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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 | 59 | 38 | 1522 | 319 | 687 | 27 | 103 | 134 | 155 | 25 | 157 | 301 | 36 | 14 | 109 | 160 | 799 | .464 | .262 | .865 | 25.8 | 13.5 | 2.7 | 5.1 | |
| 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 | 28 | 18 | 723 | 160 | 329 | 12 | 47 | 51 | 60 | 12 | 72 | 158 | 15 | 5 | 55 | 71 | 383 | .486 | .255 | .850 | 25.8 | 13.7 | 2.6 | 5.6 |
| Road | 31 | 20 | 799 | 159 | 358 | 15 | 56 | 83 | 95 | 13 | 85 | 143 | 21 | 9 | 54 | 89 | 416 | .444 | .268 | .874 | 25.8 | 13.4 | 2.7 | 4.6 | |
| 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 | 39 | 36 | 1095 | 226 | 486 | 15 | 64 | 89 | 102 | 18 | 109 | 228 | 22 | 8 | 82 | 106 | 556 | .465 | .234 | .873 | 28.1 | 14.3 | 2.8 | 5.8 |
| Post | 20 | 2 | 427 | 93 | 201 | 12 | 39 | 45 | 53 | 7 | 48 | 73 | 14 | 6 | 27 | 54 | 243 | .463 | .308 | .849 | 21.4 | 12.2 | 2.4 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 32 | 19 | 835 | 202 | 400 | 19 | 58 | 92 | 100 | 14 | 85 | 167 | 25 | 7 | 68 | 81 | 515 | .505 | .328 | .920 | 26.1 | 16.1 | 2.7 | 5.2 |
| Loss | 27 | 19 | 687 | 117 | 287 | 8 | 45 | 42 | 55 | 11 | 72 | 134 | 11 | 7 | 41 | 79 | 284 | .408 | .178 | .764 | 25.4 | 10.5 | 2.7 | 5.0 | |
| 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 |
| Month | November | 13 | 13 | 362 | 68 | 155 | 2 | 14 | 41 | 46 | 8 | 32 | 63 | 8 | 0 | 33 | 37 | 179 | .439 | .143 | .891 | 27.8 | 13.8 | 2.5 | 4.8 |
| December | 14 | 14 | 433 | 96 | 191 | 9 | 30 | 31 | 36 | 5 | 42 | 91 | 12 | 5 | 32 | 40 | 232 | .503 | .300 | .861 | 30.9 | 16.6 | 3.0 | 6.5 | |
| January | 7 | 4 | 185 | 43 | 87 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 101 | .494 | .333 | .800 | 26.4 | 14.4 | 2.6 | 6.1 | |
| February | 8 | 5 | 158 | 26 | 71 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 22 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 62 | .366 | .083 | .818 | 19.8 | 7.8 | 2.8 | 4.8 | |
| March | 7 | 0 | 155 | 40 | 75 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 11 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 103 | .533 | .400 | .944 | 22.1 | 14.7 | 1.6 | 3.9 | |
| April | 10 | 2 | 229 | 46 | 108 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 29 | 4 | 32 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 31 | 122 | .426 | .261 | .828 | 22.9 | 12.2 | 3.2 | 3.9 | |
| 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 9 | 3 | 221 | 50 | 98 | 5 | 16 | 27 | 31 | 4 | 30 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 27 | 132 | .510 | .313 | .871 | 24.6 | 14.7 | 3.3 | 5.1 |
| Monday | 2 | 2 | 48 | 13 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 32 | .520 | .333 | .833 | 24.0 | 16.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | |
| Tuesday | 10 | 9 | 264 | 53 | 117 | 2 | 12 | 21 | 24 | 7 | 24 | 55 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 129 | .453 | .167 | .875 | 26.4 | 12.9 | 2.4 | 5.5 | |
| Wednesday | 14 | 9 | 341 | 63 | 145 | 4 | 19 | 25 | 30 | 5 | 31 | 75 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 43 | 155 | .434 | .211 | .833 | 24.4 | 11.1 | 2.2 | 5.4 | |
| Thursday | 6 | 4 | 139 | 22 | 53 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 58 | .415 | .250 | .929 | 23.2 | 9.7 | 1.8 | 4.2 | |
| Friday | 11 | 6 | 296 | 75 | 159 | 8 | 31 | 24 | 29 | 4 | 36 | 54 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 27 | 182 | .472 | .258 | .828 | 26.9 | 16.5 | 3.3 | 4.9 | |
| Saturday | 7 | 5 | 213 | 43 | 90 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 3 | 19 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 111 | .478 | .333 | .905 | 30.4 | 15.9 | 2.7 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 38 | 38 | 1085 | 221 | 479 | 15 | 61 | 88 | 101 | 20 | 109 | 224 | 23 | 8 | 75 | 105 | 545 | .461 | .246 | .871 | 28.6 | 14.3 | 2.9 | 5.9 |
| Reserve | 21 | 0 | 437 | 98 | 208 | 12 | 42 | 46 | 54 | 5 | 48 | 77 | 13 | 6 | 34 | 55 | 254 | .471 | .286 | .852 | 20.8 | 12.1 | 2.3 | 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 |
| Minutes | 30-39 | 24 | 23 | 786 | 165 | 358 | 12 | 53 | 67 | 79 | 15 | 76 | 159 | 15 | 8 | 47 | 74 | 409 | .461 | .226 | .848 | 32.8 | 17.0 | 3.2 | 6.6 |
| 20-29 | 26 | 12 | 624 | 131 | 275 | 13 | 40 | 61 | 67 | 9 | 68 | 115 | 19 | 5 | 44 | 73 | 336 | .476 | .325 | .910 | 24.0 | 12.9 | 2.6 | 4.4 | |
| 10-19 | 8 | 2 | 105 | 23 | 52 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 54 | .442 | .200 | .667 | 13.1 | 6.8 | 1.4 | 3.3 | |
| 0-9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | |||
| 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 16 | 11 | 397 | 73 | 163 | 7 | 28 | 22 | 32 | 8 | 39 | 79 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 45 | 175 | .448 | .250 | .688 | 24.8 | 10.9 | 2.4 | 4.9 |
| 1 Day | 22 | 15 | 574 | 118 | 271 | 11 | 47 | 52 | 57 | 9 | 75 | 103 | 12 | 3 | 42 | 56 | 299 | .435 | .234 | .912 | 26.1 | 13.6 | 3.4 | 4.7 | |
| 2 Days | 12 | 9 | 333 | 80 | 152 | 4 | 16 | 33 | 33 | 4 | 31 | 75 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 36 | 197 | .526 | .250 | 1.000 | 27.8 | 16.4 | 2.6 | 6.3 | |
| 3+ Days | 8 | 2 | 185 | 41 | 82 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 25 | 4 | 11 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 109 | .500 | .455 | .880 | 23.1 | 13.6 | 1.4 | 4.1 | |
| 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 | 18 | 15 | 509 | 105 | 227 | 6 | 22 | 36 | 44 | 12 | 49 | 101 | 11 | 2 | 26 | 60 | 252 | .463 | .273 | .818 | 28.3 | 14.0 | 2.7 | 5.6 |
| Western | 41 | 23 | 1013 | 214 | 460 | 21 | 81 | 98 | 111 | 13 | 108 | 200 | 25 | 12 | 83 | 100 | 547 | .465 | .259 | .883 | 24.7 | 13.3 | 2.6 | 4.9 | |
| 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 7 | 6 | 206 | 52 | 102 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 19 | 45 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 22 | 120 | .510 | .364 | .800 | 29.4 | 17.1 | 2.7 | 6.4 |
| Central | 6 | 6 | 181 | 26 | 67 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 16 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 65 | .388 | .143 | .800 | 30.2 | 10.8 | 2.7 | 5.8 | |
| Northwest | 10 | 3 | 212 | 49 | 108 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 5 | 30 | 45 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 26 | 125 | .454 | .263 | .846 | 21.2 | 12.5 | 3.0 | 4.5 | |
| Pacific | 15 | 8 | 393 | 93 | 183 | 10 | 33 | 41 | 49 | 4 | 46 | 79 | 11 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 237 | .508 | .303 | .837 | 26.2 | 15.8 | 3.1 | 5.3 | |
| Southeast | 5 | 3 | 122 | 27 | 58 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 67 | .466 | .250 | .857 | 24.4 | 13.4 | 2.8 | 4.2 | |
| Southwest | 16 | 12 | 408 | 72 | 169 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 36 | 4 | 32 | 76 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 35 | 185 | .426 | .207 | .972 | 25.5 | 11.6 | 2.0 | 4.8 | |
| 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | .231 | .000 | 18.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 4.5 | |
| Boston | 1 | 1 | 31 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | .357 | .000 | 31.0 | 10.0 | 6.0 | 9.0 | ||
| Charlotte | 1 | 1 | 34 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | .444 | .500 | .600 | 34.0 | 20.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | |
| Chicago | 1 | 1 | 38 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | .412 | .000 | .750 | 38.0 | 17.0 | 3.0 | 8.0 | |
| Cleveland | 1 | 1 | 32 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 19 | .438 | .333 | .667 | 32.0 | 19.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | |
| Dallas | 3 | 2 | 80 | 15 | 40 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 39 | .375 | .143 | 1.000 | 26.7 | 13.0 | 1.7 | 2.7 | |
| Denver | 2 | 1 | 54 | 12 | 32 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 33 | .375 | .375 | .857 | 27.0 | 16.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | |
| Detroit | 1 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | .250 | 1.000 | 30.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | ||
| Golden State | 2 | 1 | 64 | 15 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 40 | .556 | .000 | 1.000 | 32.0 | 20.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | |
| Houston | 3 | 2 | 94 | 23 | 40 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 60 | .575 | .429 | 1.000 | 31.3 | 20.0 | 2.7 | 6.7 | |
| Indiana | 2 | 2 | 49 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 18 | .471 | 1.000 | 24.5 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 5.0 | ||
| LA Clippers | 4 | 2 | 100 | 24 | 43 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 62 | .558 | .545 | .727 | 25.0 | 15.5 | 2.3 | 5.5 | |
| LA Lakers | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 21.0 | 15.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | |
| Memphis | 3 | 3 | 64 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 15 | .316 | .000 | 1.000 | 21.3 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 6.3 | |
| Miami | 1 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 | .438 | 1.000 | 30.0 | 19.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | ||
| Milwaukee | 1 | 1 | 32 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | .231 | .000 | 1.000 | 32.0 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | |
| New Jersey | 1 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 23 | .769 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | |
| New Orleans | 4 | 3 | 111 | 25 | 53 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 65 | .472 | .200 | .929 | 27.8 | 16.3 | 1.8 | 4.5 | |
| New York | 2 | 2 | 66 | 14 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 39 | .389 | .500 | .750 | 33.0 | 19.5 | 0.5 | 8.5 | |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 2 | 54 | 16 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 34 | .593 | .500 | 1.000 | 27.0 | 17.0 | 3.5 | 6.0 | |
| Phoenix | 4 | 3 | 109 | 26 | 51 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 57 | .510 | .125 | .667 | 27.3 | 14.3 | 3.0 | 5.3 | |
| Portland | 2 | 1 | 51 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 25 | .524 | .000 | 1.000 | 25.5 | 12.5 | 3.5 | 8.5 | |
| Sacramento | 4 | 2 | 99 | 23 | 52 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 63 | .442 | .222 | .833 | 24.8 | 15.8 | 3.3 | 5.0 | |
| San Antonio | 3 | 2 | 59 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 6 | .176 | .000 | 19.7 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.7 | ||
| Seattle | 3 | 1 | 57 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 28 | .500 | .000 | .571 | 19.0 | 9.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | |
| Toronto | 1 | 1 | 33 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 14 | .583 | .000 | 33.0 | 14.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | ||
| Utah | 3 | 0 | 50 | 14 | 31 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 39 | .452 | .333 | 1.000 | 16.7 | 13.0 | 1.3 | 3.0 | |
| Washington | 1 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 22 | .818 | 1.000 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | ||