Zaid Abbas

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| position = Forward

| name = Zaid Abbas

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 8

| weight_lb = 200

| team =Orthodox Basketball Club

| number = 15

| league = Jordanian Premier Basketball League

| nationality = Jordanian

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|11|21|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Nablus, Palestine

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| years1 = 2006–2008

| team1 = Zain Club

| years2 = 2008–2010

| team2 = A.S.U.

| years3 = 2010

| team3 = Shanghai Sharks

| years4 = 2010–2011

| team4 = Beijing Ducks

| years5 = 2011–2012

| team5 = Fujian Sturgeons

| years6 = 2012–2013

| team6 = Shandong Lions

| years7 = 2013–2014

| team7 = Tianjin Gold Lions

| years8 = 2014–2015

| team8 = Shanxi Brave Dragons

| years9 = 2015–2016

| team9 = Byblos Club

| years10 = 2016–2017

| team10 = Jiangsu Tongxi Monkey King

| years11 = 2017–2018

| team11 = Beikong Fly Dragons

| years12 = 2018–2020

| team12 = Al-Ahli

| years13 = 2020–2021

| team13 = Al-Ahli

| years14 = 2021–present

| team14 = Orthodox Basketball Club

| highlights =

CBA rebounding leader (2012)

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Zaid Abbas (Arabic: زيد عباس; born November 21, 1983, in Nablus{{cite web|url=https://basketball.asia-basket.com/player/Zaid-Abbas/Al-Ahli/56608|title=Zaid Abbas Basketball Player Profile|website=basketball.asia-basket.com|access-date=2019-06-29}}) is a Jordanian professional basketball player. He last played for Orthodox Basketball Club of the Jordanian Premier Basketball League. He also was a member of the Jordan men's national basketball team.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}

Abbas competed with the Jordanian team at the FIBA Asia Championship 2007 and FIBA Asia Championship 2009. In 2009, Abbas helped the Jordanian team to a national best third-place finish by averaging 13.8 points and a team-leading 8.8 rebounds per game.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090810075517/http://china2009.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/09/fascm/player/p/pid/63476/sid/7038/tid/310/profile.html FIBA Player Profile] The third-place finish meant that Jordan qualified for its first ever FIBA World Championship.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}

On the heels of his strong 2009 Asia Championship performance, Abbas signed with Chinese Basketball Association team Shanghai Sharks, where he spent the 2009–10 season.[https://www.asia-basket.com/Jordan/basketball.aspx?NewsID=178236 Asia-basket.com]: "Officially: Sharks announce their signature with Abbas" (November 28, 2009) Abbas played for the Beijing Ducks for the 2010–11 season. For the 2011–12 season, Abbas played for Fujian Xunxing.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}