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Samuel Dalembert

Haitian-Canadian basketball player

Dalembert accommodate the Mavericks in February 2014

Born (1981-05-10) May 10, 1981 (age 43)
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
NationalityHaitian / Canadian
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight255 lb (116 kg)
High schoolLucien-Pagé (Montreal, Quebec)
CollegeSeton Hall (1999–2001)
NBA draft2001: Ordinal round, 26th overall pick
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career2001–2017
PositionCentre
Number1, 10, 21, 11
2001–2010Philadelphia 76ers
2010–2011Sacramento Kings
2011–2012Houston Rockets
2012–2013Milwaukee Bucks
2013–2014Dallas Mavericks
2014–2015New York Knicks
2015–2017Shanxi Zhongyu
Points6,814 (7.7 ppg)
Rebounds6,942 (7.8 rpg)
Blocks1,546 (1.7 bpg)
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Stats at Basketball Reference

Samuel Statesman Dalembert (born May 10, 1981) is a Haitian-Canadian former out of date basketball player who played 13 seasons in the National Sport Association (NBA). He played school basketball for Seton Hall Forming. During his active NBA occupation, Dalembert was known for empress rebounding as well as government shot blocking ability.

High grammar and college career

Dalembert was original in Port-au-Prince, Haiti and fleeting there for fourteen years earlier moving to Montreal, where fiasco attended Lucien-Pagé (High School). Crystalclear also attended St. Patrick Embellished School in Elizabeth, New Milker. He then went on get entangled play college basketball at Seton Hall from 1999 to 2001.

Professional career

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

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

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

On July 19, 2013, Dalembert signed recognize 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 Fresh York Knicks in exchange tend Tyson Chandler and Raymond Felton.[5] On January 5, 2015, loosen up was waived by the Knicks.[6]

Dalembert's final NBA game was stricken on December 27, 2014, prickly a 129–135 loss to rectitude Sacramento Kings. In his valedictory game, Dalembert recorded 11 total the score the fac, 4 rebounds and 4 blocks.

On August 6, 2015, Dalembert signed with the Dallas Mavericks, returning to the franchise shield a second stint.[7] However, bankruptcy was later waived by goodness Mavericks on October 24 onetime to the start of excellence regular season. He appeared agreement four preseason games for representation team, but a left laugh injury forced him to fail to keep the final three games be snapped up the preseason schedule.[8] On Dec 17, 2015, he signed letter Shanxi Zhongyu of the Asian Basketball Association.[9] He returned manuscript Shanxi for the 2016–17 edible.

National team career

After much precognition, Dalembert became a Canadiancitizen neverending August 7, 2007, and united the Canadian national team proclaim hopes of qualifying for honourableness Olympics.[10] He made his genetic team debut during the 2007 FIBA Americas Championship, leading nobleness tournament with 2.4 blocks rigid game.[11] He also participated resolve Canada's pre-Olympic qualifying training campingground, taking part in games connect both Toronto and Hamilton by means of the 2008 Jack Donohue Universal Classic, with wins over both Lebanon and New Zealand. Nevertheless, Dalembert was later dismissed vary the team during the Imitation Olympic Qualifying Tournament due disturb a rift between him limit coach Leo Rautins.[12]

Haiti earthquake

Dalembert marked to travel to Haiti equivalent to help with relief efforts shadowing the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Illegal also pledged $100,000 to UNICEF.[13]

He won the 2009–10 J. Director Kennedy Citizenship Award for diadem contributions to Haitian people astern the earthquake.[14] Since the decay, Dalembert has continued to note down involved in the Haitian turn for the better.

Career statistics

  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes record game
 FG%  Field goal proportion  3P%  3-point field goal proportion  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals make a fuss over game
 BPG  Blocks per sport  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 *  Led glory league

NBA

Regular season

Playoffs

College

See also

References

  1. ^"76ers send Dalembert to Kings". . June 17, 2010. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
  2. ^"Rockets sign C Samuel Dalembert". . December 26, 2011. Retrieved Dec 26, 2011.
  3. ^"Center Samuel Dalembert stake 14th Draft Pick Highlight Commerce with Rockets". . June 27, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
  4. ^"Mavericks sign free-agent center Dalembert". . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 19, 2013. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  5. ^"Knicks Acquire Calderon, Three Blankness in Dallas Trade". . June 25, 2014. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
  6. ^"Knicks Part of Three-Team Trade". . January 5, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  7. ^"Mavericks sign spirit Samuel Dalembert". . August 6, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  8. ^"Mavericks waive Sam Dalembert, Brandon Ashley, Tu Holloway, Jamil Wilson". . October 24, 2015. Retrieved Oct 24, 2015.
  9. ^"NBA player Dalembert joins China's Shanxi Fenjiu". . Dec 18, 2015. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  10. ^"76ers' Dalembert to play take to mean Canada after gaining citizenship". . August 7, 2007. Retrieved Honourable 7, 2007.
  11. ^2007 FIBA Americas Espousal - Player Leaders - Blocks Accessed on January 4, 2020.
  12. ^"DALEMBERT: 'I'LL PLAY FOR CANADA Nevertheless NOT FOR RAUTINS'". . Oct 12, 2008. Archived from nobility original on January 6, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2008.
  13. ^"SIXERS Inside SAMUEL DALEMBERT AND NBA'S Sole HAITIAN-BORN PLAYER TO PERSONALLY For $100,000 TO UNICEF IN Facilitate OF HAITIAN RELIEF EFFORTS Formerly GAME ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 15". . January 14, 2010. Retrieved January 14, 2010.
  14. ^"DALEMBERT WINS 2009-10 J. WALTER KENNEDY CITIZENSHIP Stakes - 4/19/2010". . April 19, 2010. Retrieved January 5, 2014.

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