Abdel Nader on born September 25 in 1993.He is an Egyptian-American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for the Northern Illinois Huskies and the Iowa State Cyclones before being drafted by the Boston Celtics with the 58th overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft.He started his career at Maine East High School, before transferring to Niles North. Abdel averaged 23.8 points, 8.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game as a senior at Niles North and led the Vikings to a 24–6 record and their first sectional championship and Central Suburban League titles in the school's 47-year history. He garnered First Team All-State honors from the Chicago Tribune, earned Chicago Sun-Times Class 4A Second Team All-State recognition, and named to the ESPN Chicago All-Area team.Nader enrolled at Northern Illinois University and appeared in all 31 games starting in 29 of them.Nader eventually transferred to Iowa State.He had to sit out the 2013–2014 season, becoming eligible again for the 2014–15 season. He saw action in 32 games, averaging 5.8 points and 2.9 rebounds in 16.4 minutes per game.On June 24, 2016, Nader was drafted by the Boston Celtics with the 58th overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft. He then joined the Celtics for the 2016 NBA Summer League.On October 31, 2016, he was acquired by the Maine Red Claws of the NBA Development League.On April 14, 2017, he was named the 2016–17 NBA Development League Rookie of the Year, becoming the first internationally-born player to be named NBA D-League Rookie of the Year and the third Red Claws player to earn the honor. Nader averaged 21.3 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.9 assists in 40 games, propelling the Red Claws to a 29–21 record and the Eastern Conference's second seed in the 2017 NBA D-League Playoffs. In addition to shooting 44.6 percent from the floor, Nader recorded a team-high 99 three-pointers. He also tallied 16 points, four rebounds and four assists during the 2017 D-League All-Star Game in New Orleans.On July 14, 2017, Nader agreed to a 4-year, $6M deal with the Celtics.He made his NBA debut on October 18 against the Milwaukee Bucks.During his rookie season, he received multiple assignments to the Maine Red Claws.In four games with the Red Claws, he averaged 21.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game. Nader posted 3.1 points and 1.4 rebounds per game with the Celtics.On July 23, 2018, Nader was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for Rodney Purvis. Oklahoma City also received cash considerations in the deal.On November 28, 2019, Nader scored his career-high 23 points with two rebounds in a 136–119 loss against the Portland Trail Blazers.