Shareef Abdur-Rahim: How Good was The MOST UNDERRATED Player in the 1996 NBA Draft? | FPP
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- Опубликовано: 5 фев 2025
- He was a member of the Legendary 1996 NBA Draft, yet even though he was a top 3 pick, who had a lot of individual success in the league, you never seem to hear about him. Shareef Abdur-Rahim had a historic freshman season for the Cal Golden Bears, and then decided to enter the NBA draft after just one NCAA season. He would become the highest freshman draft pick at the time as he was a high risk high reward prospect who the second year Vancouver Grizzlies took a chance on. He was supposed to team with Bryant “Big Country” Reeves for the next decade, but Reeves began declining quickly. So this forced Abdur-Rahim to step up; and he did for the next 5 years with the Grizzlies, as one of the league’s most underrated offensive talents. Aside from Mike Bibby, Abdur-Rahim didn’t have much help, until he was finally traded away after 5 seasons. But he would be in another losing situation with an Atlanta Hawks which featured him, Jason Terry and Glenn Robinson. Once he was traded from Atlanta, his career was never the same as his role decreased in less than ideal situations, and then his knees stopped holding up and he was out of the league after 11 seasons. He never had any real chance to win, but he never complained about it, he was available night in and night out, as one of the precursors of the power forwards you see in today’s NBA. He spent the best years of his career on a historically bad team in a small market, and today doesn’t get nearly the recognition that he deserves, as Shareef Abdur-Rahim was one of the league’s best offensive players for the better part of a decade.
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Criminally underrated forward
Wouldn't say underrated, had good numbers on terrible teams.
Ehh in ways underrated but I think mainly cause he was in the 96 draft... had even more potential then what he ended with even tho he was good asf but if he was drafted a few years later in one of the awful 99-02 drafts then he'd be talked about more
The throwback Grizzlies uniforms are 🔥🔥
Shareef Abdur Rahim and Antonio McDyess were the most underrated PFs in that era speaking of which you got to do McDyess next
Also add Glenn "Big Dog" Robinson of Milwaukee Bucks and Vin Baker of Sonics
I believe that him playing for losing teams and not getting that promotional push from the league makes him such a forgotten player because he gave crazy work to the best players in his era, very underrated. Playing in small markets was a major factor also salute to him
I always respected Reef’s game. It’s not easy to be productive hard night after night on a bad team knowing that you’re the primary option. And he’s doing well post career as the president of the NBA G-League.
I forget that Shareef was part of the 2000 Sydney Team USA squad. For as many bad teams as he was on, basically his entire career, at least he’s immortalized as an Olympic gold medalist.
Yep. He took Grant Hill's spot on Team USA 2000.
I feel people never understand how dominate Shareef Abdur-Rahim was in his prime with the formerly known Vancouver Grizzlies. This guy can average 30 points per game and can really play the game for the love of it. He was drafted in the same class with Allen Iverson, Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, Ray Allen, Žydrūnas Ilgauskas, Stephon Marbury, Jermaine O'Neal, Peja Stojaković, Antoine Walker. He was the player who played the most games without a postseason appearance. We wonder what had happened to him over the years.
Shareef! Smooth as silk. He was classic on the Jamie Foxx show too
That's one of my favorite Jamie Foxx episodes 😂
@@GHOST91141 🤣Uncle Junior you look just like that boy Shareef mbdgasfdta lol
Had he been on winning teams in his prime.... He would be talked about more. He was a beast
agreed
I'm a Sacramento Kings fan always was my childhood team. But when we moved to the PNW in 1997 from Northern California we'd end up watching alot of Sonics,Blazers and Grizzlies games and Shareef was one of my favorite players to follow. Also I miss the Sonics and Grizzlies in the North West. Grizzlies uniforms and team colors were some of my favorite as a kid.
One of my favorite Small Forwards EVER!!
Hypothetically if he would have waited Till the 97 draft would he had a better chance of a being on a better team
Hindsight
I found this channel recently by looking for a video about Bernard King’s legendary Xmas day game and I have to say the content is amazing I am impressed you can find so much good quality video from the 80’s and 90’s when sports/bqsketball was not as widely broadcast as it is today. The players you use as subjects for your videos bring back so many early memories of being an NBA fan keep up the great work. Best channel i have found on RUclips in a long time. 👏 I’m also from Vancouver so the fact that you just posted a video on Abdur-Rahim right after I started following this channel is 🔥
He is forgotten because he unfortunately played on bad teams for his entire career. Played with the expansion Grizzlies and lowly Hawks in his prime, played with the "Jail Blazers" era Portland Trail Blazers after they stopped being a top level team, and played the last three years of his career in Sacramento after they had stopped being a contender as well.
Woo hoo I was waiting for this thank you
Shareef would definitely fit in today's NBA
Thank you for this one, I echoed Shareef name when you did Big Country video. One of my examples when I explain a player that was underrated AF
I loved him and big country in the original nba jam 😢
He played in the golden era of PFs and the simple fact he was able to hold his own just fine should let u know. Dude was in a conference with nothing but killers at his position.
YES! I was wondering when you'd get to him. Thank you.
Me and Shareef share the same birthday December 11. Funny story I faced a former teammate of his Ivano Newbill in a basketball showcase in Luxembourg for aspiring basketball players. Ivano was in his forties and after the show case he went playing in Portugal this was around 2006. Damn I am old
Thank you for listening to my suggestion!
His prodicution is as good as Jason Tatum today. 90s/2000s was so competitive which is why players like him did not get the recognition they deserve
Great vid! Texas boy here from the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington Metro. I Got to see Abdur-Rahim play once when the Grizzlies played against the Dallas Mavericks. Dude was a baller! He became one of my favorite players.
Was from Vancouver, he was a very solid player got to see him live a number of times. Still a big country fan too.
Had one of the best, i mean thee best post game of his era. Bout time, THANK YOU!
The definition of an underwhelming 2000’s player with good stats
So many great players went down due injury. Arenas, Jennings, McCants, Rahim, Granger, Baron Davis, Hill, Penny, Yao, Big Country and so many more. Big Respect to Reef.
Bruh keep these videos going Don't mind us well keep watching big fan keep shining light on notable players big card collector so I try to keep up with the sports world
How about a video on Donyell Marshall and David West
In vancouvers short history they actually drafted pretty well. Reeves was a good starting center before injuries and weight issues, Abdur Rahim, Mike Bibby, Steve Francis who they turned into Michael Dickerson who was a 16-18 ppg starter before his own injuries & Stromile Swift who was so talented just never put it together- definitely a bad 2nd overall pick but i think a lot of teams would have been enticed by his athleticism. The only really bad pick was Antonio Daniels. Just were a poorly run franchise and nobody wanted to play/live in Canada back then.
Gotta do one on Antwan Jamison man.....he was definitely a copy of Reef though.
Nice sugestion
He wasn't a winner but he did get a gold medal in 2000. He was s soldier on the court. 20 and 10 for a decade not bad.
Symptoms of good numbers on terrible teams
The talent pool was just so loaded during his time. He would completely be perfect for this era. I unfortunately did not watch that much of his games since he was always on a middling or awful team. Does anybody remember if he was solid defensively?
Peace to Abdur Rahim.
Definitely underrated and such a shame he only made the playoffs once in his career.
Top channel on the platform 🔥 do toni kokuc bro or kevin martin
Antoine Walker needs a video
Shareef was the man.
He won Gold 🥇 at the Olympics, that's a massive accomplishment.
Do Rod Strickland
I completely forgot he was drafted in 96’ …. Definitely underrated
Make an episode about Cliff Robinson
Thank you 🙂
I hate that there's no clear video from the 90s due to the ubiquitous use of cheap videotape in that era.
Like many stars BEING TRADED TO THEIR HOME TEAM IS THEIR UNDOING
0:25 90s Grizzlies in a nutshell 😂
I want those Grizzlies jerseys and branding back!!
Definitely a Baller
Do one on Eric Strickland
1:27 Odd to show a "highlight" and not mention that the player went iout of bounds. Was this called?
Even as a Chiefs fan I forgot that Tony Gonzalez played collegiate basketball!
Do Michael Dickerson. He was Kawhi before Kawhi. He looks a lot like him too!
Check the channel. Already got a video on him
@@ForgottenPlayerProfiles watching now! thanks.
Raise the Reef 🙌🏽
I think if he would have had a chance to play for a team like the Spurs or even the Lakers, he probably would have had a ring or two
Yes he was one of my favs
It’s crazy to think that an average of 22.3 ppg was the 6th highest scoring average in the league back then.
The NBA was defense oriented at that time, averaging anything over 20ppg in any era is pretty good. Especially in a era that was predominantly defensive.
Reef!!!
I need the Sam cassell profile 2x champ
If only he didn't get drafted by Vancouver, that's the biggest reason he isn't known as much.
Very good player but he could never lead a team. Mainly because every team he played for wasn’t any good so it wasn’t his fault. Wish he could’ve had more stability. Pretty much spent his whole career as a diamond in the rough.
no matter which team he was on did nothing in the playoffs was NOT a coincidence, he can get you 20 points on 47% shooting and that’s it, in a close game he can’t will his team to a win
The grizzlies should do that they should put an actual bear on the jerseys
He always had the numbers but never impacted the game. Barely noticed him there is true.
in kobe, ai, nash draft too
good player
He was balling with the Kings.
How bout those buHawks. Draft a future HOF then trade him for a player whose career got limited due to injuries. But I was a big fan of Shareef too bad all the teams he played for svcked.
REEF
Always liked Reef but while watching his highlights just now i noticed he was a bit of a ball hog. I didnt know he was taken off the starting lineup for it also
AD is like a souped up version of Shareef, in today’s game. It’s a shame Abdur-Rahim didn’t get more All-Star nods
Hands down he was a face up breast 💪🏾💯
Vancouver was such a poorly run team.
If I was him,I would have asked for a trade after being traded to the damn hawks
Meh 3rd rate star stuck on trash teams. Tweener with midling outside shot. If aaron gordon was the best player on your team type vibes.
Naw, AG nowhere near as offensively skilled
Aaron Gordon does not have this skill set
He sucked when the competition got real. He had a very limited skillset.
If anything, overrated. Inefficient volume stat padder.
There's a lot of those types of players in the NBA today.