Samuel Dalembert

Samuel Dalembert

Dalembert with the Mavericks in February 2014
Free agent
Position	Center
Personal information
Born	(1981-05-10) May 10, 1981 (age 35) Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Nationality	Haitian / Canadian
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school	St. Patrick (Elizabeth, New Jersey)
College	Seton Hall (1999–2001)
NBA draft	2001 / Round: 1 / Pick: 26th overall
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career	2001–present
Career history
2001–2010	Philadelphia 76ers
2010–2011	Sacramento Kings
2011–2012	Houston Rockets
2012–2013	Milwaukee Bucks
2013–2014	Dallas Mavericks
2014–2015	New York Knicks
2015–2017	Shanxi Zhongyu
Career highlights and awards
J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (2010)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Samuel Davis Dalembert (born May 10, 1981) is a Haitian-Canadian professional basketball player who last played for the Shanxi Zhongyu of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for Seton Hall University. He is known for his excellent shot blocking ability, having averaged about two blocks per game over his NBA 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 attended high school at St. Patrick High School in Elizabeth, New Jersey. He then went on to play college basketball at Seton Hall from 1999 to 2001.

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 Andres Nocioni and Spencer Hawes on June 17, 2010.

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

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