<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Spend any amount of time with Samuel Dalembert and you quickly realize that it's hard not to like him. The guy is just ... nice. Not that you could tell by looking at him. At 6-foot-11, 255 pounds, Dalembert cuts an imposing figure, which may not produce love at first sight but lends the sort of intimidating presence the Philadelphia 76ers need on the floor. But off the court, well, intimidating is hardly the word. Cheery? Blissful? Mirthful? Now those would be more appropriate adjectives. After being selected with the 26th overall pick in the 2001 NBA Draft, Dalembert spent the first two seasons of his 76ers career planted firmly on the bench, playing 34 games his rookie season and relegated to a role as a glorified cheerleader, one he happily embraced. After losing the entire '02-2003 year to a knee injury, Dalembert enjoyed a breakthrough '04, playing in all 82 games and establishing himself as one of the games premier young centers.</div> Link
