Everything about Shareef Abdur-rahim totally explained
Shareef Abdur-Rahim (born
December 11,
1976 in
Marietta, Georgia) is an
American professional
basketball player. He plays for the
Sacramento Kings of the
National Basketball Association (NBA). On the basketball court, he can play both
forward or
center positions. Abdur-Rahim was a standout player during his high school days. He left college after one year to enter the
1996 NBA Draft.
In his early NBA career, Abdur-Rahim was the star of the
Vancouver Grizzlies franchise for five seasons. He was traded by the Grizzlies in 2001 and then played for the
Atlanta Hawks and
Portland Trailblazers before joining his current team, the Sacramento Kings. Nicknamed "Reef", Abdur-Rahim was named an
NBA All-Star in the 2001–02 season. He also played on the
United States men's national basketball team that won the gold medal at the
2000 Olympics. Prior to joining the Kings, despite the fact that he played with solid statistics throughout his career, Abdur-Rahim held the NBA record for most number of games played without making a
playoff appearance.
Early life
Shareef Abdur-Rahim is the second eldest sibling in a family of 12 children born to Aminah and William Abdur-Rahim. is a devout
Muslim. He values his parents for their guiding influence on him since his youth and credits them with his life philosophy: "remember how you came on all your accomplishments and stay humble." Abdur-Rahim himself started playing competitive basketball at
Joseph Wheeler High School in Marietta, Georgia. At Wheeler, he was named "Mr. Basketball" in back-to-back seasons, and he led the school to a state title as a
junior in 1994.
Abdur-Rahim later attended college at the
University of California, Berkeley, where he maintained a
GPA of 3.5. behind
Allen Iverson and
Marcus Camby. He made an immediate impact playing for the Grizzlies. Abdur-Rahim became the team's leading scorer while setting a franchise record of 18.7 ppg. He averaged 6.9
rebounds and 2.2
assists in 35 minutes per game. He finished third in balloting for the
Schick NBA Rookie of the Year behind
Philadelphia's Allen Iverson and
Minnesota's Stephon Marbury, and he was picked for the All-Rookie First Team.
The following season, he elevated his performance with 23.0 ppg, 7.5 rpg, and 3.4 apg. For the
2000–01 season, Abdur-Rahim finished with a 20 ppg-plus average for the fourth straight season Abdur-Rahim's return to his hometown, and expected partnership with sophomore
Jason Terry, provided a significant amount of buzz around the league. While the Hawks finished the
2001–02 campaign with a 33–49 win-loss record, Abdur-Rahim's performances, including a career-high 50-point game, His impact in the two seasons with the Trailblazers was considerably less than in previous seasons. His average was 16.3ppg/7.5rpg and 16.8/7.3rpg for the
2003–04 and
2004–05 campaigns respectively. He felt the knee was a non-issue, claiming that he never missed a game in his entire career because of the knee injury. Two days later, it was announced that New Jersey decided to
rescind the trade. In
his second season with the Kings, Abdur-Rahim continued to be deployed as a
sixth man; however, the Kings failed to secure a playoff berth as Abdur-Rahim recorded a career-low ppg.
Off the court
Abdur-Rahim and his wife Delicia have two children: a son, Jabri, and a daughter, Samiyah.
[ Abdur-Rahim has started his own foundation, the Future Foundation, which supports the United Way of America and Boys and Girls Clubs of America.][ On television, Abdur-Rahim has appeared on an episode of the Jamie Foxx Show with fellow NBA players Gary Payton and Vin Baker.][
] NBA career statistics
» Correct as of April 30 2008
| Regular season |
Team |
GP |
MPG |
SPG |
BPG |
RPG |
APG |
PPG |
FG% |
3P% |
FT% |
| 1996–97 |
Vancouver |
80 |
35.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
6.9 |
2.2 |
18.7 |
0.453 |
0.259 |
0.746 |
| 1997–98 |
Vancouver |
82 |
36.0 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
7.1 |
2.6 |
22.3 |
0.485 |
0.412 |
0.784 |
| 1998–99 |
Vancouver |
50 |
40.4 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
7.5 |
3.4 |
23.0 |
0.432 |
0.306 |
0.841 |
| 1999–2000 |
Vancouver |
82 |
39.3 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
10.1 |
3.3 |
20.3 |
0.465 |
0.302 |
0.809 |
| 2000–01 |
Vancouver |
81 |
40.0 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
9.1 |
3.1 |
20.5 |
0.472 |
0.188 |
0.834 |
| 2001–02 |
Atlanta |
77 |
38.7 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
9.0 |
3.1 |
21.2 |
0.461 |
0.300 |
0.801 |
| 2002–03 |
Atlanta |
81 |
38.1 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
8.4 |
3.0 |
19.9 |
0.478 |
0.350 |
0.841 |
| 2003–04 |
Atlanta |
53 |
36.9 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
9.3 |
2.4 |
20.1 |
0.485 |
0.217 |
0.880 |
| 2003–04 |
Portland |
32 |
22.8 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
4.5 |
1.5 |
10.0 |
0.447 |
0.364 |
0.832 |
| 2004–05 |
Portland |
54 |
34.6 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
7.3 |
2.1 |
16.8 |
0.503 |
0.385 |
0.866 |
| 2005–06 |
Sacramento |
72 |
27.2 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
5.0 |
2.1 |
12.3 |
0.525 |
0.227 |
0.784 |
| 2006–07 |
Sacramento |
80 |
25.2 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
5.0 |
1.4 |
9.9 |
0.474 |
0.150 |
0.726 |
| 2007–08 |
Sacramento |
6 |
8.5 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
.214 |
.000 |
1.000 |
| Career |
|
830 |
34.8 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
7.5 |
2.5 |
18.1 |
0.472 |
0.297 |
0.810 |
| Playoffs |
Team |
GP |
MPG |
SPG |
BPG |
RPG |
APG |
PPG |
FG% |
3P% |
FT% |
| 2005–06 |
Sacramento |
6 |
21.5 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
4.8 |
1.2 |
9.2 |
0.535 |
0.000 |
0.600 |
| Career |
|
6 |
21.5 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
4.8 |
1.2 |
9.2 |
0.535 |
0.000 |
0.600 |
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