Al-Farouq Aminu has made a career working in the background.
No matter the team he is on, he is a player who makes a positive impact by cleaning up the mess behind everyone else and sacrificing himself for his teammates. It is this reason that so many Portland Trail Blazers teammates went onto twitter to wish him well when he announced he was signing with the Orlando Magic.
In a world of analytics and data-driven decision making, it is easy to forget that there are intangibles to the game and nuances that matter.