Professional career
Sampson was selected by the Utah Jazz in the second round (47th overall) of the 2002 NBA draft. He was immediately traded by the Jazz to the Orlando Magic, and then again by the Magic to the Milwaukee Bucks on draft night. He signed with the Bucks on September 30, 2002, but was waived on July 10, 2003, after one season. [1]
On July 24, 2003, Sampson signed with the Los Angeles Lakers. [1] After playing 10 games for the Lakers in 2003–04, he was selected by the Charlotte Bobcats in the expansion draft in June 2004. [1] He was waived by the Bobcats on February 8, 2005. [1]
On August 8, 2005, Sampson signed with the Sacramento Kings. [1]
On July 28, 2006, Sampson signed with the Denver Nuggets. [1] He played 22 games in 2006–07, with his final NBA game coming on April 18, 2007, in a 100–77 victory over the San Antonio Spurs, where Sampson recorded 13 rebounds in 27 minutes as a starter. [2]
On October 1, 2007, Sampson signed with the Dallas Mavericks. [1] He was waived on October 22, prior to the start of the regular season. [1]
In November 2007, Sampson had an unsuccessful tryout with German team Skyliners Frankfurt. [3] [4] In December 2007, he signed with Liaoning Panpan Hunters of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) for the rest of the season. [5] In April 2008, he signed with Zain of the Jordanian Premier Basketball League for the rest of the season. [5]
On September 29, 2008, Sampson signed with the Toronto Raptors. [1] He was waived on October 22, prior to the start of the regular season. [1] Two days later, he signed with DongGuan New Century for the 2008–09 CBA season. [5] He left DongGuan in February 2009. [5]
In December 2009, Sampson signed with Smart Gilas of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) during the 2009–10 season. [5] He replaced C. J. Giles as the team's candidate to be a naturalized player for future international competitions. [6] Sampson left Smart Gilas in January 2010. [5]
In November 2010, Sampson joined Shanxi Brave Dragons for the 2010–11 CBA season. [5] [7] He left the team in December 2010. [5]
In November 2011, Sampson was selected by the Texas Legends with the fifth overall pick in the 2011 NBA Development League draft. [8] He appeared in two games for the Legends to start the 2011–12 NBA D-League season [1] before signing with the Boston Celtics on December 12 for training camp. [1] [9] He was waived by the Celtics on December 22, prior to the start of the 2011–12 NBA season. [10] He was waived by the Legends on January 9, 2012. [1]
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