After three seasons with the Sixers, Sam Cassell is reportedly set to join the Celtics' coaching staff. NoahLevick of NBCSPhilly has the story:
, he also didn’t mind offering blunt criticisms and pushing players. Cassell took ample pride in Maxey’s outstanding development. After playing irregular minutes as a rookie and making just 30.1 percent of his three-point attempts, Maxey averaged an efficient 20.3 points in his third season while shooting 43.4 percent from long range on increased volume.
in a phone interview last summer immediately before running Maxey through a workout in Los Angeles. “I can coach him hard, I can get on him. And he knows I can get on him. … , ‘This ain’t for me, this is strictly for you. This is strictly for you. My history playing the game of basketball has been written; it ain’t going to get better. It is what it is. But yours hasn’t started yet.’ By Year 15, I want this kid to be a great player. Not a good player, a great player.
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