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Samuel James Cassell (Sam)
Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-3 ▪ Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: November 18, 1969 in Baltimore, Maryland
High School: Paul Laurence Dunbar in Baltimore, Maryland
College: Florida State University
Draft: Houston Rockets, 1st round (24th pick, 24th overall), 1993 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 5, 1993
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| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 78 | 77 | 2700 | 546 | 1162 | 59 | 163 | 385 | 447 | 57 | 342 | 450 | 88 | 14 | 177 | 216 | 1536 | .470 | .362 | .861 | 34.6 | 19.7 | 4.4 | 5.8 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 38 | 38 | 1287 | 272 | 527 | 31 | 64 | 189 | 224 | 23 | 154 | 226 | 45 | 5 | 93 | 101 | 764 | .516 | .484 | .844 | 33.9 | 20.1 | 4.1 | 5.9 |
| Road | 40 | 39 | 1413 | 274 | 635 | 28 | 99 | 196 | 223 | 34 | 188 | 224 | 43 | 9 | 84 | 115 | 772 | .431 | .283 | .879 | 35.3 | 19.3 | 4.7 | 5.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 45 | 44 | 1527 | 306 | 674 | 31 | 93 | 245 | 286 | 23 | 194 | 266 | 46 | 7 | 113 | 116 | 888 | .454 | .333 | .857 | 33.9 | 19.7 | 4.3 | 5.9 |
| Post | 33 | 33 | 1173 | 240 | 488 | 28 | 70 | 140 | 161 | 34 | 148 | 184 | 42 | 7 | 64 | 100 | 648 | .492 | .400 | .870 | 35.5 | 19.6 | 4.5 | 5.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 40 | 40 | 1373 | 301 | 586 | 35 | 90 | 187 | 221 | 20 | 176 | 238 | 44 | 9 | 84 | 100 | 824 | .514 | .389 | .846 | 34.3 | 20.6 | 4.4 | 6.0 |
| Loss | 38 | 37 | 1327 | 245 | 576 | 24 | 73 | 198 | 226 | 37 | 166 | 212 | 44 | 5 | 93 | 116 | 712 | .425 | .329 | .876 | 34.9 | 18.7 | 4.4 | 5.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | October | 1 | 1 | 36 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 17 | .412 | .250 | .667 | 36.0 | 17.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 |
| November | 15 | 15 | 494 | 100 | 228 | 3 | 16 | 87 | 101 | 14 | 67 | 86 | 13 | 2 | 35 | 42 | 290 | .439 | .188 | .861 | 32.9 | 19.3 | 4.5 | 5.7 | |
| December | 14 | 13 | 503 | 100 | 225 | 15 | 36 | 98 | 116 | 4 | 57 | 90 | 18 | 4 | 37 | 39 | 313 | .444 | .417 | .845 | 35.9 | 22.4 | 4.1 | 6.4 | |
| January | 12 | 12 | 390 | 80 | 166 | 9 | 31 | 44 | 50 | 1 | 51 | 74 | 14 | 1 | 32 | 25 | 213 | .482 | .290 | .880 | 32.5 | 17.8 | 4.3 | 6.2 | |
| February | 13 | 13 | 453 | 86 | 181 | 6 | 22 | 53 | 59 | 14 | 58 | 69 | 11 | 0 | 22 | 34 | 231 | .475 | .273 | .898 | 34.8 | 17.8 | 4.5 | 5.3 | |
| March | 17 | 17 | 598 | 127 | 249 | 22 | 41 | 73 | 83 | 15 | 73 | 94 | 26 | 6 | 37 | 57 | 349 | .510 | .537 | .880 | 35.2 | 20.5 | 4.3 | 5.5 | |
| April | 6 | 6 | 226 | 46 | 96 | 3 | 13 | 28 | 35 | 9 | 30 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 123 | .479 | .231 | .800 | 37.7 | 20.5 | 5.0 | 5.7 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 6 | 6 | 210 | 51 | 95 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 32 | 9 | 31 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 21 | 137 | .537 | .500 | .938 | 35.0 | 22.8 | 5.2 | 6.2 |
| Monday | 9 | 9 | 334 | 73 | 159 | 9 | 28 | 46 | 57 | 3 | 38 | 49 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 33 | 201 | .459 | .321 | .807 | 37.1 | 22.3 | 4.2 | 5.4 | |
| Tuesday | 11 | 11 | 361 | 67 | 150 | 9 | 21 | 54 | 64 | 6 | 44 | 58 | 11 | 1 | 26 | 35 | 197 | .447 | .429 | .844 | 32.8 | 17.9 | 4.0 | 5.3 | |
| Wednesday | 16 | 16 | 550 | 115 | 228 | 13 | 34 | 72 | 82 | 6 | 82 | 97 | 17 | 3 | 31 | 44 | 315 | .504 | .382 | .878 | 34.4 | 19.7 | 5.1 | 6.1 | |
| Thursday | 4 | 4 | 133 | 30 | 59 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 24 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 87 | .508 | .444 | .958 | 33.3 | 21.8 | 3.0 | 4.5 | |
| Friday | 17 | 16 | 573 | 106 | 245 | 7 | 34 | 61 | 71 | 15 | 59 | 96 | 20 | 1 | 37 | 44 | 280 | .433 | .206 | .859 | 33.7 | 16.5 | 3.5 | 5.6 | |
| Saturday | 15 | 15 | 539 | 104 | 226 | 12 | 27 | 99 | 117 | 16 | 76 | 95 | 20 | 3 | 42 | 30 | 319 | .460 | .444 | .846 | 35.9 | 21.3 | 5.1 | 6.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 77 | 77 | 2667 | 540 | 1143 | 58 | 158 | 379 | 441 | 57 | 339 | 444 | 87 | 14 | 177 | 214 | 1517 | .472 | .367 | .859 | 34.6 | 19.7 | 4.4 | 5.8 |
| Reserve | 1 | 0 | 33 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .316 | .200 | 1.000 | 33.0 | 19.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 40+ | 6 | 6 | 262 | 53 | 112 | 3 | 14 | 49 | 59 | 10 | 34 | 49 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 22 | 158 | .473 | .214 | .831 | 43.7 | 26.3 | 5.7 | 8.2 |
| 30-39 | 62 | 61 | 2175 | 453 | 948 | 53 | 136 | 312 | 360 | 43 | 278 | 364 | 69 | 14 | 136 | 164 | 1271 | .478 | .390 | .867 | 35.1 | 20.5 | 4.5 | 5.9 | |
| 20-29 | 10 | 10 | 263 | 40 | 102 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 28 | 4 | 30 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 30 | 107 | .392 | .231 | .857 | 26.3 | 10.7 | 3.0 | 3.7 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 21 | 21 | 755 | 149 | 321 | 14 | 39 | 139 | 154 | 16 | 98 | 118 | 24 | 5 | 51 | 59 | 451 | .464 | .359 | .903 | 36.0 | 21.5 | 4.7 | 5.6 |
| 1 Day | 34 | 34 | 1173 | 249 | 511 | 20 | 66 | 150 | 179 | 28 | 140 | 194 | 38 | 7 | 75 | 100 | 668 | .487 | .303 | .838 | 34.5 | 19.6 | 4.1 | 5.7 | |
| 2 Days | 14 | 13 | 475 | 84 | 201 | 17 | 35 | 61 | 70 | 11 | 57 | 80 | 16 | 2 | 32 | 36 | 246 | .418 | .486 | .871 | 33.9 | 17.6 | 4.1 | 5.7 | |
| 3+ Days | 8 | 8 | 261 | 57 | 112 | 7 | 19 | 33 | 41 | 2 | 41 | 55 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 154 | .509 | .368 | .805 | 32.6 | 19.3 | 5.1 | 6.9 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 51 | 51 | 1759 | 356 | 762 | 39 | 110 | 255 | 300 | 37 | 223 | 293 | 56 | 9 | 117 | 144 | 1006 | .467 | .355 | .850 | 34.5 | 19.7 | 4.4 | 5.7 |
| Western | 27 | 26 | 941 | 190 | 400 | 20 | 53 | 130 | 147 | 20 | 119 | 157 | 32 | 5 | 60 | 72 | 530 | .475 | .377 | .884 | 34.9 | 19.6 | 4.4 | 5.8 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 25 | 25 | 837 | 160 | 358 | 21 | 54 | 120 | 142 | 17 | 109 | 140 | 23 | 4 | 55 | 59 | 461 | .447 | .389 | .845 | 33.5 | 18.4 | 4.4 | 5.6 |
| Central | 26 | 26 | 922 | 196 | 404 | 18 | 56 | 135 | 158 | 20 | 114 | 153 | 33 | 5 | 62 | 85 | 545 | .485 | .321 | .854 | 35.5 | 21.0 | 4.4 | 5.9 | |
| Midwest | 14 | 13 | 475 | 106 | 207 | 12 | 30 | 71 | 80 | 4 | 53 | 79 | 16 | 5 | 35 | 39 | 295 | .512 | .400 | .888 | 33.9 | 21.1 | 3.8 | 5.6 | |
| Pacific | 13 | 13 | 466 | 84 | 193 | 8 | 23 | 59 | 67 | 16 | 66 | 78 | 16 | 0 | 25 | 33 | 235 | .435 | .348 | .881 | 35.8 | 18.1 | 5.1 | 6.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 4 | 4 | 127 | 32 | 60 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 20 | 1 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 86 | .533 | .400 | .900 | 31.8 | 21.5 | 3.3 | 5.3 |
| Boston | 3 | 3 | 106 | 18 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 26 | 1 | 21 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 59 | .450 | .000 | .885 | 35.3 | 19.7 | 7.0 | 8.7 | |
| Chicago | 4 | 4 | 133 | 23 | 66 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 6 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 68 | .348 | .222 | .870 | 33.3 | 17.0 | 5.5 | 4.0 | |
| Cleveland | 4 | 4 | 149 | 32 | 62 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 0 | 23 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 89 | .516 | .222 | .767 | 37.3 | 22.3 | 5.8 | 6.5 | |
| Dallas | 2 | 2 | 67 | 15 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 43 | .536 | .400 | .917 | 33.5 | 21.5 | 2.5 | 7.0 | |
| Denver | 2 | 2 | 74 | 19 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 49 | .576 | .400 | 1.000 | 37.0 | 24.5 | 8.0 | 5.0 | |
| Detroit | 3 | 3 | 98 | 25 | 47 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 67 | .532 | .333 | .789 | 32.7 | 22.3 | 4.0 | 6.3 | |
| Golden State | 2 | 2 | 77 | 15 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 44 | .517 | .000 | .875 | 38.5 | 22.0 | 4.0 | 8.5 | |
| Houston | 2 | 2 | 67 | 14 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 42 | .500 | .333 | .765 | 33.5 | 21.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | |
| Indiana | 4 | 4 | 160 | 34 | 66 | 0 | 7 | 33 | 35 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 101 | .515 | .000 | .943 | 40.0 | 25.3 | 4.3 | 5.8 | |
| LA Clippers | 2 | 2 | 70 | 17 | 33 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 43 | .515 | .333 | 1.000 | 35.0 | 21.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | |
| LA Lakers | 2 | 2 | 72 | 12 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 35 | .387 | .667 | .818 | 36.0 | 17.5 | 8.0 | 7.5 | |
| Memphis | 2 | 1 | 68 | 15 | 35 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 41 | .429 | .286 | .900 | 34.0 | 20.5 | 2.5 | 5.5 | |
| Miami | 4 | 4 | 141 | 29 | 62 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 81 | .468 | .462 | .944 | 35.3 | 20.3 | 4.8 | 4.8 | |
| Minnesota | 2 | 2 | 73 | 20 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 50 | .571 | .000 | 1.000 | 36.5 | 25.0 | 4.5 | 6.5 | |
| New Jersey | 4 | 4 | 128 | 25 | 53 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 23 | 2 | 14 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 79 | .472 | .750 | .870 | 32.0 | 19.8 | 3.5 | 6.0 | |
| New Orleans | 3 | 3 | 106 | 25 | 50 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 59 | .500 | .500 | .667 | 35.3 | 19.7 | 2.7 | 6.3 | |
| New York | 4 | 4 | 142 | 31 | 63 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 29 | 3 | 17 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 87 | .492 | .250 | .793 | 35.5 | 21.8 | 4.3 | 5.8 | |
| Orlando | 3 | 3 | 89 | 13 | 39 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 38 | .333 | .333 | .733 | 29.7 | 12.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | |
| Philadelphia | 4 | 4 | 127 | 20 | 53 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 53 | .377 | .125 | .800 | 31.8 | 13.3 | 4.0 | 4.8 | |
| Phoenix | 2 | 2 | 77 | 15 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 46 | .455 | .250 | .882 | 38.5 | 23.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | |
| Portland | 2 | 2 | 73 | 14 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 35 | .452 | .500 | .833 | 36.5 | 17.5 | 3.5 | 9.0 | |
| Sacramento | 1 | 1 | 33 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 13 | .357 | .000 | .750 | 33.0 | 13.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | |
| San Antonio | 2 | 2 | 70 | 13 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 45 | .448 | .667 | .833 | 35.0 | 22.5 | 3.5 | 5.5 | |
| Seattle | 2 | 2 | 64 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 19 | .273 | .333 | 1.000 | 32.0 | 9.5 | 4.0 | 1.5 | |
| Toronto | 4 | 4 | 149 | 25 | 53 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 3 | 19 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 75 | .472 | .600 | .880 | 37.3 | 18.8 | 4.8 | 7.3 | |
| Utah | 2 | 2 | 56 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 25 | .526 | .333 | 1.000 | 28.0 | 12.5 | 1.0 | 5.0 | |
| Washington | 3 | 3 | 104 | 24 | 48 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 64 | .500 | .333 | .875 | 34.7 | 21.3 | 2.7 | 5.7 | |