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{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1976)}}

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| name = Shareef Abdur-Rahim

| image = Шариф Абдур-Рахим 2019.png

| image =

| positionwidth = Forward220

| caption = Abdur-Rahim on Sister Circle in 2019

| height_ft = 6| height_in=9

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|12|11}}

| birth_place = [[Marietta, Georgia]], U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 9

| weight_lbs = 245

| high_school = {{nowrap|[[Wheeler High School (Georgia)|Joseph Wheeler]] (Marietta, Georgia)}}

| nationality = USA

| college = [[California Golden Bears men's basketball|California]] (1995–1996)

| birth_date = [[December 11]], [[1976]]

| draft_year = 1996

| birth_place = [[Marietta, Georgia]]

| draft_round = 1

| college = [[University of California|California]]

| draft_pick = 3

| draft = [[1996 NBA Draft|1996]]- 1st round (3rd pick) by the [[Memphis Grizzlies|Vancouver Grizzlies]]

| teamdraft_team = [[SacramentoVancouver KingsGrizzlies]]

| career_start = [[1996]]

| career_end = present2008

| career_position = [[Power forward (basketball)|Power forward]] / [[small forward]]

| former_teams = [[Memphis Grizzlies|Vancouver Grizzlies]] (1996-2000), [[Portland Trail Blazers]] (2001-2003, 2004-2005), [[Atlanta Hawks]] (2005-Present)

| awardscareer_number = 3, 33

| coach_start = 2008

| coach_end = 2010

| years1 = {{nbay|1996|start}}–{{nbay|2000|end}}

| team1 = [[Vancouver Grizzlies]]

| years2 = {{nbay|2001|start}}–{{nbay|2003|end}}

| team2 = [[Atlanta Hawks]]

| years3 = {{nbay|2003|end}}–{{nbay|2004|end}}

| team3 = [[Portland Trail Blazers]]

| years4 = {{nbay|2005|start}}–{{nbay|2007|end}}

| team4 = [[Sacramento Kings]]

| cyears1 = {{nbay|2008|start}}–{{nbay|2009|end}}

| cteam1 = [[Sacramento Kings]] (assistant)

| highlights = * [[NBA All-Star]] ({{nasg|2002}})

* [[NBA All-Rookie First Team]] ({{nbay|1996|end}})

* Third-team [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]] – [[Associated Press|AP]], [[National Association of Basketball Coaches|NABC]] ([[1996 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|1996]])

* [[Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year|Pac-10 Player of the Year]] (1996)

* First-team [[List of All-Pac-12 Conference men's basketball teams|All-Pac-10]] (1996)

* [[Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Freshman of the Year|Pac-10 Freshman of the Year]] (1996)

* [[McDonald's All-American Game|McDonald's All-American]] ([[1995 McDonald's All-American Boys Game|1995]])

* First-team [[Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team|''Parade'' All-American]] (1995)

* 2× [[Mr. Georgia Basketball]] (1994, 1995)

| stats_league = NBA

| stat1label = [[Point (basketball)|Points]]

| stat1value = 15,028 (18.1 ppg)

| stat2label = [[Rebound (basketball)|Rebounds]]

| stat2value = 6,239 (7.5 rpg)

| stat3label = [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]]

| stat3value = 2,109 (2.5 apg)

| bbr = abdursh01

| medal_templates = {{MedalSport | Men's [[basketball]]}}

{{MedalCountry|{{flagu|United States}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|[[Basketball at the Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]]}}

{{MedalGold|[[Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]] | [[United States national basketball team|Team]]}}

{{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship|FIBA Americas U18 Championship]]}}

{{MedalGold| [[FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship|1994 Santa Rosa]] | [[United States national basketball team|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''',<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/playerfile/shareef_abdur-rahim/bio.html|title=Shareef Abdur-Rahim Info Page – Bio|website=nba.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090308061012/http://www.nba.com/playerfile/shareef_abdur-rahim/bio.html|archive-date=March 8, 2009}}</ref> 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 (basketball)|forward]] and [[center (basketball)|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 men's basketball|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 Summer Olympics|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 NBA season|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 [[NBA playoffs|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 (sports)#Basketball|plus–minus]] in NBA history at -2,904, a record that still stands as of the [[2024–25 NBA season|2024–25 season]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Worst Career Plus-minus By A Player In NBA History |url=https://www.statmuse.com/e/m/FTf9uHtkU |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=StatMuse |language=en}}</ref>

<!-- Image with unknown copyright status removed: [[Image:ShareefAbdurRahim.jpg|thumb|right|Shareef as a member of the Atlanta Hawks]] -->

'''Julius Shareef Abdur-Rahim''' (born [[December 11]], [[1976]] in [[Marietta, Georgia]]) is an [[United States|American]] professional [[basketball]] player. He is currently a member of the [[Sacramento Kings]].

==Early life==

Rahim played basketball at Wheeler High School in Marietta where he was named as "Mr. Basketball" in back-to-back seasons, leading the school to a state title as a junior in [[1994]] (his siblings played at Wheeler too and also won several state championships). He later attended college at the [[University of California, Berkeley]] for one year, after which he was selected by the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]]'s [[Memphis Grizzlies|Vancouver Grizzlies]] with the 3rd pick in the [[1996 NBA Draft]].

Shareef Abdur-Rahim is the second eldest sibling in the family of twelve children born to Aminah and William Abdur-Rahim.<ref name=bio/> Abdur-Rahim, whose first name means "noble" and whose last name means "Servant of the Most Merciful One,<ref name=usab>[http://www.usabasketball.com/biosmen/shareef_abdur-rahim_bio.html Bio – Mens – Abdur-Rahim] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061231150132/http://www.usabasketball.com/biosmen/shareef_abdur-rahim_bio.html |date=2006-12-31 }}, usabasketball.com, accessed June 6, 2007.</ref> 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."<ref name="bio" /> From an early age, Abdur-Rahim was surrounded by family members who played basketball; his brother, Muhammad, played at the [[University of Detroit]] while his late younger brother, [[Amir Abdur-Rahim|Amir]], played at [[Southeastern Louisiana University]] and coached at the [[University of South Florida]].<ref>https://gousfbulls.com/news/2023/3/29/kelly-names-amir-abdur-rahim-to-lead-south-florida-mens-basketball-program Kelly Names Amir Abdur-Rahim to Lead South Florida Men's Basketball Program, accessed March 30, 2023.</ref> 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 [[11th grade|junior]] in 1994. In his senior year, Abdur-Rahim averaged 31 points, 12.4 rebounds and 4 blocks per game.<ref>{{Cite news|title=HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL ALL-USA HONORABLE MENTIONS|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|date=April 21, 1995|page=11C}}</ref>

Abdur-Rahim later attended college at the [[University of California, Berkeley]], where he maintained a [[grade point average|GPA]] of 3.5.<ref name=bio/> At California, he averaged 21.1 [[points per game]] (ppg) and 8.4 [[rebounds per game]] (rpg) in 28 games.<ref name=bio/> He was the first [[freshman]] in [[Pacific-10 Conference|Pac-10]] history to win Conference Player of the Year honors, and was named Third Team All-America by the Associated Press.<ref name=bio/> Also named the [[Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Freshman of the Year|Pac-10 Freshman of the Year]], Abdur-Rahim set single-season freshman records for points, scoring average, field goals, and [[free throw]]s.<ref name=bio/> After a year at California, however, he decided to leave college to enter the [[1996 NBA draft]].<ref name=bio/>

He made an immediate impact on the Grizzlies, becoming their leading scorer, and was clearly the best player on an otherwise dismal team. In [[2001]], he was traded to the [[Atlanta Hawks]] where he remained the premier player for several years. He was selected to the [[National Basketball Association All-Star Game|NBA All-Star]] team in [[2002]]. Abdur-Rahim was traded to the [[Portland Trail Blazers]] on [[February 9]], [[2004]], along with [[Theo Ratliff]] and [[Dan Dickau]], in exchange for [[Rasheed Wallace]] and [[Wesley Person]]. He played 1½ seasons in Portland before becoming a free agent at the end of the 2004-2005 season.

==Professional career==

During the 2005 off-season he was traded via a [[sign and trade]] agreement (in principle) to the [[New Jersey Nets]], but on August 4, the press conference planned to announce his arrival was postponed, and it was revealed he had failed a required physical on account of scar tissue found in his knee. The trade was put on hold, pending a second opinion from other medical sources. On [[August 7]] Abdur-Rahim was quoted as saying "I don't feel I want to be a Net" [http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2127979]. He felt the knee was a non issue and claimed he never missed a game in his entire career because of the knee injury. Two days later, it was announced New Jersey had decided to rescind the trade.

===Vancouver Grizzlies (1996–2001)===

On [[August 12]], Abdur-Rahim signed a free agent contract with the [[Sacramento Kings]].

Abdur-Rahim was selected third overall by the [[Vancouver Grizzlies]] in the 1996 Draft,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20030814084332/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/content?statsId=3098 Player Card], sports.espn.go.com, accessed June 21, 2007.</ref> behind [[Allen Iverson]] and [[Marcus Camby]]. He made an immediate impact playing for the Grizzlies, becoming the team's leading scorer while setting a franchise record of 18.7 points per game. He also averaged 6.9 [[rebound (basketball)|rebounds]] and 2.2 [[assist (basketball)|assists]] per game. On January 11, 1997, Abdur-Rahim scored a season high 37 points and grabbed 7 rebounds in a 109–101 loss against the [[1996-97 Sacramento Kings season|Kings]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199701110VAN.html|title=Kings vs Grizzlies, January 11, 1997}}</ref> He finished third in balloting for the [[Schick (razors)|Schick]] [[NBA Rookie of the Year]] behind [[Philadelphia 76ers|Philadelphia's]] Allen Iverson and [[Minnesota Timberwolves|Minnesota's]] [[Stephon Marbury]], and he was picked for the All-Rookie First Team.<ref name=bio/> By the end of the [[1996–97 NBA season|1996–97 season]], Abdur-Rahim led the team in scoring on 33 occasions, and rebounding on 23 occasions.<ref name=bio/>

For the next few seasons, Abdur-Rahim remained the centerpiece of the Grizzlies team. In [[1997–98 NBA season|his sophomore season]], he averaged 22.3 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game.<ref name=stats>[http://www.nba.com/playerfile/shareef_abdur-rahim/career_stats.html Shareef Abdur-Rahim Info Page – Career Stats and Totals] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070516213600/http://www.nba.com/playerfile/shareef_abdur-rahim/career_stats.html |date=May 16, 2007 }}, nba.com, accessed June 21, 2007.</ref> [[1998–99 NBA season|The following season]], he elevated his performance with 23.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game.<ref name=stats/> On February 17, 1999, Abdur-Rahim scored a then career high 39 points, grabbed 13 rebounds, and recorded 5 assists in a 131-129 triple over time loss against the [[1998-99 Boston Celtics season|Celtics]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199902170VAN.html|title=Celtics vs Grizzlies, February 17, 1999}}</ref> Despite his best efforts, the Grizzlies remained at the bottom two spots of the [[Midwest Division (NBA)|Midwest Division]] in his first four seasons.<ref>[http://www.nba.com/history/standings/19961997.html 1996–97 Standings], nba.com/history, accessed June 21, 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.nba.com/history/standings/19971998.html 1997–98 Standings], nba.com/history, accessed June 21, 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.nba.com/history/standings/19981999.html 1998–99 Standings], nba.com/history, accessed June 21, 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.nba.com/history/standings/19992000.html 1999–2000 Standings], nba.com/history, accessed June 21, 2007.</ref> In the [[2000–01 NBA season|2000–01 season]], Abdur-Rahim finished with a 20.5-point average for the fourth straight season<ref name=stats/> and was ranked in the top 20 in 13 NBA statistical categories, once again leading the Grizzlies in both points and rebounds per game.<ref name=bio/> Abdur-Rahim's importance to the team was highlighted in a game against the [[Indiana Pacers]] on December 1, 2000, when he earned all of the 20 points scored by the Grizzlies in the final quarter of the game.<ref name=bio/>

He never made the playoffs before Sacramento, and played the second-most games in NBA history without participating in the postseason.

===Atlanta Hawks (2001–2004)===

He is [[Muslim]], and his father is an [[Imam]].

On June 27, 2001, the [[Atlanta Hawks]] reached an agreement to acquire Abdur-Rahim and the 27th overall pick in the [[2001 NBA draft]] from the Vancouver Grizzlies in exchange for [[Brevin Knight]], [[Lorenzen Wright]] and [[Pau Gasol]], the third overall pick in the 2001 NBA Draft.<ref>[http://www.nba.com/hawks/news/Hawks_Transactions_Archive.html Hawks Transaction Archive], nba.com/hawks, accessed June 21, 2007.</ref> Abdur-Rahim's return to his hometown, and expected partnership with sophomore [[Jason Terry]], provided a significant amount of buzz around the league.<ref name="hh">[http://www.nba.com/hawks/history/00400483.html Hawks History], nba.com/history, accessed June 21, 2007. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091202222712/http://www.nba.com/hawks/history/00400483.html |date= December 2, 2009 }}</ref> While the Hawks finished the [[2001–02 NBA season|2001–02 campaign]] with a 33–49 win–loss record, Abdur-Rahim's performances, including a career-high 50-point game,<ref name=stats/> ensured that he would be selected to the [[National Basketball Association All-Star Game|NBA All-Star game]] for that season.<ref name=hh/>

In his second season with the Hawks, Abdur-Rahim achieved another personal milestone on December 28, 2002, when his [[Jump shot (basketball)|jump shot]] against the [[Washington Wizards]] made him the sixth-youngest player in NBA history to reach 10,000-points.<ref name=bio/> Although [[Glenn Robinson]], Jason Terry and Abdur-Rahim combined to average 57.9 points per game and become the highest-scoring trio in the league for the [[2002–03 NBA season|2002–03 season]],<ref name="hh" /> the Hawks failed to make [[2003 NBA playoffs|the playoffs]] again. With an average of 19.9 points and 8.4 rebounds per game, Abdur-Rahim played in all but one of the Hawks' games.<ref name=stats/> By the end of the season, Hawks [[General Manager]] [[Billy Knight]] decided major changes had to be made for the franchise to move forward, and Abdur-Rahim was traded the next season.<ref name=hh/>

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{{MedalSport|Men's Basketball}}

===Portland Trail Blazers (2004–2005)===

{{MedalGold|[[2000 Summer Olympics |Sydney, Australia]] | [[Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Basketball]]}}

Abdur-Rahim was sent, along with [[Theo Ratliff]] and [[Dan Dickau]], to the [[Portland Trail Blazers]] on February 9, 2004, in exchange for [[Rasheed Wallace]] and [[Wesley Person]].<ref name=sn>[http://www2.sportsnet.ca/basketball/nba/players/Shareef_Abdur-Rahim/ NBA Players] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060907180659/http://www2.sportsnet.ca/basketball/nba/players/Shareef_Abdur-Rahim/ |date=September 7, 2006 }}, sportsnet.ca, accessed March 20, 2007.</ref> His impact in the two seasons with the Trail Blazers was considerably less than in previous seasons. His averages were 16.3 points/7.5 rebounds and 16.8 points/7.3 rebounds for the [[2003–04 NBA season|2003–04]] and [[2004–05 NBA season|2004–05]] seasons respectively.<ref name=stats/> At the end of the 2004–05 season, Abdur-Rahim became a [[free agent]].<ref name=sn/>

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During the 2005 off-season, he was traded via a [[sign and trade]] agreement (in principle) to the [[New Jersey Nets]] for a first-round draft pick (which Portland planned to trade to the [[Phoenix Suns]] for [[Leandro Barbosa]]). On August 4, 2005, though the [[news conference]] was planned to announce the postponement of his arrival, it was revealed that he failed a required physical due to [[Granulation tissue|scar tissue]] found in his knee. The trade was put on hold, pending a second opinion from other medical sources. On August 7, Abdur-Rahim was quoted saying: "I don't feel I want to be a Net".<ref name="auto1">[https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=2127979 "Abdur-Rahim wants to move on past Nets"], sports.espn.go.com, August 8, 2005, accessed March 20, 2007.</ref> 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 [[Rescission (contract law)|rescind]] the trade.<ref name=sn/>

===Sacramento Kings (2005–2008)===

[[File:Shareef Abdur-Rahim 12-2006.jpg|right|thumb|Abdur-Rahim with the [[Sacramento Kings]] in 2006]]

On August 12, 2005, Abdur-Rahim signed a free-agent contract with the Sacramento Kings.<ref name=sn/> In [[2005–06 NBA season|his first season]] with them, Abdur-Rahim started in 30 of the 72 games he played. As a starter, he averaged 16.0 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game. He shot .543 for [[field goal percentage]], and almost .800 from the free throw line.<ref name=bio/> The Kings went on to qualify for the [[2006 NBA playoffs|2006 playoffs]]. Abdur-Rahim made his postseason career debut against the [[San Antonio Spurs]].<ref name=bio/> At the same time, he ended a streak of having played the most games in NBA history without participating in the post-season.<ref>DuPree, David, [https://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/kings/2006-02-28-abdur-rahim-playoffs_x.htm "Kings' Abdur-Rahim courts shot at playoffs"], usatoday.com, February 28, 2006, accessed March 20, 2007.</ref> Abdur-Rahim had played the second most games in NBA history without making a playoff appearance (744); he made the playoffs for the first and only time in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=2411891|title = After nine seasons, Abdur-Rahim finally in postseason|date = April 17, 2006}}</ref> In [[2006–07 NBA season|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 9.9 points per game.<ref name=stats/> The [[2007–08 NBA season|2007–08 season]] proved to be Abdur-Rahim's last, as he played only six games and his persistent knee injury forced him to announce his retirement on September 22, 2008.<ref>[https://www.thestar.com/Sports/NBA/article/503944 Shareef Abdur-Rahim retires with knee woes], thestar.com, September 22, 2008, accessed September 24, 2008.</ref> He joined the Sacramento Kings' coaching staff as an assistant the following week.<ref name="auto1" />

====Front Office====

On October 7, 2010, Abdur-Rahim was hired to be the assistant general manager for the Sacramento Kings. He later became the team's director of player personnel, a position he held in 2014 after new ownership had taken over in 2013.<ref>[http://blogs.sacbee.com/sports/kings/archives/2013/07/kings-come-to-check-out-demarcus-cousins.html Kings bosses come to Las Vegas to check out DeMarcus Cousins] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829214100/http://blogs.sacbee.com/sports/kings/archives/2013/07/kings-come-to-check-out-demarcus-cousins.html |date=August 29, 2013 }}</ref> Abdur-Rahim left the team in September 2014.<ref>[http://www.sacbee.com/sports/nba/sacramento-kings/article2611254.html Abdur-Rahim no longer with Kings, sources say]</ref> League sources would later report his departure occurred after the [[2014 NBA draft]], where Abdur-Rahim had arguments with coach [[Michael Malone]] and general manager [[Pete D'Alessandro]].<ref>[http://grantland.com/the-triangle/sacramento-kings-mike-malone-fired/ Now Coachless, the Kings Never Fail to Disappoint]</ref>

==National team career==

Prior to joining the NBA, Abdur-Rahim was the USA's leading scorer and rebounder at the 1994 COPABA Junior World Championship Qualifying Tournament held in Argentina.<ref name=usab/> He averaged a [[Double (basketball)#Double-double|double-double]] of 16.8 points and 10.1 rebounds. While trying for a team high in [[block (basketball)|blocked shots]] averaging 1.6 blocks per game, he helped push the American squad to an 8–0 record, the gold medal, and a qualifying berth in the 1995 [[FIBA]] Junior World Championship.<ref name=usab/> The following May he was named to USA Basketball's 1995 Junior Select Team that captured an 86–77 victory over an International Select Team in the inaugural Hoop Summit Game.<ref name=usab/>

While playing for the Grizzlies, Abdur-Rahim was selected as a replacement for the injured [[Grant Hill]] to be part of the [[United States men's national basketball team|USA Men's basketball team]], a team that included several NBA stars such as [[Kevin Garnett]] and [[Tim Hardaway]] and won the gold medal at the [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Olympic Games]] in Sydney, Australia.<ref name=usab2>[http://www.usabasketball.com/history/moly_2000.html Men's Olympics History – 2000] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070209164757/http://www.usabasketball.com/history/moly_2000.html |date=February 9, 2007 }}, usabasketball.com, accessed June 21, 2007.</ref>

==NBA career statistics==

{{NBA player statistics legend|leader=y}}

===Regular season===

{{NBA player statistics start}}

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1996}}

| style="text-align:left;"|[[1996–97 Vancouver Grizzlies season|Vancouver]]

| 80 || 71 || 35.0 || .453 || .259 || .756 || 6.9 || 2.2 || 1.0 || 1.0 || 18.7

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1997}}

| style="text-align:left;"|[[1997–98 Vancouver Grizzlies season|Vancouver]]

| style="background:#cfecec;"| 82* || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''82'''* || 36.0 || .485 || '''.412''' || .784 || 7.1 || 2.6 || 1.1 || .9 || 22.3

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1998}}

| style="text-align:left;"|[[1998–99 Vancouver Grizzlies season|Vancouver]]

| style="background:#cfecec;"| 50* || style="background:#cfecec;"| 50* || '''40.4''' || .432 || .306 || .841 || 7.5 || '''3.4''' || '''1.4''' || '''1.1''' || '''23.0'''

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1999}}

| style="text-align:left;"|[[1999–2000 Vancouver Grizzlies season|Vancouver]]

| 82 || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''82'''* || 39.3 || .465 || .302 || .809 || '''10.1''' || 3.3 || 1.1 || '''1.1''' || 20.3

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2000}}

| style="text-align:left;"|[[2000–01 Vancouver Grizzlies season|Vancouver]]

| 81 || 81 || 40.0 || .472 || .188 || .834 || 9.1 || 3.1 || 1.1 || 1.0 || 20.5

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2001}}

| style="text-align:left;"|[[2001–02 Atlanta Hawks season|Atlanta]]

| 77 || 77 || 38.7 || .461 || .300 || .801 || 9.0 || 3.1 || 1.3 || '''1.1''' || 21.2

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2002}}

| style="text-align:left;"|[[2002–03 Atlanta Hawks season|Atlanta]]

| 81 || 81 || 38.1 || .478 || .350 || .841 || 8.4 || 3.0 || 1.1 || .5 || 19.9

|-

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2|{{nbay|2003}}

| style="text-align:left;"|[[2003–04 Atlanta Hawks season|Atlanta]]

| style="background:#cfecec;"| '''53'''* || 53 || 36.9 || .485 || .217 || .880 || 9.3 || 2.4 || .8 || .4 || 20.1

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|[[2003–04 Portland Trail Blazers season|Portland]]

| style="background:#cfecec;"| '''32'''* || 3 || 22.8 || .447 || .364 || .832 || 4.5 || 1.5 || .8 || .6 || 10.0

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2004}}

| style="text-align:left;"|[[2004–05 Portland Trail Blazers season|Portland]]

| 54 || 49 || 34.6 || .503 || .385 || .866 || 7.3 || 2.1 || .9 || .5 || 16.8

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2005}}

| style="text-align:left;"|[[2005–06 Sacramento Kings season|Sacramento]]

| 72 || 30 || 27.2 || '''.525''' || .227 || .784 || 5.0 || 2.1 || .7 || .6 || 12.3

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2006}}

| style="text-align:left;"|[[2006–07 Sacramento Kings season|Sacramento]]

| 80 || 45 || 25.2 || .474 || .150 || .726 || 5.0 || 1.4 || .7 || .5 || 9.9

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2007}}

| style="text-align:left;"|[[2007–08 Sacramento Kings season|Sacramento]]

| 6 || 0 || 8.5 || .214 || .000 || '''1.000''' || 1.7 || .7 || .2 || .0 || 1.7

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career

| 830 || 704 || 34.8 || .472 || .297 || .810 || 7.5 || 2.5 || 1.0 || .8 || 18.1

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|All-Star

| 1 || 0 || 21.0 || 1.000 || 1.000 || .000 || 6.0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 9.0

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===Playoffs===

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|-

| style="text-align:left;"|[[2006 NBA playoffs|2006]]

| style="text-align:left;"|[[2005–06 Sacramento Kings season|Sacramento]]

| 6 || 0 || 21.5 || .535 || .000 || .600 || 4.8 || 1.2 || .3 || .0 || 9.2

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==Coaching career==

===Sacramento Kings===

On October 2, 2008, Abdur-Rahim was named as an assistant coach for the [[Sacramento Kings]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Kings hire retired forward Abdur-Rahim as assistant coach|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=3620774|publisher=ESPN|date=October 2, 2008|access-date=July 16, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Kings hire retired Abdur-Rahim as assistant|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/124459/sports/kings-hire-retired-abdur-rahim-as-assistant|publisher=GMA Network|date=October 2, 2008|access-date=July 16, 2016}}</ref>

==Executive career==

===Sacramento Kings===

On October 7, 2010, the Kings announced Abdur-Rahim as their assistant general manager.<ref>{{cite web|title=Shareef Abdur-Rahim named Kings Assistant GM|url=http://www.nba.com/kings/news/shareef_abdur-rahim_named_assistant_gm_release.html|publisher=NBA|date=October 7, 2010|access-date=July 16, 2016}}</ref>

===Reno Bighorns===

On August 29, 2013, Abdur-Rahim was named as the new general manager of the [[Reno Bighorns]] for the 2013–14 season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Shareef Abdur-Rahim Named Reno Bighorns General Manager|url=http://www.nba.com/kings/news/shareef-abdur-rahim-named-reno-bighorns-general-manager|publisher=NBA|date=August 29, 2013|access-date=July 16, 2016}}</ref>

===NBA===

Abdur-Rahim was the associate vice president of basketball operations of the NBA.<ref>{{cite news|first1=Mark|last1=Murphy|title=Celtics notebook: Former All-Star Shareef Abdur-Rahim goes way back with top pick Jaylen Brown|url=http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/celtics/2016/07/celtics_notebook_former_all_star_shareef_abdur_rahim_goes_way_back_with_top|work=[[Boston Herald]]|date=July 14, 2016|access-date=July 14, 2016}}</ref>

===NBA G League===

On December 11, 2018, Abdur-Rahim was named the president of the [[NBA G League]], and replaced [[Malcolm Turner]] who stepped down on January 11, 2019, to become the Athletics Director at [[Vanderbilt University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gleague.nba.com/news/shareef-abdur-rahim-nba-gleague-president-malcolm-turner-steps-down/|title=Shareef Abdur-Rahim Named NBA G League President as Malcolm Turner Steps Down|work=NBA.com|date=December 11, 2018|access-date=December 11, 2018}}</ref>

==Personal life==

Abdur-Rahim and his wife Delicia have two children: a son Jabri, and a daughter, Samiyah.<ref name=bio/> [[Jabri Abdur-Rahim]] was rated as an [[ESPN]] Top 30 player in the high school Class of 2020 and committed to play for the [[Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball|Virginia Cavaliers]] under [[Tony Bennett (basketball, born 1969)|Tony Bennett]].<ref>[https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/27164005/top-30-guard-abdur-rahim-commits-virginia Top 30 Guard Abdur-Rahim Commits to Virginia], accessed July 13, 2019</ref> He has since transferred to the University of Georgia and subsequently the [[Providence Friars men's basketball|Providence Friars]].

Abdur-Rahim has started his own [[foundation (charity)|foundation]], the Future Foundation, which provides after-school and other support services for youth at-risk in Atlanta.<ref name=usab/> On television, Abdur-Rahim has appeared on an episode of ''[[The Jamie Foxx Show]]'' with fellow NBA players [[Gary Payton]] and [[Vin Baker]].<ref name=bio/> After retiring, Abdur-Rahim returned to U.C. Berkeley, graduating with a degree in sociology in 2012 with a 3.8 GPA.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://blogs.sacbee.com/sports/kings/archives/2012/05/shareef-abdur-r.html |title=Shareef Abdur-Rahim to receive his degree from Cal on Monday |date=May 11, 2012 |first=Jason |last=Jones |work=Sacramento Bee |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150603170258/http://blogs.sacbee.com/sports/kings/archives/2012/05/shareef-abdur-r.html |archive-date=June 3, 2015 }}</ref> Abdur-Rahim earned an MBA at the [[University of Southern California]] [[Marshall School of Business]] in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://poetsandquants.com/2016/08/03/story-nba-mba/?pq-category=mbas-my-story|title=My Story: From The NBA To An MBA|last=Schmitt|first=Jeff|date=August 3, 2016|website=Poets&Quants|language=en-US|access-date=December 12, 2018}}</ref>

Shareef's brother, Amir, died on October 24, 2024, age 43. At the time, Amir was the head coach for the [[South Florida Bulls men's basketball|USF Bulls men's basketball]] team, and had been coach of the [[Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball]] team for the previous four seasons.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-08 |title=Remembering Amir Abdur-Rahim |url=https://gousfbulls.com/news/2024/10/25/football-remembering-amir-abdur-rahim.aspx |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=USF Athletics |language=en}}</ref>

Abdur-Rahim is referenced in the [[Latyrx]] song "The Quickening (The Wreckoning Part II)", from their 1997 album ''[[The Album (Latyrx album)|The Album]]''.<ref>[http://freedarko.blogspot.com/2005/09/thursdays-with-thurl-bay-area-edition.html "Thursdays with Thurl: Bay Area Edition,"] freedarko.com, September 8, 2005.</ref>

==References==

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==External links==

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* [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/shareef_abdur-rahim/bio.html NBA.com biography]

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* [http://www.databasebasketball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=ABDURSH01 Career Statistics]

* [http://www.future-foundation.com Future Foundation website]

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