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Sam Cassell explains why winning a championship in Boston would be ‘life-changing’ for Jayson Tatum

Sam Cassell knows how it feels to win a title in both in Boston and elsewhere.

His first two championships came with the Houston Rockets in 1994 and 1995, and he won one with the Celtics in his final season as a player in 2008.

“It was special, man,” Cassell told Boston.com in an interview promoting his partnership with Zenni Optical. “Winning a championship in Boston was real, real special. They came out in Houston, but they really came out in Boston. To win a championship in Boston, with that tradition, that alone is huge.