"Indiana Pacers" Rakeem Christmas Signed 8X10 Color Photo Global Hologram

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Up for auction the "Indiana Pacers" Rakeem Christmas Signed 8X10 Color Photo.
This item is certified authentic by Global Authentics (GAS) and comes with their hologram affixed.
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Rakeem Maleek Christmas
(born December 1, 1991) is an American professional
basketball
player who plays for the
OGM Ormanspor
of the
Basketbol Süper Ligi
(BSL). He played college basketball for the
Syracuse Orange
. Christmas attended
Northeast Catholic High School
in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
between 2007 and 2009, before his junior year he transferred to
Academy of the New Church
in
Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania
.
As a junior, he averaged 13.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 3.0 blocks per game. During his senior season, he averaged 11.0 points, 9.6 rebounds, and 3.9 blocks per game. He was rated as the #21 player in the class of 2011 by
Scout.com
.
He was rated as the #27 player by
Rivals.com
.
He was named to the Class A first team as a junior.
Christmas committed to
Syracuse
basketball
on August 6, 2010 after his junior season in high school.
He started playing for Syracuse in the 2011–12 season and contributed all four seasons that he was with the team.
On June 25, 2015, Christmas was selected by the
Minnesota Timberwolves
with the 36th overall pick in the
2015 NBA draft
.
His 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
. He later joined the Cavaliers for the
2015 NBA Summer League
, where he averaged 8.0 points and 4.5 rebounds in four games. On July 23, 2015, his rights were traded again, this time to the
Indiana Pacers
in exchange for a 2019 second-round pick.
Four days later, he signed with the Pacers. Christmas spent the majority of the 2015–16 season on assignment in the
NBA Development League
with the
Fort Wayne Mad Ants
.
On January 29, 2016, he was named in the East All-Star team for the 2016
NBA D-League All-Star Game
. In the Pacers' 2015–16 regular season finale, Christmas made his NBA debut, scoring four points and making both his field-goal tries off the bench in a 97–92 win over the
Milwaukee Bucks
. He spent more time with the Pacers in 2016–17, appearing in 29 games, but still received multiple assignments to Fort Wayne.
On July 7, 2017, Christmas was waived by the Pacers.