the Los Angeles Clippers on September 29, 2014, to join Doc Rivers' staff as assistant coach. Philadelphia 76ers On November 9, 2020, the Philadelphia 76ers hired Cassell as an assistant coach under Doc Rivers. Media Cassell appeared on TNT's NBA Fundamentals series, in which basketball players describe certain aspects of the game. He was chosen to illustrate the "mid-range game", i.e. shooting from the area around the free throw line, the paint, the wings and the baseline. In this clip, Cassell explains how to post up against opposing guards, shoot pull-up jump shots and hit buzzer beaters. He admires retired NBA players Terrell Brandon and Jeff Hornacek, two prolific mid-range shooters after whom he modeled his game. Personal life His son, Sam Cassell Jr., played for Iona College. Cassell Jr. also played for and earned his associate's and bachelor's degrees from Chipola College and the University of Connecticut respectively. In 2017, Cassell Jr. was signed on the Summer League squad for Cleveland Cavaliers. NBA career statistics Regular season |- | style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"|† | style="text-align:left;"|Houston | 66 || 6 || 17.0 || .418 || .295 || .841 || 2.0 || 2.9 || .9 || .1 || 6.7 |- | style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"|† | style="text-align:left;"|Houston | 82 || 1 || 23.0 || .427 || .330 || .843 || 2.6 || 4.9 || 1.1 || .2 || 9.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Houston | 61 || 0 || 27.6 || .439 || .348 || .825 || 3.1 || 4.6 || .9 || .1 || 14.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Phoenix | 22 || 9 || 24.5 || .415 || .306 || .855 || 2.3 || 4.5 || 1.0 || .3 || 14.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Dallas | 16 || 13 || 24.9 || .424 || .306 || .840 || 3.1 || 3.6 || 1.1 || .4 || 12.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|New Jersey | 23 || 22 || 33.8 || .443 || .392 || .831 || 3.6 || 6.5 || 1.6 || .3 || 19.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|New Jersey | 75 || 72 || 34.7 || .441 || .188 || .860 || 3.0 || 8.0 || 1.6 || .3 || 19.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|New Jersey | 4 || 3 || 25.0 || .429 || .143 || .935 || 1.5 || 4.8 || .8 || .0 || 18.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Milwaukee | 4 || 0 ||