 Dalembert with the Mavericks in February 2014 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1981-05-10)May 10, 1981 (age 44) Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Nationality | Haitian / Canadian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Listed weight | 255 lb (116 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Lucien-Pagé (Montreal, Quebec) |
| College | Seton Hall (1999–2001) |
| NBA draft | 2001: 1st round, 26th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Playing career | 2001–2017 |
| Position | Centre |
| Number | 1, 10, 21, 11 |
| 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 | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Points | 6,814 (7.7 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 6,942 (7.8 rpg) |
| Blocks | 1,546 (1.7 bpg) |
Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
Samuel Davis Dalembert (born May 10, 1981) is a Haitian-Canadian former professionalbasketball player who played 13 seasons in theNational Basketball Association (NBA). He playedcollege basketball forSeton Hall University. During his active NBA career, Dalembert was known for hisrebounding as well as hisshot blocking ability.
Dalembert was born inPort-au-Prince, Haiti and lived there for fourteen years before moving to Montreal, where he attended Lucien-Pagé (High School). He also attendedSt. Patrick High School inElizabeth, New Jersey. He then went on to play college basketball atSeton Hall from 1999 to 2001.
Dalembert was selected with the 26th overall pick by thePhiladelphia 76ers in the2001 NBA draft. After playing 8 seasons with the 76ers, he was traded to theSacramento Kings forAndrés Nocioni andSpencer 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 theMilwaukee Bucks, along withJohn Henson, the 14th pick in the2012 NBA draft, forJon Brockman,Jon Leuer,Shaun Livingston, andJeremy Lamb, the 12th pick in the 2012 NBA draft.[3]
On July 19, 2013, Dalembert signed with theDallas Mavericks.[4]
On June 25, 2014, Dalembert, along withShane Larkin,Wayne Ellington,José Calderón and two 2014 second-round picks, was traded to theNew York Knicks in exchange forTyson Chandler andRaymond 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 withShanxi Zhongyu of theChinese Basketball Association.[9] He returned to Shanxi for the 2016–17 season.
After much anticipation, Dalembert became aCanadiancitizen on August 7, 2007, and joined theCanadian national team in hopes of qualifying for theOlympics.[10] He made his national team debut during the2007 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 bothToronto andHamilton during the 2008 Jack Donohue International Classic, with wins over bothLebanon andNew Zealand. However, Dalembert was later dismissed from the team during theWorld Olympic Qualifying Tournament due to a rift between him and coachLeo Rautins.[12]
Dalembert decided to travel to Haiti to help with relief efforts following the2010 Haiti earthquake. He also pledged $100,000 toUNICEF.[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.
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999–2000 | Seton Hall | 30 | 21 | 21.4 | .503 | – | .518 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 6.0 |
| 2000–01 | Seton Hall | 29 | 27 | 21.4 | .565 | – | .556 | 5.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 8.3 |
| Career | 59 | 48 | 21.4 | .537 | – | .539 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 7.1 | |