Jamal Sampson

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Jamal Wesley Sampson (born May 15, 1983 in Inglewood, California) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA for the Denver Nuggets. He is positioned as a power forward and a center. He attended the University of California, Berkeley and was selected by the Utah Jazz in the 2nd round (47th overall) in the 2002 NBA Draft and then was traded along with Ryan Humphrey to the Orlando Magic for Curtis Borchardt. The Magic then traded Sampson to the Milwaukee Bucks for Rashard Griffith. After barely playing with the Bucks, Sampson was signed by the Lakers but then was placed on the injured list. He was later selected by the Charlotte Bobcats in the expansion draft in 2004, but ended up signing as a free agent with the Kings in 2005. On July 28, 2006 Sampson signed with the Denver Nuggets.

[edit] Trivia

• His best friend is the Atlanta Hawks' Josh Childress^{[citation needed]}
• He is the cousin of 1983's number one NBA draft pick Ralph Sampson^[1]

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Jamal Sampson at NBA.com

[edit] External links

• NBA.com Player Profile
• College & NBA stats
• Cal Bears profile

2002 NBA Draft
First Round Yao Ming | Jay Williams | Mike Dunleavy, Jr. | Drew Gooden | Nikoloz Tskitishvili | Dajuan Wagner | Maybyner "Nene" Hilario | Chris Wilcox | Amare Stoudemire | Caron Butler | Jared Jeffries | Melvin Ely | Marcus Haislip | Fred Jones | Bostjan Nachbar | Jiri Welsch | Juan Dixon | Curtis Borchardt | Ryan Humphrey | Kareem Rush | Qyntel Woods | Casey Jacobsen | Tayshaun Prince | Nenad Krstić | Frank Williams | John Salmons | Chris Jefferies | Dan Dickau
Second Round Steve Logan | Roger Mason, Jr. | Robert Archibald | Vincent Yarbrough | Dan Gadzuric | Carlos Boozer | Milos Vujanić | David Andersen | Tito Maddox | Rod Grizzard | Juan Carlos Navarro | Mario Kasun | Ronald Murray | Jason Jennings | Lonny Baxter | Sam Clancy | Matt Barnes | Jamal Sampson | Chris Owens | Peter Fehse | Darius Songaila | Federico Kammerichs | Marcus Taylor | Rasual Butler | Tamar Slay | Mladen Sekularac | Luis Scola | Randy Holcomb | Corsley Edwards