boston.com - 3/3/2008
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Sam Cassell was in his hometown of Baltimore yesterday, preparing to travel to Boston once he clears waivers tonight at 6. Soon thereafter, the point guard is expected to join former teammates Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen as the final piece of general manager Danny Ainge's extreme makeover of the Celtics. Cassell's agent, David Falk, said yesterday he expects no last-minute surprises
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... forever to make his first contribution… congratulations. Hopefully, we’ll shame him into a few more pieces.
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Former Los Angeles Clippers point guard Sam Cassell cleared waivers on Monday night and was planning to fly to Boston on Tuesday to sign with the Celtics.
"We anticipate him being a member of the Celtics," team spokesman Jeff Twiss said. "He is not a ...
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