About Shareef Abdur-Rahim Memorabilia & Collectibles
A retired NBA player and now staying on the benches as the assistant general manager for the Sacramento Kings, Shareef Abdur-Rahim had a momentous career playing for the NBA from 1996 to 2008.
To be able to make it to professional basketball, Shareef decided to leave the University of California, Berkeley to join the NBA draft for the 1996 season. Fortunately, his decision earned him a spot and he was handpicked by the Vancouver Grizzlies. He was perhaps one of the most promising neophytes, equal with
Allen Iverson, who was also a starting his career that time. He excelled in his performances and constantly accelerating his scoring average. Because of this, he became a major asset for the team. After spending a good five years with the Grizzlies, the team decided to acquire
Pau Gasol, the third picked in the 2001 NBA draft send Shareef to the Atlanta Hawks. While this news caused quite a stir, it also provided Shareef with his First NBA All star in 2002.
After three seasons with the Hawks, the team’s manager
Billy Knight made a critical decision to trade Shareef,
Theo Ratliff, and several others to other NBA franchises. Shareef was welcomed by the Portland Trailblazers and this was where he discovered a knee injury that would later be the reason of his retirement. His last team was the Sacrament Kings where he played from 2005 to 2007. On September 22, 2008, Shareef announced his retirement from NBA.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim’s NBA years guaranteed him millions of supporters. Immortalize his magnificent years by having some of Shareef Abdur-Rahim signed basketballs, signed photos, best-sellers, and bobbleheads and figures. Shipping of these products may take one to three days.
About Shareef Abdur-Rahim:
Shareef Abdur-Rahim (full name: Julius Shareef Abdur-Rahim; Shareef, Reef) played Forward from 1997 until 2008 for the Vancouver Grizzlies, Atlanta Hawks, Portland Trail Blazers and Sacramento Kings. Over 12 seasons, he played 830 games, scored 15028 points (18.1 ppg) and grabbed 6239 rebounds (7.5 rpg). Abdur-Rahim also dished out 2109 assists (2.5 apg), made 820 steals (1.0 spg), and blocked 638 shots (0.8 bpg) during his career. Born in Marietta, Georgia on December 11, 1976, Abdur-Rahim stands 6-9 and weighs 225 lbs. He attended high school at Wheeler in Marietta, Georgia and college at University of California. He was drafted by the Vancouver Grizzlies in the 1st round (3rd pick, 3rd overall) of the 1996 NBA draft.