What is the most current news regarding Sam Cassell?
Sure, I was excited like most of you when I heard that Sam Cassell would be a part of Flip Saunders’ coaching staff. It’s always exciting when a former NBA player joins the coaching ranks, especially a great communicator like Cassell. He gives the coaching staff a fiery, but positive leader who can motivate players to greater heights (something that the Hire Avery Johnson crowd desired) but he doesn’t have the authority to micromanage everything to death like Avery Johnson could’ve if he’d been given the reins. Since his hiring, we’ve heard good things about his work with Nick Young on coming off screens, working with Javaris Crittenton on his pull-up game, and Mike glowed about Sam’s coaching style in Vegas. He looks like he’s going to be an excellent addition to the staff and I don’t think it will be long until he’s coveted by someone for a head coaching gig. As excited as I am to see how Cassell grows and develops as a coach over the next few years, I’m just as excited to hear all t
The Sacramento Kings agreed in principle to a deal with the Boston Celtics on Monday night, a league source told ESPN.com. The Celtics will send Sam Cassell and cash to the Kings for a future second-round pick. Barring any changes overnight, the deal is expected to be finalized Tuesday afternoon with the league office. The deal helps the Celtics by removing Cassell’s salary from the team’s luxury-tax computations. The Kings give up virtually nothing to do it as the pick is heavily protected. Furthermore, another league source says the deal could pave the way for the Celtics to add another player to their roster prior to the playoffs. The Celtics had a maximum of 15 players on their current roster. Cassell hasn’t played a game for the Celtics this season, but he’s been an important veteran voice in the locker room. While it’s unclear what the Kings will do with Cassell, most likely they’ll waive him. Sources:
