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Sampson? New Center?
« on: December 21, 2011, 01:03:01 AM »

Offline EmilioBonilla

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Apparently the Celts picked up another forward-center guy in Jamal Sampson. Who is this guy? Just saw that we signed him on Yahoo Sports.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3644
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Re: Sampson? New Center?
« Reply #1 on: December 21, 2011, 01:38:02 AM »

Offline BigGovy

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I remember him at CAL and I liked him a lot at the time  ( maybe 2002-3?) He came out to early after one year and was drafted top 20 but was to skinny not ready and I am sure like most kids out of Cal not ready in life for the NBA. I know he has been all over Europe but nice to see he is listed at 257 pounds cause he was or used to be slim. Lets see what he's got.
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Re: Sampson? New Center?
« Reply #2 on: December 21, 2011, 01:50:10 AM »

Offline 33_Larry Legend_33

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Too bad his first name isn't Ralph...
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« Reply #3 on: December 21, 2011, 02:08:04 AM »

Offline ImShakHeIsShaq

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Well, he played on the Lakers w/ Shaq and Kobe? I can't find any vids of him playing... I'm guessing that says how good (or bad really) he is...
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« Reply #4 on: December 21, 2011, 02:42:29 AM »

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http://forums.celticsblog.com/index.php?topic=51207.0

There you go. The thread even has his stats. Enjoy!  ;D
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« Reply #5 on: December 21, 2011, 03:45:22 AM »

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Jamal Wesley Sampson (born May 15, 1983 in Inglewood, California) is an American professional basketball player.

A power forward/center, Sampson is the cousin of the 1983 NBA Draft's number one overall pick Ralph Sampson.[1] He attended the University of California, Berkeley where he played only one season before being selected by the Utah Jazz in the second round (47th overall) of the 2002 NBA Draft. He was then was traded along with Ryan Humphrey to the Orlando Magic for Curtis Borchardt. The Magic then traded Sampson to the Milwaukee Bucks for Rashard Griffith.

After barely playing with the Bucks, Sampson was signed by the Los Angeles Lakers, appearing in only 10 games. He was later selected by the Charlotte Bobcats in the expansion draft in 2004, and signed as a free agent with the Sacramento Kings in 2005-2006. On July 28, 2006, Sampson signed with the Denver Nuggets and played a further 22 NBA games.

Sampson was waived by the Dallas Mavericks on October 22, 2007 during the NBA preseason.

In 2009, he signed with the Smart Gilas developmental team in the Philippines, replacing C. J. Giles as the team’s candidate to be a naturalized player for future international competitions.[2]

Sampson later moved on to China, playing for the Liaoning Dinosaurs, Dongguan Leopards and Shanxi Zhongyu Brave Dragons.[3]

In November 2011, Sampson was selected by the Texas Legends with the fifth pick in the NBA D-League Draft.[4] In early December 2011, Sampson joined the Boston Celtics for training camp.[5]

From Wiki, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamal_Sampson
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« Reply #6 on: December 21, 2011, 03:51:49 AM »

Offline Kuberski1

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I thought it was.....Ralph!
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« Reply #7 on: December 21, 2011, 04:57:09 AM »

Offline xmuscularghandix

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Jamal has been in camp, he just hasn't done anything... case in point why you thought he was just brought in.



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« Last Edit: December 21, 2011, 05:08:30 AM by xmuscularghandix »
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« Reply #8 on: December 21, 2011, 05:08:17 AM »

Offline xmuscularghandix

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Like Stiemsma, Sampson is 6'11" 260lbs. They would both be nice to have as backup bigs but the Celtics really only need one of them.

Garnett, Bass, Johnson

O'Neal, Wilcox, Stiemsma

that should be fine to start the season, if anyone better becomes available for the vet min... then grab him. But that's a NBA Defensive Player of the year, Big 10 defensive player of the year, NBDL Defensive Player of the year, then J.O. who is 28th on the career block list. That's nice size.
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