Kings hire Abdur-Rahim as assistant GM

By foxsports

Published Oct. 7, 2010 7:30 p.m. ET

The Sacramento Kings have moved former assistant coach Shareef Abdur-Rahim to the front office as the team's assistant general manager.

President of basketball operations Geoff Petrie made the announcement Thursday.

Abdur-Rahim spent the past two seasons as an assistant coach with the Kings. He played 12 years in the NBA with Vancouver, Atlanta, Portland and Sacramento.