Bucks to introduce center Samuel Dalembert Monday

MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Bucks plan to introduce center Samuel Dalembert to the Milwaukee media Monday, July 2nd at 11:00 a.m. 

The Bucks will live-stream the press conference at Bucks.com and tweet updates @Bucks at Twitter.com.

The Bucks acquired Dalembert from the Houston Rockets in a trade the day before the NBA draft.

The Bucks said they got Dalembert, the 14th overall pick in the draft, a future second round pick and cash considerations from Houston in exchange for forwards Jon Brockman and Jon Leuer, guard Shaun Livingston and the 12th pick.

In 65 games (45 starts) with Houston last season, Dalembert (6-11, 250) averaged 7.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.7 blocks (10th in NBA) in 22.2 minutes per game, while shooting 50.6 percent from the field and 79.6 percent from the free throw line. In 727 career NBA games, Dalembert, 31, has career averages of 8.0 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.9 blocked shots for the 76ers (2001-10), Kings (2010-11) and Rockets (2011-12). He has finished eight of his last 10 seasons ranked in the NBA’s top-10 in blocked shots.

A native of Haiti, Dalembert was the 26th overall pick by Philadelphia in the 2001 NBA Draft. He played eight seasons with the 76ers before being traded to Sacramento prior to the 2010-11 season. He signed with the Rockets as an unrestricted free agent prior to last season.

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