances to score in fast break situations.
