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Jason Quick: Abdur-Rahim said Stotts was well-liked. "He was fair. I wouldn't say he was a hard-ass, but he was honest and unafraid to challenge guys.'' Twitter

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Jason Quick: Shareef Abdur-Rahim, who played under Stotts from 02-04, said Blazers got a good coach and good man. "Really smart, really prepared.'' Twitter

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Former NBA All-Star, 2000 Olympic gold medalist and third overall selection in the 1996 NBA Draft Shareef Abdur-Rahim can now add “college graduate” to his impressive resume. Abdur-Rahim will graduate Monday, May 14 from the University of California at Berkeley – the school where he played his freshman season of NCAA basketball. He’ll receive his degree in Sociology having recorded a 3.8 grade point average. Entering the NBA following his freshmen year at Cal, Abdur-Rahim continued to pursue his education through off-season summer courses as well as extension programs during his NBA playing schedule. He played 12 seasons in the NBA with the Vancouver Grizzlies, Atlanta Hawks, Portland Trail Blazers and Sacramento Kings. NBA.com

Shareef Abdur-Rahim 

Abdur-Rahim is young. He offers the age reminder because 11 seasons, plus a fraction of another while hurt, with the Grizzlies, Hawks, Trail Blazers and Kings makes it seem he has been around a long time. But this suddenly feels more like the start of something potentially special than an end. He is especially young in the updated perspective: 34 years old and already assistant general manager of the Kings with increasing responsibility and praise from superiors about the new career that could last a lot longer than 12 years. "Shareef can go to the top," said Wayne Cooper, the vice president of basketball operations in Sacramento and No. 2 in basketball operations to Geoff Petrie. "I have no doubt about that. He's dedicated. He has knowledge of the game. He can go as far as he wants. He can be a GM." NBA.com

Sacramento Kings, Shareef Abdur-Rahim 

Abdur-Rahim drew high marks from the front office and before last season was made assistant general manager. He scouts the colleges and tracks the NBA Development League. He evaluates Kings players to give his input on roster decisions. He already had the time on the bench and the long career of 18.1 points and 7.5 rebounds. "I'm surprised, really," he said. "It kind of evolved without a real plan or anything. When I stopped playing, the team asked me to hang around a couple years and work with the guys. It kind of grew from there." NBA.com

Sacramento Kings, Shareef Abdur-Rahim 

The Sacramento Kings have moved former assistant coach Shareef Abdur-Rahim to the front office as the team's assistant general manager. President of basketball operations Geoff Petrie made the announcement Thursday. google.com

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