Rakeem Christmas
American basketball player (born 1991) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rakeem Haleek Christmas[1] (born December 1, 1991) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Syracuse Orange for four seasons before being drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the 36th overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft.
Free agent | |
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Position | Power forward |
Personal information | |
Born | (1991-12-01) December 1, 1991 (age 32) Irvington, New Jersey, U.S. |
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | |
College | Syracuse (2011–2015) |
NBA draft | 2015: 2nd round, 36th overall pick |
Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves | |
Playing career | 2015–present |
Career history | |
2015–2017 | Indiana Pacers |
2015–2017 | →Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
2017 | Galatasaray |
2018 | New Zealand Breakers |
2019 | Magnolia Hotshots |
2019–2020 | Ormanspor |
2020 | Mets de Guaynabo |
2020–2021 | Yulon Luxgen Dinos |
2022 | Plaza Fernando Valerio |
2022 | Cangrejeros de Santurce |
2022 | Cocodrilos de Caracas |
2023 | Marineros de Puerto Plata |
2023 | Santos de San Luis |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
After being drafted by the Timberwolves, he was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers, who then traded him to the Indiana Pacers. He spent two seasons with the Pacers while also playing for their NBA G League team, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. He was then waived in the 2017 offseason and went overseas to play for Galatasaray in Turkey, the New Zealand Breakers of the National Basketball League (NBL), the Magnolia Hotshots of the Philippine Basketball Association, and Ormanspor in Turkey.