Shareef Abdur-Rahim

As President of the NBA G League, Shareef Abdur-Rahim is responsible for all aspects of the NBA G League’s business and basketball operations, including the implementation of the newly formed professional path, ongoing testing of experimental rules and league-wide expansion efforts.

Abdur-Rahim began working for the NBA in 2016, spending two seasons in the league’s basketball operations department. Prior to joining the league office, Abdur-Rahim spent five years with the Sacramento Kings as assistant general manager and assistant coach. He also served as general manager of the NBA G League’s Reno Bighorns (now known as the Stockton Kings) during the 2013-14 season.

As a player, Abdur-Rahim averaged 18.1 points per game in 12 NBA seasons. The third overall pick in the 1996 NBA Draft, he was named an NBA All-Star with the Atlanta Hawks in the 2001-02 season. Abdur-Rahim also earned a gold medal with USA Basketball at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Abdur-Rahim earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of California at Berkeley and an MBA from the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business. He resides in New Jersey with his wife Delicia, son Jabri and daughter Samiyah.