From Hahn:

* - Along with 7-foot project center Cheick Samb, the Knicks might also consider signing Fixer Favorite Demetris Nichols to a 10-day. You remember D-Knick, right? The 6-8 bomber from Syracuse was acquired on draft night in 2007 after he was drafted in the second round by the Portland Trail Blazers. He bounced around from the Knicks to Cleveland to Chicago and now plays in the D-League."

Posted by Rookie:

Posted by GKFv2:

I know Dumars liked Samb so we'll see if we can work with him. He's pretty much a scrub though but we need some height.

I don't know anything about him, but here's some stats:

Samb was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the second round (51st pick overall) of the 2006 NBA Draft, but was traded that day to the Detroit Pistons for shooting guard Maurice Evans.

In the 2005-06 season, he played for WTC Cornellá in the Spanish second division, averaging 9.6 points, 7.7 rebounds and 3.1 blocks,[1] shooting 51.4% from the field and 76.1% from the free-throw line, playing an average of 26 minutes per game in 29 games. He led the league in blocked shots, registering more blocks than the totals of all but one team in the league.

After being drafted, Samb played for the Pistons in the NBA Summer League, averaging 7.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.8 blocks, while shooting 65.2% from the field and 60.0% from the free-throw line. He would be loaned back to the same Spanish outfit for 2006–07.

In his second season with Cornellá, he averaged 10.5 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.9 blocks, while shooting 52% from the field, and 61% from the free-throw line, playing 24 minutes per game in only 19 games, in an injury-plagued season. Joining the Pistons for another Summer League, Samb posted slightly better numbers than in the previous edition, starting in four and playing in all five games. Subsequently, he signed a contract with the Pistons on July 17, 2007.[1]

On November 16, 2007, Samb played his first NBA regular season game[2]: against the Los Angeles Lakers, he had 4 rebounds, 2 points and 2 blocks in just 15 minutes, before being allocated to the NBA Development League, with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants.

On December 14, in his second D-League game, against the Dakota Wizards, Samb took an elbow to his mouth and lost two front teeth.[3] The teeth, knocked out at the root, were subsequently put in a saline solution and he was taken to a dentist to have them reset.[3] He also suffered a probable upper jawbone fracture.[3]

Samb was recalled to the NBA on December 21[2], switching to the Mad Ants again on January 29, 2008.[4] On February 3, he recorded a triple double with the Ants, with 12 points, 12 rebounds and 11 blocks.[5] On March 22, he was once again recalled to the Pistons.

On November 3, 2008, Samb was traded along with Antonio McDyess and Chauncey Billups to the Denver Nuggets, in exchange for Allen Iverson.[6] Samb (along with Sonny Weems) was later assigned to the Colorado 14ers, a team associated with the Nuggets in the NBA Development League.[7] On January 5, 2009, the Nuggets traded Samb, along with cash considerations, to the Los Angeles Clippers for a conditional second-round draft pick.

On February 16, 2009, Samb was waived by the Clipper

Maybe MDA can teach him the Jimmy Dolan shake and bake



[Edited by - Rookie on 02-23-2009 1:16 PM]

LMFAO!!!! When did this movie come out?

Posted by TMS:

Posted by K22:

Posted by Rookie:

From Isola:

"The Knicks appear to be closing in on a deal for D-Leaguer Cheikh Samb, who may be best remembered for being included in the Allen Iverson deal this season or for being posterized by Brandon Roy.

The 7-foot center, originally drafted by the Lakers in the second round, was one of the players that worked out on Monday for the Knicks, who have two available roster spots.

Nothing is official just yet but Samb has the inside track on one of the two roster spots. He is the very definition of a project. He’s already been on three team's rosters - the Pistons, Nuggets and Clippers - the latter of which released him on Feb. 16."

Cheik Samb? THIS Cheikh Samb?



Man, I really thought Brandon Roy was a nice guy.

[Edited by - K22 on 2009-02-23 2:36 PM]

at least Freddy Weiss will have company

I know you're joking about Weis, but at least this Samb kid went for the block. Weis just stood there like a herb and took the teabag. Great shotblockers get posterized a lot because they try to block everything. Seeing this kid catching a helmet like that actually gives me hope for him as a shotblocker.

Posted by eViL:

I know you're joking about Weis, but at least this Samb kid went for the block. Weis just stood there like a herb and took the teabag. Great shotblockers get posterized a lot because they try to block everything. Seeing this kid catching a helmet like that actually gives me hope for him as a shotblocker.

yeah i can't blame a guy for getting posterized... too many guys just let the guy waltz to the basket & put it down cuz they don't wanna end up on someone else's highlight reel.