Sam Dekker

Sam Dekker
Dekker with the Rockets in 2016
No. 15 – Cleveland Cavaliers
Position Small forward / Power forward
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1994-05-06) May 6, 1994
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight 230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school Sheboygan Lutheran
(Sheboygan, Wisconsin)
College Wisconsin (2012–2015)
NBA draft 2015 / Round: 1 / Pick: 18th overall
Selected by the Houston Rockets
Playing career 2015–present
Career history
2015–2017 Houston Rockets
2016 →Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2017–2018 Los Angeles Clippers
2018–present Cleveland Cavaliers
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing the  United States
FIBA Americas U18 Championship
2012 Brazil Team

Samuel Thomas Dekker (born May 6, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Dekker attended Sheboygan Lutheran High School in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. He played college basketball for the Wisconsin Badgers. After finishing college on a championship game run in the 2015 NCAA Tournament, Dekker was a very highly rated NBA draft prospect[1][2] and was selected by the Houston Rockets with the 18th overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft.[3]

High school career

Dekker was named the Wisconsin Gatorade Player of the Year following his senior season. He was also named 2012 Parade All-American, AP first-team all-state and Wisconsin Basketball Coaches' Association's Mr. Basketball award. He led Sheboygan Lutheran to the school's first-ever WIAA state title. Dekker scored 40 points, including the last 12, in the state title game including the game-winning three-point shot after dribbling the length of the court with two seconds left.[4]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Sam Dekker
SF		 Sheboygan, WI Sheboygan Lutheran 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jun 15, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 4 (SF)   Rivals: 3 (SF)  ESPN: 4 (SF)
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 10, 2011.

    College career

    Dekker with Wisconsin in 2012

    Freshman season

    Dekker played in 35 games (3 starts) as a freshman on the Wisconsin Badgers. He is one of only four true freshman to start under Bo Ryan joining Devin Harris, Alando Tucker and Josh Gasser. He earned Big Ten All-Freshman team recognition as well as honorable mention All-Big Ten honors. He was also two-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week (January 14 and March 4, 2013). Dekker scored a season-high 19 points against Arkansas on November 24, 2012, and Nebraska on February 26, 2013.[4]

    Sophomore season

    Before the season, Dekker was named to the Wooden Award and Naismith Trophy watch lists.[5]

    At the conclusion of the regular season, Dekker was named to the Second Team All-Big Ten by the coaches and Third Team All-Big Ten by the media.[6]

    Junior season

    Before the season, Dekker was named to the Wooden Award and Naismith Trophy watch lists.

    At the conclusion of the regular season, Dekker was named to the Second Team All-Big Ten by the coaches and by the media. But he really only took off in the NCAA Tournament. In the Sweet 16 against the number four seeded North Carolina Tar Heels, Dekker scored a career high 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the 1-seed Wisconsin to a 79-72 victory. In the Elite 8 against the number 2-seeded Arizona Wildcats, Dekker again came up big, scoring a new career high 27 points, including 5 of the Badgers's 10 second-half threes, the final of which is now known nationally as the "Dekker Dagger" shot because it sealed the win for Wisconsin. For these efforts, he was named West Regional Most Outstanding Player during the 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. In the Final Four game against the heavily favored and undefeated Kentucky Wildcats, Dekker came through with another huge game, scoring 16 points, including the three that gave Wisconsin the lead for good. The Badgers finished second in the NCAA tournament after losing to Duke in the championship game.[7] A week later, Dekker declared for the 2015 NBA draft, forgoing his final year of college eligibility.[8]

    Professional career

    Houston Rockets (2015–2017)

    On June 25, 2015, Dekker was selected by the Houston Rockets with the 18th overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft.[3][9] On July 7, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Rockets[10][11] but subsequently missed the entire 2015 NBA Summer League due to a back injury.[12] He appeared in all eight of the Rockets' preseason games, but managed game time in just three of the team's first 11 regular-season games.[13] On November 18, 2015, he was ruled out for three months after requiring back surgery.[14] On February 19, 2016, he was assigned to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, the Rockets' D-League affiliate, on a rehab assignment.[15] He was recalled by the Rockets on February 22.[16] He went on to receive two more assignments to the Vipers.[17]

    On December 14, 2016, Dekker scored a career-high 19 points in a 132–98 win over the Sacramento Kings.[18] On January 21, 2017, he made his first career start and set a new career high with 30 points in a 119–95 win over the Memphis Grizzlies.[19]

    Los Angeles Clippers (2017–2018)

    On June 28, 2017, the Los Angeles Clippers acquired Dekker, Patrick Beverley, Montrezl Harrell, Darrun Hilliard, DeAndre Liggins, Lou Williams, Kyle Wiltjer and a 2018 first-round pick from the Houston Rockets in exchange for Chris Paul.[20]

    Cleveland Cavaliers (2018–present)

    On August 7, 2018, Dekker was traded, along with the draft rights to Renaldas Seibutis and cash considerations, to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for the draft rights to Vladimir Veremeenko.[21]

    Personal life

    Dekker has remained a Sheboygan resident throughout his NBA career. In November 2016, Dekker purchased a 1,568-square-foot condo on the Sheboygan River for $289,000.[22]

    In May 2017, Dekker became engaged to Olivia Harlan, an ESPN and SEC Network reporter, daughter of NBA announcer Kevin Harlan, and granddaughter of NFL Green Bay Packers Chairman Emeritus Bob Harlan.[23]

    National team career

    In Summer 2012, Dekker was on the under-18 United States national team that defeated Brazil for the gold medal in the FIBA Americas championship, but his play was limited due to an injury.[24]

    Career statistics

    Legend
      GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
     FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
     RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
     BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

    NBA

    Regular season

    Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
    2015–16 Houston 302.0.000.000.000.3.0.3.0.0
    2016–17 Houston 77218.4.473.321.5593.71.0.5.36.5
    2017–18 L.A. Clippers 73112.1.494.167.6612.4.5.3.14.2
    Career 153315.1.481.283.6053.0.7.4.25.3

    Playoffs

    Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
    2017 Houston 407.8.250.500.0002.5.3.3.32.3
    Career 407.8.250.500.0002.5.3.3.32.3

    College

    Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
    2012–13 Wisconsin 35322.3.478.391.6903.41.30.70.49.6
    2013–14 Wisconsin 383829.8.469.326.6866.11.40.80.612.4
    2014–15 Wisconsin 404031.0.525.331.7085.51.20.50.513.9
    Career 1138127.9.494.348.6955.01.30.70.512.1

    References

    1. ↑ Ogden, Maxwell (June 28, 2013). "2014 NBA Mock Draft: Early Projections for entire 1st Round". Bleacher Report. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
    2. ↑ "Draft Express 2014 NBA Draft Rankings". DraftExpress.com. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
    3. 1 2 DeLong, Katie (June 25, 2015). "NBA Draft: Houston Rockets select former Badgers forward Sam Dekker at #21". WITI-FOX6. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
    4. 1 2 "Sam Dekker Wisconsin Badgers profile". UWBadgers.com. Archived from the original on December 9, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
    5. ↑ "Dekker named to Naismith Trophy Watch List". UWBadgers.com. November 21, 2013. Archived from the original on November 30, 2013. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
    6. ↑ "Big Ten Announces 2014 Men's Basketball Postseason Honors: Michigan's Stauskas named Big Ten Player of the Year". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
    7. ↑ Vinnie Duber (April 7, 2015). "On off night, Sam Dekker blames himself for Badgers' defeat". csnchicago.com. Archived from the original on April 8, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
    8. ↑ "Wisconsin's Sam Dekker headed to NBA draft". USA Today. April 10, 2015. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
    9. ↑ "Rockets Draft Dekker and Harrell". NBA.com. June 26, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
    10. ↑ "Dekker signs contract with Houston Rockets". The Sheboygan Press. July 7, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
    11. ↑ Berman, Mark (July 8, 2015). "Rockets, Sam Dekker reach contract agreement". my FOX Houston. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
    12. ↑ Feigen, Jonathan (July 13, 2015). "Injuries forcing Rockets to adjust summer league plans for Sam Dekker & Co". Chron.com. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
    13. ↑ "Sam Dekker 2015-16 Game Log". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
    14. ↑ Goodman, Jeff (November 17, 2015). "Sources: Sam Dekker to have back surgery, miss about 3 months". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
    15. ↑ "Rockets Assign Sam Dekker to Rio Grande Valley". OurSportsCentral.com. February 19, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
    16. ↑ "Roster Update: Rockets Recall Sam Dekker from..." Twitter. February 22, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
    17. ↑ "All-Time NBA Assignments". NBA.com. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
    18. ↑ "Harden's triple-double helps Houston to 8th straight win". ESPN.com. December 14, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
    19. ↑ "Dekker scores career-best 30 leading Rockets past Grizzlies". ESPN.com. January 21, 2017. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
    20. ↑ "Press Release: L.A. Clippers Acquire Seven Players and Draft Pick, Including Beverley, Dekker, Harrell and Williams". NBA.com. June 28, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
    21. ↑ "Cavaliers Acquire Sam Dekker". NBA.com. August 7, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
    22. ↑ "NBA player Sam Dekker buys $289,000 condo". MySheboygan.com. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
    23. ↑ "Sam Dekker engaged to NBA announcer's daughter". New York Post. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
    24. ↑ Markus, Don (February 22, 2015). "Against old teammate, Terps' Jake Layman seeks to show he belongs". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
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