[h1]Dalembert set to re-sign with Sacramento[/h1]
Dalembert, who averaged 8.1 points and 8.2 rebounds for the Kings last season, appears set to re-sign with Sacramento.
(Cary Edmondson-US Presswire)
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December 20, 2011
It looked as if Sacramento had moved on from center Samuel Dalembert. But Dalembert said Tuesday night he anticipates re-signing with the Kings.
"If things work out, everything structurally (with the contact), it will be Sacramento," Dalembert said in a phone interview with FOX Sports Florida from his Boca Raton, Fla., home. "It's close."
Sacramento had apparently decided to go another direction at center when the Kings last week signed Chuck Hayes to a four-year, $21 million. But Hayes failed a physical due to a heart condition earlier this week and his contract was voided.
The Kings then turned back to Dalembert, who averaged 8.1 points and 8.2 rebounds for them last season while making $13.43 million.
"There are no hard feelings," said Dalembert. "I think we can do something exciting. Last season, it seemed we were getting the excitement back in the city."
Dalembert, 31, anticipates it will be a "one- or two-year deal" with the Kings, and that he hopes to firm up negotiations Wednesday. He said getting one year with a player option is a possibility.
"A lot of guys are doing it," Dalembert said of a short-term deal. "Like Greg Oden, Kwame Brown, Kris Humphries (who all signed one-year deals)."
When asked if his contract would be in the range of $7 milion per season, Dalembert said it would depend on whether the contract is for one or two years.
Dalembert had been courted by Houston. But he's not sure why that fell apart.
"It's frustrating," Dalembert said of the Rockets dropping out.
Dalembert said he looked at Miami early in the process. However, the Heat did not have much money available due to being over the salary cap.
"We looked at (the Heat)," Dalembert said. "But it would have to have been a sign and trade."
Still, Dalembert says he's happy to be on the verge of returning to the Kings.