Alade Aminu is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on September 14, 1987 in Atlanta, Atlanta, United States. Abdul Wahab “Alade” Aminu (born September 14, 1987) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player for Polski Cukier Toruń of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). He played college basketball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets before playing professionally in France, Turkey, Italy, Israel and Lebanon.
On March 26, 2010, Aminu signed a 10-day contract with the Miami Heat. However, Aminu was later waived by the Heat on April 7.
On June 13, 2011, Aminu signed a one-year contract extension with Chalon. In his second season with the team, Aminu won the a treble – the 2012 French Leaders Cup, the 2012 French Cup and the 2012 French League Championship titles with Chalon. In 54 games played during the 2011–12 season, he averaged 11.9 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1 steals per game.
Aminu is a member of the senior men’s Nigerian national basketball team. He participated in the 2012 and the 2016 Summer Olympics.
In July 2010, Aminu joined the Charlotte Bobcats and the Atlanta Hawks for the 2010 NBA Summer League.