Abdel Nader: From Egypt to the NBA

Abdel Nader’s path to the NBA has been long, with a lot of stops on the way

22-years-old is old for a rookie, but Abdel Nader has a chance to stick with the Boston Celtics after a promising summer league. The wing player out of Iowa State was drafted with the 58th pick and was the most surprising contributor on the Celtics this summer. In eight games and three starts, Nader averaged 10 points and 2.8 rebounds per game, including scoring in double-digits in all five Las Vegas games.

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He’s gone from the 58th pick in the draft, who didn’t have many people talking about him following the draft, to a possible contributor on the Celtics one day. Nader and the Celtics haven’t agreed to terms…