Samuel Dalembert Draws Interest From Heat, According To Report
By Tom Ziller
- NBA Contributor
Looking to shore up its center position, the Miami Heat are
reportedly after free agent Samuel Dalembert. But getting him could be
difficult.
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Jun 14, 2011 - As the Miami Heat pick up the pieces from a disappointing NBA Finals loss to the Dallas Mavericks, the center position sticks out as a continued problem, especially given the way Tyson Chandler
performed on the boards over the course of the championship series. As
such, it makes perfect sense that the Heat are expressing interest in
free agent center Samuel Dalembert, as reported by the Miami Herald's Barry Jackson (via SB Nation Bay Area).
Jackson reports that Miami would look to use the mid-level exception
on Dalembert, provided that the exception still exists in the new
collective bargaining agreement. The Sacramento Kings,
the team that Dalembert played for last season, could also execute a
sign-and-trade with Miami, assuming sign-and-trade deals remain legal in
the new CBA. The Kings have expressed interest in retaining Dalembert
as a frontcourt partner for young DeMarcus Cousins, but are believed to be committed to paying only a relatively small salary to the veteran.
Dalembert is one of the best rebounders and shotblockers in the NBA.
He's an athletic finisher, but has awful hands, only sporadic bursts of
offensive excellence and is prone to making a bad goaltending play once
every half-hour or so. He hails from Haiti and has done amazing amounts
of charitable work in Port-au-Prince since the devastating earthquake
less than two years ago. Miami is a short flight from Port-au-Prince.
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