Sam Cassell - Sam I Am

Samuel James Cassell (born November 18, 1969 in Baltimore, Maryland), commonly referred to as Sam Cassell, is an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA), most recently for the Los Angeles Clippers and currently a free agent. The 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m), 185 lb (84 kg/13.2 st) point guard was selected out of Florida State University by the Houston Rockets with the 24th overall pick in the 1993 NBA Draft and won two NBA Championships in his first two seasons in the league as a member of the Rockets. He was voted into the NBA All-Star Game and All-NBA Team once, both in the 2003-04 season. A journeyman, he has played for the Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks, New Jersey Nets, Milwaukee Bucks, Minnesota Timberwolves and Los Angeles Clippers.

Cassell was selected out of Florida State University with the 24th overall pick of the 1993 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets as eventual successor to Kenny Smith at the point guard position. Eventually, he split point guard duties with Smith in 1994 and 1995, his first two seasons in the league, and helped the Rockets win two NBA Championships.

On March 3, 2001, he scored his career-high of 40 points aganist the Chicago Bulls. During All-Star Weekend in 2001, he won the Fleer Shootout at Jam Session on All-Star Saturday. During the 2002-03 season, he passed 10,000 points for his career. He arguably had his best season in 2003-04, when he was named to the All-NBA Second Team and All-Interview Second Team, and voted into the 2004 NBA All-Star Game. He also helped the Timberwolves to reach the 2004 Western Conference Finals.

Cassell appeared to have found a home with the Clippers, as he led them to the Western Conference Semifinals in the 2006 Playoffs. In the First Round, they beat the Denver Nuggets in five games, but would eventually fall to the Phoenix Suns in a 127-107 blowout in Game 7.

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[skyehoppers2]

Sam Cassell broke tons of barriers in the NBA. Never before had someone from another planet played in the NBA and played so well

[coulston111]

yea and he still gets more Bitches den u

[cellchat]

E.T phone home.

[sertin45]

nice mix

[mostsincere]

@VanagoAkis

KRS 1 - Friend

[mostsincere]

@Lorenshyne

If John Wall had Sam's midrange game, nobody in the nba would be able to stop him.

[mostsincere]

@lucasballer2107

KRS 1 - Friend

[SoCalJAH]

Most clutch player in NBA history.........pretty shot......most clever player ever...Great professional and person....super down to earth

[VanagoAkis]

Semas Casselas buvo tiesiog gynybos pjūklas. kad ir kokią gynybą demonstruotų komanda ar žaidėjas, jis savo firminiu judesiu ir metimu tiesiog privertė žilti daug trenerių ir fanų.

Sam was the saw of any defense. :)

[VanagoAkis]

Immortal player. Respect.