Last Updated on February 25, 2025 by Mat Diekhake
Here is the information on Samuel Dalembert:
- Full Name: Samuel Davis Dalembert
- Nationality: Haitian-Canadian
- Age: Born May 10, 1981
- Hometown: Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti; moved to Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in his youth
- Height: 6 feet 11 inches (2.11 meters)
- Weight: 250 pounds (113 kg) during his playing career
- Wingspan: 7 feet 6 inches (2.29 meters)
- Shoe Size: Size 19 (US)
- Number: Wore #1, #10, and #21 during his career
- Position: Center
- High School: Lucien-Pagé High School (Montreal, Quebec, Canada); St. Patrick High School (Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA)
- College: Seton Hall University (1999–2001)
- NBA Draft: 2001 NBA Draft, 1st Round, 26th overall pick by the Philadelphia 76ers
- Teams Played For:
- Philadelphia 76ers (2001–2010)
- Sacramento Kings (2010–2011)
- Houston Rockets (2011–2012)
- Milwaukee Bucks (2012–2013)
- Dallas Mavericks (2013–2014)
- New York Knicks (2014–2015)
- Championship Rings: None
- Kids: Known to have children, including a son and a daughter
- Siblings: Melissa Dalembert
Samuel Dalembert was drafted onto a Philadelphia 76ers team led by Allen Iverson. When you’re playing with Iverson, you’re playing to win. The 76ers needed a good center but they didn’t want Dalembert to be great because they wouldn’t have been able to pay him when it came time to upgrade his rookie contract. Dalembert was the ideal center for the 76ers with Allen Iverson, Andre Iguodala, and Andre Miller. That Iverson-led 76ers team was one of the best NBA teams to watch in history because of all the different pieces it had that made it a special team, from the great players to everybody else. It fitted perfectly, but it wasn’t quite enough to win. 2/26/2025