Shareef Abdur-Rahim

Shareef Abdur-Rahim

Abdur-Rahim on Sister Circle in 2019
Personal information
Born	(1976-12-11) December 11, 1976 (age 47) Marietta, Georgia, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school	Joseph Wheeler (Marietta, Georgia)
College	California (1995–1996)
NBA draft	1996: 1st round, 3rd overall pick
Selected by the Vancouver Grizzlies
Playing career	1996–2008
Position	Power forward / small forward
Number	3, 33
Coaching career	2008–2010
Career history
As player:
1996–2001	Vancouver Grizzlies
2001–2004	Atlanta Hawks
2004–2005	Portland Trail Blazers
2005–2008	Sacramento Kings
As coach:
2008–2010	Sacramento Kings (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
NBA All-Star (2002) NBA All-Rookie First Team (1997) Third-team All-American – AP, NABC (1996) Pac-10 Player of the Year (1996) First-team All-Pac-10 (1996) Pac-10 Freshman of the Year (1996) First-team Parade All-American (1995) 2× Mr. Georgia Basketball (1994, 1995)
Career NBA statistics
Points	15,028 (18.1 ppg)
Rebounds	6,239 (7.5 rpg)
Assists	2,109 (2.5 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Men's basketball Representing  United States Summer Olympics 2000 Sydney Team FIBA Americas U18 Championship 1994 Santa Rosa Team

Julius Shareef Abdur-Rahim (born December 11, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player who is the president of the NBA G League. Nicknamed Reef,^[1] he previously served as the director of player personnel for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the general manager of the Reno Bighorns, the Kings' minor-league affiliate.

Abdur-Rahim played both the forward and center positions during his career. He emerged as a prospect at Joseph Wheeler High School in his hometown of Marietta, Georgia. Abdur-Rahim played for the California Golden Bears during the 1995–96 season before he entered the 1996 NBA draft. He was selected third overall by the Vancouver Grizzlies where he was the star of the team during his early NBA career. Abdur-Rahim played on the United States men's national basketball team that won the gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. He was traded by the Grizzlies in 2001 to the Atlanta Hawks with whom he made his only NBA All-Star appearance in the 2001–02 season. Abdur-Rahim was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers in 2004 before he signed with his last team, the Sacramento Kings, in 2008. Despite the fact that he achieved solid statistics throughout his career, Abdur-Rahim had played the second most games in NBA history without making a playoff appearance (744) until he made the playoffs for the first and only time in 2006. Following persistent injuries to his right knee, Abdur-Rahim announced his retirement from playing basketball in 2008. He finished with the lowest career plus–minus in NBA history at -2,904, a record that still stands as of April 2024.^[2]