Abdel Nader
| No. 4 – Maine Red Claws | |
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| Position | Forward |
| League | NBA Development League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
September 25, 1993 Alexandria, Egypt |
| Nationality | Egyptian / American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Niles North (Skokie, Illinois) |
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| NBA draft | 2016 / Round: 2 / Pick: 58th overall |
| Selected by the Boston Celtics | |
| Playing career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| 2016–present | Maine Red Claws |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Abdel Nader (born September 25, 1993) is an Egyptian-American basketball player for the Maine Red Claws of the NBA Development League. He played college basketball for Northern Illinois and Iowa State before being drafted by the Boston Celtics with the 58th overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft.
Abdel averaged 23.8 points, 8.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game as a senior at Niles North and led the Vikings to a 24–6 record and their first sectional championship and Central Suburban League titles in the school’s 47-year history. He garnered First Team All-State honors from the Chicago Tribune, earned Chicago Sun-Times Class 4A Second Team All-State recognition, and named to the ESPN Chicago All-Area team.
Nader enrolled at Northern Illinois University and appeared in all 31 games starting in 29 of them. He averaged a team-best 10.4 points, third among MAC freshmen; and 4.2 rebounds, second-best among MAC freshmen. Nader recorded 21 steals and a team-high 22 blocked shots, the best among conference freshmen. He made his first collegiate start in the season opener at Purdue, scoring nine points and grabbing four rebounds. Abdel scored in double figures in 17 games, including three games of 20-plus points as well as having a season-best 26 points against Ball State. Nader's impressive freshman season earned him MAC All-Freshman Team honors.
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