76ers trade center Dalembert to Sacramento for F Nocioni, C Hawes

76ers trade Dalembert to Kings for 2 players

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers have traded Samuel Dalembert to the Sacramento Kings for Andres Nocioni and Spencer Hawes.

The Sixers announced the three-player trade Thursday.

Dalembert was Philadelphia’s longest-tenured player, but he never developed into a dominant force after being drafted in the first round in 2001. The 6-foot-11 center averaged 8.1 points and 8.3 rebounds over eight seasons. He was unhappy with his role and asked for a trade last year.

Nocioni, a 6-foot-7 forward, averaged 8.5 points for the Kings last season. He was suspended two games in March after pleading no contest in California to drunken driving.

Hawes, a 7-foot-1 center, averaged 10 points and 6.1 rebounds last season. He was Sacramento’s first-round draft pick in 2007.

Nocioni and Hawes join a rebuilding team that missed the playoffs last season and has the No. 2 overall pick in next week’s draft.

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Sacramento Kings have agreed to acquire Samuel Dalembert from the Philadelphia 76ers for Andres Nocioni and Spencer Hawes, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Thursday.

The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal is still awaiting league approval.

Dalembert was Philadelphia’s longest-tenured player, but he never developed into a dominant force after being drafted in the first round in 2001. The 6-foot-11 center averaged 8.1 points and 8.3 rebounds over eight seasons. He was unhappy with his role and asked for a trade last year.

Nocioni, a 6-foot-7 forward, averaged 8.5 points for the Kings last season. He was suspended two games in March after pleading no contest in California to drunken driving.

Hawes, a 7-foot-1 center, averaged 10 points and 6.1 rebounds last season. He was Sacramento’s first-round draft pick in 2007.

Nocioni and Hawes join a rebuilding team that missed the playoffs last season and has the No. 2 overall pick in next week’s draft.

Dalembert, the NBA’s only Haitian-born player, went to Haiti in January with the aid group Project MediShare to assist with the earthquake relief effort.

Dalembert was scheduled to earn nearly $13 million in the final year of his contract. He has a 15 percent trade kicker in his deal. That clause made it difficult for the Sixers to trade him sooner.

AP Sports Writer Dan Gelston contributed to this report.