Annie Linskey of the Baltimore Sun reports:

Baltimore native and three-time NBA champion Sam Cassell said today he plans to become an assistant coach with the Boston Celtics after playing one more season.

Cassell, a 38-year-old guard who was part of the Celtics’ title run this year, told a reporter about his plans shortly before speaking at a City Hall news conference. “This is my last year playing with the Celtics,” he said. “Next week, I’ll sign the contract.”

After finishing the 2008-09 season, he plans to exercise an option to join the coaching staff. “I am playing this year,” he said. “After that, I have the option to do coaching for them.”

My reaction is similar to one of Scooby Doo’s: “errrf?”

From a roster standpoint, one of two things inevitably have to happen, as adding Cassell would push the Celtics roster to 16 players. One scenario would be that Darius Miles (non-guaranteed) gets cut. The other potentially being a minor two-for-one or three-for-two trade.

Time will tell.

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