Sam Dekker

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Basketball player
Sam Dekker
Sam Dekker (Rockets at Wizards 11-7-16) .jpg
Player information
Full name Samuel Thomas Dekker
birthday 6th May 1994 (age 26)
place of birth Sheboygan , Wisconsin , United States
size 203 cm
position Small forward / power forward
college Wisconsin
NBA draft 2015 , 18th pick, Houston Rockets
Club information
society Kuban locomotive
league VTB
Jersey number 1
Clubs as active
2015–2017 Houston Rockets → 2016 Rio Grande Valley VipersUnited StatesUnited States
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2017–2018 Los Angeles Clippers 2018 Cleveland Cavaliers 2018–2019 Washington Wizards Since 2019 Kuban locomotiveUnited StatesUnited States
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Samuel Thomas Dekker (born May 6, 1994 in Sheboygan , Wisconsin ) is an American basketball player .

NBA career

Dekker was selected 18th in the 2015 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets . In his debut season he came in three games for short appearances for the team; he was on the field for six minutes. Dekker struggled with back problems in his year as a rookie , which is why he was out for three months. After he recovered, Dekker played for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers in the Farm League D-League .

In his second year in the NBA Dekker played in the rotation of the Rockets and came in the 2016/17 season on 77 appearances with an average of 18.4 minutes of playing time in the regular season, in which he averaged 6.5 points per game. Dekker reached the NBA playoffs with the Rockets . In the conference semifinals, they ultimately lost to San Antonio 2: 4.

In the summer of 2017 he was transferred from the Rockets to the Los Angeles Clippers with three other players as part of a transfer for Chris Paul . At the Clippers, Dekker played an average of 12.1 minutes in 73 games and achieved an average of 4.2 points.

In the summer of 2018, Dekker was transferred again and ended up in the squad of the Cleveland Cavaliers . Decker started the 2018/19 season relatively well , but injured himself after just 9 games. He should not play any more games for the Cavaliers because he was transferred to the Washington Wizards a few weeks later in a trade between three teams . Dekker played 38 games for the Wizards and scored an average of 6.1 points per game.

After the season, Dekker's contract ran out and he did not receive a new contract in the NBA, then Dekker joined the Russian basketball club Lokomotive Kuban Krasnodar , which play their games in the VTB United League .

Web links

Commons : Sam Dekker  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Sources: Sam Dekker to have back surgery, miss about 3 months
  2. ^ NBA: The Los Angeles Clippers and Houston Rockets after the Chris Paul deal
  3. Sam Dekker Trade to Cavaliers ; espn.com; Accessed October 9, 2018
  4. Dekker Breach and Trade to the Wizards ; bulletsforever.com; Accessed December 10, 2018