When a team has success like the Philadelphia 76ers have been having, other teams in the NBA and in the college ranks will look to take from that team to improve their own.
Philadelphia’s Temple University is looking for a new coach after parting ways with Aaron McKie after four seasons. McKie, who played parts of eight seasons with the Sixers, was 52-56 as coach of the Owls.
As Temple begins to conduct its search, it has its eyes on Sixers assistant Sam Cassell. The former All-Star has been on coach Doc Rivers’ staff for all three of his seasons in Philadelphia, and he was an assistant with Rivers while with the Los Angeles Clippers.
76ers assistant coach Sam Cassell has drawn interest from Temple University for its head coaching job, @hoopshype has learned. At this time, however, Cassell is focused on helping the Sixers compete for a championship. Cassell has interviewed for NBA head coaching jobs in the… https://t.co/WHYxGJKScY
— Michael Scotto (@MikeAScotto) March 20, 2023
At this point, Cassell is focusing on his job with the Sixers and ensuring that Philadelphia is in a good spot to compete for a championship. He is primed to be a head coach at some point, however, so one has to figure he will look into the Temple position sooner rather than later.
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