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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.
The 1996–97 NBA season was the Grizzlies' second season in the National Basketball Association. [1] Coming off of an NBA worst record of 15–67 in their first season, the Grizzlies had the third overall pick in the 1996 NBA draft, and selected Shareef Abdur-Rahim from the University of California.
The draft class produced three players who won a combined four NBA MVP awards (Kobe Bryant, Allen Iverson, Steve Nash), seven other drafted players who became All-Stars (Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Ray Allen, Žydrūnas Ilgauskas, Stephon Marbury, Jermaine O'Neal, Peja Stojaković, Antoine Walker), and one undrafted All-Star (Ben Wallace), for a grand ...
Leading the way in scoring again was second-year star Shareef Abdur-Rahim, who averaged 22.3 points and 7.1 rebounds per game, while Bryant Reeves averaged 16.3 points and 7.9 rebounds per game, Mack and sixth man Blue Edwards both contributed 10.8 points per game each, and Daniels provided the team with 7.8 points and 4.5 assists per game.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim — Abdur-Rahim, who grew up in East Point, Georgia, led Joseph Wheeler High School to a state title in 1994 and was named “Mr. Georgia Basketball” in back-to-back seasons ...
Abdur-Rahim is a career 35.4% shooter from the perimeter and offers Providence some length at 6-foot-8. He profiles as a veteran replacement for Ticket Gaines, who spent a graduate year with the ...
In the draft, the Grizzlies selected Mike Bibby with the second overall pick. [29] During the 1998–99 season, Abdur-Rahim elevated his performance with 23.0 ppg, the highest season average of his career. [30] Due to the 1998–99 NBA lockout, the season was reduced to only 50 games. [31]
Abdur-Rahim is the Bulldogs’ second-leading scorer at 12.2 points per game and leads the team with 62 3-pointers. He also leads the team in free throws made (118) and is the team’s free-throw ...