December 26, 2011

December 26, 2011 12:05 pm ET

Houston signs Samuel Dalembert (Total value N/A ) (Re-signing)

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80 GP, 8.1 PPG, 8.2 RPG, 0.8 APG

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Rockets sign free-agent Dalembert

Samuel Dalembert. (AP Photo/Steve Yeater)

December 26, 2011, 12:05 pm

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

HOUSTON -- The Houston Rockets have signed free-agent centre Samuel Dalembert.

The six-foot-11 Dalembert agreed to a multi-year contract last week. The team officially announced his signing Monday.

Houston opens the season at Orlando on Monday night.

Dalembert, who became a Canadian citizen in 2007, averaged 8.1 points and 8.2 rebounds a game for Sacramento last season. The Montreal centre played his first eight seasons in Philadelphia after the 76ers made him a first-round (26th overall) pick in 2001.

The Rockets needed to add a big man after NBA commissioner David Stern halted a three-team deal that would have brought Pau Gasol to town.

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