Samuel Dalembert
Samuel Dalembert was born in Port-au-Prince, Ouest, Haiti on May 10th, 1981 and is the Basketball Player. At the age of 42, Samuel Dalembert biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Samuel Davis Dalembert (born May 10, 1981) is a Haitian-Canadian former professional basketball player who competed in the National Basketball Association for 13 years (NBA).
He played basketball for Seton Hall University during college.
He is known for his shot blocking skills.
High school and college career
Dalembert was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and spent 14 years there before heading to Montreal, where he attended Lucien-Pagé (High School). In Elizabeth, New Jersey, he also attended St. Patrick High School. From 1999 to 2001, he continued to play college basketball at Seton Hall.
Professional career
In the 2001 NBA draft, Dalembert was selected with the Philadelphia 76ers' 26th overall pick. He was drafted by the Sacramento Kings for Andrés Nocioni and Spencer Hawes on June 17, 2010 after playing 8 seasons with the 76ers.
He signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on December 26, 2011.
Dalembert was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks alongside 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.
Dalembert signed with the Dallas Mavericks on July 19, 2013.
Dalembert, along with Shane Larkin, Wayne Ellington, José Calderón, and two other 2014 second-round picks, was traded to the New York Knicks in exchange for Tyson Chandler and Raymond Felton on June 25, 2014. He was waived by the Knicks on January 5, 2015.
In a 129-135 loss to the Sacramento Kings on December 27th, 2014, Dalembert's last NBA game was played. Dalembert's last game featured 11 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 blocks.
Dalembert signed with the Dallas Mavericks on August 6, 2015, his second appearance in the franchise. However, he was later waived by the Mavericks on October 24 ahead of the regular season. He appeared in four preseason games for the team, but he was forced to miss the final three games of the season due to a left leg injury. He signed with Shanxi Zhongyu of the Chinese Basketball Association on December 17, 2015. He returned to Shanxi for the 2016-2017 season.
National team career
Dalembert became a citizen of Canada on August 7, 2007 and joined the Canadian national team in the hopes of qualifying for the Olympics after much anticipation. During the 2007 FIBA Americas Championship, he made his national team debut, leading the tournament with 2.4 blocks per game. He was also a participant in Canada's pre-Olympic qualifying training camp, playing in both Toronto and Hamilton during the 2008 Jack Donohue International Classic, beating both Lebanon and New Zealand. Dalembert was eventually dropped from the team during the World Olympic Qualifying Tournament due to a rift between him and coach Leo Rautins.