Shareef Abdul-Rahim - REEF

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.

Abdur-Rahim was selected third overall by the Vancouver Grizzlies in the 1996 Draft, 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. By the end of the 1996--97 season, Abdur-Rahim led the team in scoring on 33 occasions, rebounding the ball on 23 occasions.
For the next few seasons, Abdur-Rahim remained the centerpiece of the Grizzlies team. In his sophomore season, he averaged 22.3 ppg, 7.1 rpg and 2.6 assists per game (apg). The following season, he elevated his performance with 23.0 ppg, 7.5 rpg, and 3.4 apg. Despite his best efforts, the Grizzlies remained grounded at the bottom two spots of the Midwest Division in his first four seasons. For the 2000--01 season, Abdur-Rahim finished with a 20 ppg-plus average for the fourth straight gm and was ranked in the top 20 in 13 NBA statistical categories, once again leading the Grizzlies in both ppg and rpg. Abdur-Rahim's importance to the team was highlighted in a game against the Indiana Pacers on 1 December 2000, when he earned all of the 20 points scored by the Grizzlies in the final quarter of the game.

On August 12, 2005, Abdur-Rahim signed a free agent contract with the Sacramento Kings. In his first season with them, Abdur-Rahim started in 30 of the 72 games he played. As a starter, he averaged 16.0 ppg, 6.2 rpg and 3.0 apg. He shot .543 for field goal percentage, .417 from the three point range, and almost .800 from the free throw line. The Kings went on to qualify for the 2006 playoffs. Abdur-Rahim made his postseason career debut against the San Antonio Spurs. At the same time, he ended a streak of having played the most number of games in NBA history without participating in the post-season. 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.

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[d4fakir]

that was Mahmoud Abdur-Rauf you dick head !!!!Shareef is Olympic Gold Medalist, he salute the flag and National Athem with PRIDE !!!!

[AJxn3]

Actually, I think it's "Abdul-Rauf" and reef is "Abdur-Rahim".

But I digress.

[72boi]

Injuries thats why he retired

[prepies123]

@stebopign yeah ...like the timberwolves and the raptors...these years....they're not winning , but they play with a lot of heart !!!

[gr3gro6]

respect REEF, he gave his all best to Vancouver, every night. Worst team in the league that had nothing to prove but he played every game the best he can. Grizzlies best player hands down.

[darab123456789]

@spartymls ? he was great

[darab123456789]

why did he retire at age 30

[montenegrin2010]

@spartymls also one of the smoothest offensive players of his generation.

[327372]

One of the best Muslim basketball players. Every1 agrees kareem abdul-jabbar and hakeem olajuwon are in the top ten greatest basketball players of all time

[droctagon3k]

i remember when he burst onto the scene, he had the smoothest silky post moves.

[stebopign]

yeah, i miss the old grizzlies

reef, bibby, dickerson, and.. big country... felipe lopez... they weren't winning, but they played with a $hit load of heart i can tell you that.

i stayed with them with their dismal 10 win on that shortened season, then a year or two after, they moved to memphis.

[spartymls]

teal jersey are the worst fad in the history of pro sports, no character and just awful