Samuel Dalembert
Dalembert with the Mavericks in February 2014
Personal information
Born (1981-05-10) May 10, 1981 (age 42)
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
NationalityHaitian / Canadian
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High schoolLucien-Pagé (Montreal, Quebec)
CollegeSeton Hall (1999–2001)
NBA draft2001: 1st round, 26th overall pick
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career2001–2017
PositionCenter
Number1, 10, 21, 11
Career history
2001–2010Philadelphia 76ers
2010–2011Sacramento Kings
2011–2012Houston Rockets
2012–2013Milwaukee Bucks
2013–2014Dallas Mavericks
2014–2015New York Knicks
2015–2017Shanxi Zhongyu
Career highlights and awards
Career statistics
Points6,814 (7.7 ppg)
Rebounds6,942 (7.8 rpg)
Blocks1,546 (1.7 bpg)
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Samuel Davis Dalembert (born May 10, 1981) is a Haitian-Canadian former professional basketball player who played 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Seton Hall University. During his active NBA career, Dalembert was known for his rebounding as well as his shot blocking ability.

High school and college career

Dalembert was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti and lived there for fourteen years before moving to Montreal, where he attended Lucien-Pagé (High School). He also attended St. Patrick High School in Elizabeth, New Jersey. He then went on to play college basketball at Seton Hall from 1999 to 2001.

Professional career

Dalembert was selected with the 26th overall pick by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2001 NBA draft. After playing 8 seasons with the 76ers, he was traded to the Sacramento Kings for Andrés Nocioni and Spencer Hawes on June 17, 2010.[1]

On December 26, 2011, he signed a multi-year deal with the Houston Rockets.[2]

On June 27, 2012, Dalembert was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks, along with John Henson, the 14th pick in the 2012 NBA draft, for Jon Brockman, Jon Leuer, Shaun Livingston, and Jeremy Lamb, the 12th pick in the 2012 NBA draft.[3]

On July 19, 2013, Dalembert signed with the Dallas Mavericks.[4]

On June 25, 2014, Dalembert, along with Shane Larkin, Wayne Ellington, José Calderón and two 2014 second-round picks, was traded to the New York Knicks in exchange for Tyson Chandler and Raymond Felton.[5] On January 5, 2015, he was waived by the Knicks.[6]

Dalembert's final NBA game was played on December 27, 2014, in a 129–135 loss to the Sacramento Kings. In his final game, Dalembert recorded 11 points, 4 rebounds and 4 blocks.

On August 6, 2015, Dalembert signed with the Dallas Mavericks, returning to the franchise for a second stint.[7] However, he was later waived by the Mavericks on October 24 prior to the start of the regular season. He appeared in four preseason games for the team, but a left leg injury forced him to miss the final three games of the preseason schedule.[8] On December 17, 2015, he signed with Shanxi Zhongyu of the Chinese Basketball Association.[9] He returned to Shanxi for the 2016–17 season.

National team career

After much anticipation, Dalembert became a Canadian citizen on August 7, 2007, and joined the Canadian national team in hopes of qualifying for the Olympics.[10] He made his national team debut during the 2007 FIBA Americas Championship, leading the tournament with 2.4 blocks per game.[11] He also participated in Canada's pre-Olympic qualifying training camp, taking part in games in both Toronto and Hamilton during the 2008 Jack Donohue International Classic, with wins over both Lebanon and New Zealand. However, Dalembert was later dismissed from the team during the World Olympic Qualifying Tournament due to a rift between him and coach Leo Rautins.[12]

Haiti earthquake

Dalembert decided to travel to Haiti to help with relief efforts following the 2010 Haiti earthquake. He also pledged $100,000 to UNICEF.[13]

He won the 2009–10 J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award for his contributions to Haitian people after the earthquake.[14] Since the disaster, Dalembert has continued to be involved in the Haitian recovery.

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 *  Led the league

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2001–02 Philadelphia 34 0 5.2 .440 – .389 2.0 .1 .2 .4 1.5
2003–04 Philadelphia 82 53 26.8 .541 .000 .644 7.6 .3 .5 2.3 8.0
2004–05 Philadelphia 72 60 24.8 .524 – .601 7.5 .5 .6 1.7 8.2
2005–06 Philadelphia 66 52 26.7 .531 .000 .705 8.2 .4 .5 2.4 7.3
2006–07 Philadelphia 82* 82* 30.9 .541 .000 .746 8.9 .8 .6 1.9 10.7
2007–08 Philadelphia 82* 82* 33.2 .513 .000 .707 10.4 .5 .5 2.3 10.5
2008–09 Philadelphia 82* 82* 24.8 .498 .000 .734 8.5 .2 .4 1.8 6.4
2009–10 Philadelphia 82* 80 25.9 .545 – .729 9.6 .8 .5 1.8 8.1
2010–11 Sacramento 80 46 24.2 .473 .000 .730 8.2 .8 .5 1.5 8.1
2011–12 Houston 65 45 22.2 .506 .000 .796 7.0 .5 .6 1.7 7.5
2012–13 Milwaukee 47 23 16.3 .542 1.000 .691 5.9 .4 .4 1.1 6.7
2013–14 Dallas 80 68 20.2 .568 .000 .737 6.8 .5 .5 1.2 6.6
2014–15 New York 32 21 17.0 .438 – .700 5.3 .9 .4 1.3 4.0
Career 886 694 24.4 .521 .083 .706 7.8 .5 .5 1.7 7.7

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2005 Philadelphia 5 5 38.4 .553 – .400 12.8 .4 .4 1.4 11.6
2008 Philadelphia 6 6 32.2 .422 – .842 9.5 .5 .3 1.7 9.0
2009 Philadelphia 6 6 22.2 .615 – .750 7.8 .5 .3 1.5 5.8
2013 Milwaukee 1 0 9.0 .000 – .250 3.0 .0 1.0 .0 1.0
2014 Dallas 7 7 19.3 .458 – .667 8.4 .0 .3 1.4 4.6
Career 25 24 26.5 .503 – .632 9.2 .3 .4 1.4 7.2

See also

References

  1. ^ "76ers send Dalembert to Kings". ESPN.com. June 17, 2010. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
  2. ^ "Rockets sign C Samuel Dalembert". NBA.com. December 26, 2011. Retrieved December 26, 2011.
  3. ^ "Center Samuel Dalembert and 14th Draft Pick Highlight Trade with Rockets". NBA.com. June 27, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
  4. ^ "Mavericks sign free-agent center Dalembert". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 19, 2013. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  5. ^ "Knicks Acquire Calderon, Three Others in Dallas Trade". NBA.com. June 25, 2014. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
  6. ^ "Knicks Part of Three-Team Trade". NBA.com. January 5, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  7. ^ "Mavericks sign center Samuel Dalembert". mavs.com. August 6, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  8. ^ "Mavericks waive Sam Dalembert, Brandon Ashley, Tu Holloway, Jamil Wilson". InsideHoops.com. October 24, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  9. ^ "NBA player Dalembert joins China's Shanxi Fenjiu". Ecns.cn. December 18, 2015. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  10. ^ "76ers' Dalembert to play for Canada after gaining citizenship". ESPN.com. August 7, 2007. Retrieved August 7, 2007.
  11. ^ 2007 FIBA Americas Championship - Player Leaders - Blocks FIBA.com. Accessed on January 4, 2020.
  12. ^ "DALEMBERT: 'I'LL PLAY FOR CANADA BUT NOT FOR RAUTINS'". TSN.ca. October 12, 2008. Archived from the original on January 6, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2008.
  13. ^ "SIXERS CENTER SAMUEL DALEMBERT AND NBA'S ONLY HAITIAN-BORN PLAYER TO PERSONALLY DONATE $100,000 TO UNICEF IN SUPPORT OF HAITIAN RELIEF EFFORTS BEFORE GAME ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 15". NBA.com. January 14, 2010. Retrieved January 14, 2010.
  14. ^ "DALEMBERT WINS 2009-10 J. WALTER KENNEDY CITIZENSHIP AWARD - 4/19/2010". NBA.com. April 19, 2010. Retrieved January 5, 2014.

External links

2001 NBA draft
J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award
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