1. Rakeem Haleek Christmas was born on December 1,1991 and is an American professional basketball player for the Amartha Hangtuah of the Indonesian Basketball League.
17 Facts About Rakeem Christmas
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Rakeem Christmas 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.
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Rakeem Christmas spent two seasons with the Pacers while playing for their NBA G League team, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants.
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Rakeem Christmas 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, the Magnolia Hotshots of the Philippine Basketball Association, and Ormanspor in Turkey.
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Rakeem Christmas was named to the Class A first team as a junior.
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Rakeem Christmas committed to Syracuse basketball on August 6,2010, after his junior season in high school.
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On June 25,2015, Rakeem Christmas was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the 36th overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft.
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Rakeem Christmas's rights were then traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers along with those of Cedi Osman and a future second-round pick in exchange for the rights of Tyus Jones.
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Rakeem Christmas later joined the Cavaliers for the 2015 NBA Summer League, where he averaged 8.0 points and 4.5 rebounds in four games.
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On July 7,2017, Rakeem Christmas was waived by the Pacers.
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On January 1,2022, Rakeem Christmas signed with the Cangrejeros de Santurce of the BSN.
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Rakeem Christmas was waived by Santos del Potosi on November 3,2023.
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In December 2024, Rakeem Christmas joined the Amartha Hangtuah of the Indonesian Basketball League.
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Rakeem Christmas was initiated as an honorary member of the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity during his sophomore year at Syracuse.
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Rakeem Christmas is thought to be the first player in Syracuse men's basketball history to finish his undergraduate degree in 3 years.
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Rakeem Christmas was married to Jasmine Jordan, the daughter of Michael Jordan.
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Rakeem Christmas welcomed his second child in 2024 with his girlfriend.