Alaa Abdelnaby

Alaa Abdelnaby (; born June 24, 1968) is an Egyptian-American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils followed by a five-year National Basketball Association (NBA) career, and then stints in various other leagues. Abdelnaby is one of two Egyptian-born players in the history of the NBA, along with Abdel Nader.

Abdelnaby works as a basketball broadcaster and analyst for NBCS Philadelphia, CBS Sports Network, and Westwood One Radio.

Early life Abdelnaby was born in Alexandria, Egypt, and moved to the United States with his family in 1971 at the age of two. His father was an engineer and his mother was a computer analyst who had moved to find better jobs. His family became American citizens.

Professional career Abdelnaby was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association with the 25th pick of the 1990 NBA draft, and he spent five years in the league, playing for Portland as well as the Milwaukee Bucks, Boston Celtics, Philadelphia 76ers, and Sacramento Kings. He was signed by the Golden State Warriors but he never played for that franchise.

After leaving the NBA, Abdelnaby played for the Papagou BC (Greece) (1995–1996), the Omaha Racers (CBA) (1996–1997), Olympique Antibes (France) (1997–1998), and the Idaho Stampede (CBA) (1999–2000).

Transactions 1990, June 27 – First round, 25th pick of the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1990 NBA draft 1992, July 1 – Traded for Milwaukee Bucks' rights to Tracy Murray 1992, December 4 – Traded for Boston Celtics' rights to Jon Barry 1994, July 26 – Free agent, signed by the Sacramento Kings 1995, March 21 – Released by the Sacramento Kings 1995, March 24 – Free agent, signed by the Philadelphia 76ers to a 10-day contract 1995, April 3 – Re-signed by the Philadelphia 76ers to a second 10-day contract 1995, April 12 – Released by the Philadelphia 76ers 1995, October 6 – Free agent, signed by the Golden State Warriors to a one-year contract 1995, October 18 – Released by the Golden State Warriors

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Broadcasting career Abdelnaby was approached by the NBA to broadcast the 1995 NBA All-Star Game for an Arabic-language television network as he was the only Arabic speaker in the league. He began broadcasting with Orbit Satellite Television and later worked for other Arabic channels.

Abdelnaby serves as the color analyst for the Philadelphia 76ers, working alongside play-by-play commentator Kate Scott (NBC Sports Philadelphia). He is also a CBS Sports Network college basketball in-studio analyst and provides color commentary for on-site NCAA basketball games. Additionally, Abdelnaby does color commentary for Westwood One Radio.

Personal life Abdelnaby is a Muslim.