Sam Cassell details what makes Joe Mazzulla an awesome coach NECN [Video]

Before the 2023-24 NBA season, the Boston Celtics hired Sam Cassell as an assistant coach under Joe Mazzulla. Months later, Cassell celebrated the first NBA title of his coaching career.

A three-time NBA champion as a player, including with the C’s in 2008, Cassell knows a thing or two about what it takes to win. Even before Mazzulla led Boston to Banner 18, Cassell believed the young head coach had it in him.

Cassell joined Chris Forsberg for an exclusive interview on the Celtics Talk Podcast to discuss why Mazzulla is the perfect coach for Boston.

“He’s an awesome coach,” Cassell said. “He’s a hell of a coach who knows his stuff. He knows his stuff. He didn’t play in the NBA, people don’t consider him a player’s coach, but I played in the NBA and he is a player’s coach. He allows the players to dictate when we practice …