Dalembert was selected with the 26th overall pick by the
Philadelphia 76ers in the
2001 NBA draft. After playing 8 seasons with the 76ers, he was traded to the
Sacramento Kings for
Andrés Nocioni and
Spencer Hawes on June 17, 2010. On December 26, 2011, he signed a multi-year deal with the Houston Rockets. On June 27, 2012, Dalembert was traded to the
Milwaukee Bucks, along with
John Henson, the 14th pick in the
2012 NBA draft, for
Jon Brockman,
Jon Leuer,
Shaun Livingston, and
Jeremy Lamb, the 12th pick in the 2012 NBA draft. On July 19, 2013, Dalembert signed with the
Dallas Mavericks. On June 25, 2014, Dalembert, along with
Shane Larkin,
Wayne Ellington,
José Calderón and two 2014 second-round picks, was traded to the
New York Knicks in exchange for
Tyson Chandler and
Raymond Felton. On January 5, 2015, he was waived by the Knicks. Dalembert's final NBA game was played on December 27, 2014, in a 129–135 loss to the Sacramento Kings. In his final game, Dalembert recorded 11 points, 4 rebounds and 4 blocks. On August 6, 2015, Dalembert signed with the Dallas Mavericks, returning to the franchise for a second stint. However, he was later waived by the Mavericks on October 24 prior to the start of the regular season. He appeared in four preseason games for the team, but a left leg injury forced him to miss the final three games of the preseason schedule. On December 17, 2015, he signed with
Shanxi Zhongyu of the
Chinese Basketball Association. He returned to Shanxi for the 2016–17 season. ==National team career==