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Sam Cassell Houston Rockets · #19
Sam Cassell is a retired guard best known with the Houston Rockets. Clutch, quirky three-time champion. Career averages: 15.7 points, 3.2 rebounds and 6 assists per game.
Balladex Impact · 68
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◆ Rated
Houston Rockets · #19 · Guard
Sam Cassell
Season avg7.6 pts · 1.8 reb · 2.1 ast · .385 fg
Career avg15.7 pts · 3.2 reb · 6.0 ast · .449 fg
IMPACTBalladex Impact 68 — Solid starter tierINDEXSam Cassell · Houston RocketsIMPACTBalladex Impact 68 — Solid starter tierINDEXSam Cassell · Houston Rockets
Scouting report
Sam Cassell — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
C+
retired standout · guard · Impact 68
Sam Cassell is a retired guard best known with the Houston Rockets. Clutch, quirky three-time champion. Career averages: 15.7 points, 3.2 rebounds and
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OffenseF
DefenseC
Feel / IQC
Playmaking
Average creator
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Scoring
Strong scorer
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D
Rebounding
Below average on the glass
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C
3PT / spacing
Average spacing
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Perimeter D
Below average on the perimeter
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Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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Clutch
Average late
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Athleticism
Strong tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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Durability
Availability
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Act II
Where Sam Cassell stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
✦ Balladex Consensus: Solid starter tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
68Impact index
336Star score
Career scoring average15.7 ppg
Seasons in the index19
Accolades on file2
3× NBA Champion · 1× NBA All-Star
Stat explorer
Sam Cassell — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
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Scoring
7.6 PPG
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Playmaking
2.1 APG
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D
Rebounding
1.8 RPG
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C
Shooting
.409 3P%
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The engine
How the model sees Sam Cassell
Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.
Projected 2008-09 72% confidence
10.8
pts
8.8–12.8
2.4
reb
1.6–3.2
3.8
ast
3.0–4.6
22.2
min
proj
60
gp
health
.434
fg%
~base
.312
3p%
~base
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 15-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Last season 11.2 → projected 10.8 PPG
Minutes / role
-0.5
Development (his trend)
-0.1
Age curve
+0.0
Live context
+0.2
Net vs last season-0.4 PPG
Everything it reads
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19 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
real
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Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
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Per-stat aging curves
age — — applied per stat
curve
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: 58 / 38 / 17 → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified
Sam Cassell career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-94 CHIP | 66 | 17.0 | 6.7 | 2.0 | 2.9 | .418 | .295 |
| 1994-95 CHIP | 82 | 23.0 | 9.5 | 2.6 | 4.9 | .427 | .330 |
| 1995-96 | 61 | 27.6 | 14.5 | 3.1 | 4.6 | .439 | .348 |
| 1996-97 (Phoenix) | 22 | 24.5 | 14.8 | 2.3 | 4.5 | .415 | .306 |
| 1996-97 (Dallas) | 16 | 24.9 | 12.3 | 3.1 | 3.6 | .424 | .306 |
| 1996-97 (New Jersey) | 23 | 33.8 | 19.3 | 3.6 | 6.5 | .443 | .392 |
| 1997-98 | 75 | 34.7 | 19.6 | 3.0 | 8.0 | .441 | .188 |
| 1998-99 (New Jersey) | 4 | 25.0 | 18.0 | 1.5 | 4.8 | .429 | .143 |
| 1998-99 (Milwaukee) | 4 | 24.8 | 13.8 | 2.3 | 4.3 | .409 | .333 |
| 1999-00 | 81 | 35.8 | 18.6 | 3.7 | 9.0 | .466 | .289 |
| 2000-01 | 76 | 35.6 | 18.2 | 3.8 | 7.6 | .474 | .306 |
| 2001-02 | 74 | 35.2 | 19.7 | 4.2 | 6.7 | .463 | .348 |
| 2002-03 | 78 | 34.6 | 19.7 | 4.4 | 5.8 | .470 | .362 |
| 2003-04 | 81 | 35.0 | 19.8 | 3.3 | 7.3 | .488 | .398 |
| 2004-05 | 59 | 25.8 | 13.5 | 2.7 | 5.1 | .464 | .262 |
| 2005-06 | 78 | 34.0 | 17.2 | 3.7 | 6.3 | .443 | .368 |
| 2006-07 | 58 | 24.3 | 12.3 | 2.9 | 4.7 | .418 | .294 |
| 2007-08 (LA Clippers) | 38 | 25.7 | 12.8 | 2.8 | 4.7 | .455 | .259 |
| 2007-08 (Boston) CHIP | 17 | 17.6 | 7.6 | 1.8 | 2.1 | .385 | .409 |
| Career | 993 | 30.0 | 15.7 | 3.2 | 6.0 |
Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.
EraLab · the stat time machinenovel
Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.
—raw PPG
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—in 2026 pace
why
Player DNA + compssimilarity model
Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart
Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.
Role simulatorpowered by GM engine
Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.
Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.
Context
Are the Houston Rockets built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
55–27proj record
#4conf seed
+5.5net rtg
117.5off rtg
112.1def rtg
98%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Switch-heavy — Switches 1–4 (or 1–5) to erase actions and keep bodies in front. Core trending improving. Defensive anchors: Amen Thompson, Fred VanVleet.
How his role moves
Projected 55–27, 4th in the West. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
68 of 99
Solid starter tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
2 accolades
3× NBA Champion · 1× NBA All-Star
Act IV
The Ballad of Sam Cassell
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
Houston Rockets
Turning pro
Drafted 1993 as a Guard.
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Sam Cassell is a retired retired standout. Clutch, quirky three-time champion.
Chapter
He averaged 15.7 points, 3.2 rebounds and 6 assists and won 3 championships over his career.
Where things stand
A retired standout and Houston Rockets name.
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Cassell's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
Off the court
Measurables ESPN
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 185 lbs
- College
- Florida State
- NBA debut
- 1993
- Draft
- 1993
- Jersey
- #19
Legacy
Clutch, quirky three-time champion.
The person
A retired retired standout and Houston Rockets name.
Retired
Houston Rockets
Champion
Verified profiles & sources
FAQ
Sam Cassell — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Sam Cassell, answered.
What were Sam Cassell's career averages?
Sam Cassell averaged 15.7 points, 3.2 rebounds and 6 assists per game.
Is Sam Cassell retired?
Yes — Sam Cassell is a retired guard.
Sam Cassell career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
