Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf: The Steph Curry PROTOTYPE who was BLACKBALLED by the NBA | FPP

He was born Chris Jackson, before changing his name to Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf as he had converted to Islam. He had in the gym range with incredible quickness and a great handle, so if you sagged off, he made you pay, but if you played him tight he’d drive past you; and if you fouled him, well he was one of the best free throw shooters of all time. He became one of the most legendary high school players in Mississippi state history before going on to have a historic freshman season with the LSU Tigers. In his sophomore year he was joined by future NBA player, Stanley Roberts and hall of famer, Shaquille O’Neal. After just two years of NCAA dominance, he declared for the draft and although his first couple of seasons didn’t go as planned, the Nuggets built a good team including hall of famer Dikembe Mutombo, but the Nuggets scoring leader of during the mid 90s was always Abdul-Rauf as he could fill it up effortlessly with surprising efficiency for a someone with his play style. Unfortunately, a massive cont