So when you move out to a strange, new world, it helps to make friends. Playing on an NBA team, there are plenty of people to choose from as your new best friend. For Thornton, that would be third-year pro Josh Powell, a native of Atlanta who played in the ACC at North Carolina State.
A much different kind of friend Thornton needed to make was one who could take him by the hand and guide him through what life in the NBA is all about. Even though he was waived by the Clippers at the end of February, that man for Thornton was veteran point guard Sam Cassell.
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