Sam Dekker

Signed in Spain • Joventut Badalona • SF/PF • 5 years of NBA experience

Height6'9

Born6th May 1994 (age 32)

Weight230 lbs

Nationality🇺🇸USA

NBA Draft18th pick, 2015

Pre-draft teamWisconsin

HandRight

AgentMark Bartelstein/Kieran Piller (Priority Sports)

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Stats

8 seasons

Year	League	Team	G	GS	MPG	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS/G
2015-16	D League	Rio Grande Valley Vipers	7	0	23.3	4.7	11.3	41.8%	1.3	5.4	23.7%	3.4	5.9	58.5%	.475	1.1	1.7	66.7%	2.3	3.0	5.3	1.6	0.6	0.1	1.7	0.7	11.9
2015-16	NBA	Houston Rockets	3	0	2.0	0.0	0.0	—	0.0	0.0	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2016-17	NBA	Houston Rockets	77	2	18.4	2.6	5.6	47.3%	0.8	2.4	32.1%	1.9	3.1	59.1%	.543	0.5	0.9	55.9%	1.2	2.5	3.7	1.0	0.5	0.3	0.5	1.1	6.5
2017-18	NBA	L.A. Clippers	73	1	12.1	1.8	3.5	49.4%	0.1	0.8	16.7%	1.6	2.7	59.3%	.514	0.5	0.8	66.1%	0.6	1.8	2.4	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.5	1.0	4.2
2018-19	NBA	Cleveland Cavaliers	9	5	18.8	2.4	5.3	45.8%	0.6	1.4	38.5%	1.9	3.9	48.6%	.510	0.9	1.1	80.0%	1.0	2.7	3.7	1.0	1.2	0.0	0.6	1.4	6.3
2018-19	NBA	Total (NBA)	47	5	16.8	2.6	5.4	46.9%	0.4	1.3	30.6%	2.1	4.1	52.1%	.506	0.6	1.0	60.9%	1.1	2.0	3.1	1.0	0.8	0.1	0.5	1.0	6.1
2018-19	NBA	Washington Wizards	38	0	16.3	2.6	5.5	47.1%	0.4	1.3	28.6%	2.2	4.2	52.8%	.505	0.5	0.9	55.6%	1.2	1.9	3.0	1.0	0.7	0.2	0.5	0.9	6.1
2021-22	NBA	Toronto Raptors	1	0	1.0	0.0	0.0	—	0.0	0.0	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Teams

5 entries

Date	Team
2012 - 2015	Wisconsin (NCAA)
June 2015 - June 2017	Houston Rockets (NBA)
June 2017 - August 2018	L.A. Clippers (NBA)
August 2018 - December 2018	Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA)
December 2018 - present	Washington Wizards (NBA)

Transactions

13 entries

Date	League	Transaction
2015 NBA Draft	NBA	Drafted 18th overall by Houston.
20th July, 2015	NBA	Signed four year, $7,921,655 rookie scale contract with Houston. Included team options for 2017/18 and 2018/19.
9th February, 2016	D-League	Assigned by Houston to Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the D-League.
22nd February, 2016	D-League	Recalled by Houston from Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the D-League.
23rd February, 2016	D-League	Assigned by Houston to Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the D-League.
28th February, 2016	D-League	Recalled by Houston from Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the D-League.
1st March, 2016	D-League	Assigned by Houston to Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the D-League.
5th March, 2016	D-League	Recalled by Houston from Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the D-League.
30th October, 2016	NBA	Houston exercised 2017/18 team option.
28th June, 2017	NBA	Traded by Houston, along with Patrick Beverley, Kyle Wiltjer, Montrezl Harrell, DeAndre Liggins, Lou Williams, Darrun Hilliard, a 2018 first round pick and cash to L.A. Clippers in exchange for Chris Paul.
31st October, 2017	NBA	L.A. Clippers exercised 2018/19 team option.
7th August, 2018	NBA	Traded by L.A. Clippers, along with the draft rights to Renaldas Seibutis (#50, 2007) and cash, to Washington in exchange for the draft rights to Vladimir Veremeenko ('48, 2006).
7th December, 2018	NBA	As a part of a three team deal, traded by Cleveland to Washington, along with George Hill and a 2021 second round pick to Milwaukee, in exchange for Matthew Dellavedova, John Henson, a protected 2021 first round pick and a 2021 second round pick from Milwaukee, as well as a 2022 second round pick from Washington.

NBA Salary

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Listed total $21,050,000

2025/26	2026/27	2027/28	2028/29
$4,325,000 Signed in Spain Fully guaranteed	$4,950,000 Signed in Spain Fully guaranteed	$5,575,000 Signed in Spain $2,787,500 guaranteed Team option	$6,200,000 Signed in Spain $3,100,000 guaranteed Player option

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2017 NBA Manifesto

29th June 2017

Sam Dekker
SF/PF, 6’9, 230lbs, 23 years old, 2 years of experience

Added some decent depth at the shallowest position on the depth chart, rebounding the ball, finishing around the basket, and rarely turning it over. The spot-ups need work but should develop in due course. The free throw stroke is also poor and the defence unthreatening, but as a heady reserve and occasional small-ball four, Dekker has his uses.

Player Plan: Two years of rookie scale contract remaining. Keep, and actually use him in the playoffs next time.

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