Jamal Crawford

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Aaron Jamal Crawford (born March 20, 1980) is

an American professional basketball player for the Jamal Crawford
Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball
Association (NBA). Crawford played his high
school basketball for Rainier Beach High School, a
basketball powerhouse in Seattle, before committing
to play for the University of Michigan. Crawford
was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers but was
traded on draft day to the Chicago Bulls. In his
career, he has also played for the New York Knicks,
Golden State Warriors, Atlanta Hawks, Portland
Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Clippers. He won the
NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award in 2010, 2014
and 2016, becoming the first three-time winner of
the award in NBA history.[1] He currently holds the
record for most career four-point plays made with
50 (55 when counting the playoffs).[2][3]

Contents
1 High school and college career
2 NBA career
2.1 Chicago Bulls (20002004)
2.2 New York Knicks (20042008)
2.3 Golden State Warriors (2008 Crawford with the Atlanta Hawks in April 2010
2009) No. 11 Minnesota Timberwolves
2.4 Atlanta Hawks (20092011)
2.5 Portland Trail Blazers (2011 Position Shooting guard / Point guard
2012) League NBA
2.6 Los Angeles Clippers (2012
Personal information
2017)
2.7 Minnesota Timberwolves (2017 Born March 20, 1980
present) Seattle, Washington
3 Personal life
Nationality American
4 NBA career statistics
4.1 Regular season Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
4.2 Playoffs
Listed weight 195 lb (88 kg)
5 See also
6 References Career information
7 External links High school Rainier Beach
(Seattle, Washington)
College Michigan (19992000)
High school and college career
NBA draft 2000 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8th overall

Crawford attended Rainier Beach High School in Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers
Seattle, where his number (23) is retired. At Rainier Playing career 2000present
Beach, Crawford was a standout player who led the
Career history
Rainier Beach Vikings to victory in the 1998 WIAA
State Championship. Rainier Beach High School is 20002004 Chicago Bulls
also where fellow NBA and NCAA basketball
players Doug Christie, Nate Robinson, Terrence 20042008 New York Knicks
Williams, and C.J. Giles attended. After high 20082009 Golden State Warriors
school, Crawford attended the University of
Michigan, where he was given a six-game 20092011 Atlanta Hawks
suspension by the NCAA for violating rules on 20112012 Portland Trail Blazers
amateurism and extra benefits received by Seattle Los Angeles Clippers
20122017
businessman Barry Henthorn. Crawford served his
suspension and ended up averaging 16.6 points, 2.8 2017present Minnesota Timberwolves
rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.1 steals as a starter for Career highlights and awards
the Wolverines. He was then declared eligible for
the 2000 NBA draft.[4][5] 3 NBA Sixth Man of the Year (2010, 2014, 2016)
NBA free-throw percentage leader (2011)
NBA career
Stats at NBA.com
Chicago Bulls (20002004) Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Crawford was drafted in 2000 as a freshman by the

Cleveland Cavaliers but was traded on draft day to the Chicago Bulls for their pick, Chris Mihm. In his rookie
year Crawford started in 8 of the Bulls' 82 regular season games. In his rookie year Crawford struggled with his
shot, shooting just 35.2% from the field. Despite his low shooting percentage, Crawford scored in double digits
10 times and ended the season averaging 4.6 points, 1.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists. In his 2nd NBA season,
Crawford played in only 23 games due to injury, starting in 8 of these games. Though limited by injury, in this
season he improved in nearly every statistical category, averaging 9.3 points, 1.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists. In his
third year with the Bulls, Crawford played in 80 games, starting in 31. Crawford became a major component of
Bill Cartwright's offense, and continued to improve statistically, averaging 10.7 points, 2.3 rebounds, 4.2 assists
and 1 steal per game. The Bulls missed the playoffs with a record of 30-52. Crawford's fourth year in Chicago
was his last. In the season Crawford averaged 17.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 1.4 steals. During the
season Crawford became the starting shooting guard for the Bulls, Crawford had his best game as a Bull,
scoring 50 points and drilling 6-11 three pointers, vs. the Toronto Raptors on April 11, 2004. The Bulls finished
at 23-59 in what was Scottie Pippen's last year in the NBA. Prior to the 200405 season (after four seasons in
Chicago), Crawford was traded, along with Jerome Williams, to the Knicks for Dikembe Mutombo, Othella
Harrington, Frank Williams and Cezary Trybanski.

New York Knicks (20042008)

Crawford joined another young rebuilding team in the Knicks. Crawford started in 67 games for the Knicks,
averaging 17.7 points, 2.9 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.4 steals. Crawford had many games in which he scored
over 20 points, most noticeably a 41-point effort in which he made 17-25 shots against the Charlotte Bobcats
on December 4, 2004. The Knicks failed to qualify for the playoffs. Crawford in his second year in New York
City took a reduced sixth man role under head coach Larry Brown. In the role he averaged 14.3 points, 3.1
rebounds and 3.8 assists. The Knicks failed to make the playoffs with at 23-59. For the 2006-2007 season the
Knicks went a new direction, hiring Isiah Thomas to be the new head coach. He became the 4th head coach for
the Knicks in 3 years. Crawford only played in 59 games due to injury but averaged 17.6 points, 3.2 rebounds,
and 4.4 assists. In 2007-2008 Crawford averaged 20.6 points, 2.6 rebounds and 5.0 assists. Crawford provided
one of the few bright spots for the 23-59 Knicks on January 26, 2007, when he scored a career high 52 points,
hitting 16 shots in a row at one point. He hit 8 straight three pointers, one short of the team record set by Latrell
Sprewell in 2002.[6] In 2008-2009 Crawford only played in 11 games for the Knicks before being traded to the
Golden State Warriors for Al Harrington.

Golden State Warriors (200820 09)

Crawford was a good fit in Don Nelson's run-and-gun offense because of his three-point shooting, ball handling
and quickness. Crawford played in 54 games for the Warriors, starting in all of them. He averaged nearly 20
points a game, with 4.4 assists and 1.5 rebounds. On December 20, 2008, Crawford scored 50 points vs the
 Charlotte Bobcats in a 110103
victory for the Golden State
Warriors. He became the fourth
player in NBA history (after
Wilt Chamberlain, Bernard King
and Moses Malone) to score 50
points or more with 3 different
teams, doing so with the Bulls,
the Knicks, and the Warriors.
The Warriors did not qualify for
the playoffs. They traded
Crawford to the Atlanta Hawks
for guards Acie Law and Speedy
Claxton.[7]

Atlanta Hawks (2009

2011)
Crawford during his tenure with the
When Crawford joined the New York Knicks
Crawford with the Warriors
Atlanta Hawks in 2009, the team
had made the playoffs the last
two seasons. On January 15, 2010 Crawford hit the game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer for the Hawks in
a game against the Phoenix Suns; the Hawks won 102-101.[8] On February 3, 2010, Crawford set an NBA
record for most career four-point plays made in a win over the Los Angeles Clippers, passing Reggie Miller.[9]
Crawford averaged 18.0 points 2.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists off the bench, backing up All-Star guard Joe
Johnson, and Mike Bibby. Crawford was a leading candidate for the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award and
won it in 2010. The Hawks, led by Joe Johnson, Josh Smith, Al Horford, Mike Bibby and Crawford, qualified
for the playoffs. The clinching turned out to be Crawford's first trip to the playoffs; Crawford had the record for
longest tenured player without playing in a playoff game.[10] Crawford and the Hawks advanced past the
Milwaukee Bucks in seven games. Crawford led all scorers with 22 in the decisive game seven. The Hawks
were eventually swept by the Orlando Magic. In his second season in Atlanta, the Hawks fired coach Mike
Woodson and hired Larry Drew. Crawford regressed from his 2009-2010 season but still had a solid season off
the bench, averaging 14.2 points, 1.7 rebounds and 3.2 assists. Crawford was considered for the Sixth Man of
the Year Award but lost to Lamar Odom. The Hawks made it to the playoffs, this time as the 5th seed in the
Eastern Conference. The Hawks defeated the Orlando Magic, in a series where Crawford made a game-
clinching three-pointer with six seconds left in Game 3, but were defeated in six games by the Chicago Bulls in
the conference semi-finals.

Portland Trail Blazers (20112012)

On December 15, 2011, Crawford signed with the Portland Trail Blazers.[11] He averaged nearly 14 points in
60 games, while having a career-high free throw percentage of 92.7 percent in the lockout-shortened season.
The Trail Blazers did not make the playoffs with a record of 28-38 (.424).

Los Angeles Clippers (20122017)

On July 11, 2012, Crawford signed with the Los Angeles Clippers.[12]

During the 201213 season, Crawford averaged 16.5 points per game, 1.7 rebounds per game, and 2.5 assists
per game in 29.3 minutes per game. He played 76 games that season. He also finished in 2nd place in voting for
the 2013 NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award, edged out by J. R. Smith. In the opening round of the playoffs, the
Clippers were defeated by the Memphis Grizzlies in six games. During the 2013 playoffs, Crawford averaged
10.8 points per game, 2 rebounds per game, and 1.7 assists per game.
During the 201314 season, Crawford averaged 18.6 points, 3.2 assists,
and 2.3 rebounds per game in 69 games played. His 18.6 points per
game were the most ever for a bench player who had at least 1,000
points in a season.

On May 8, 2014, Crawford was named the 2014 NBA Sixth Man of the
Year, winning the award for the second time in his career. He led all
NBA reserves in scoring with 18.6 points per game, helping the
Clippers finish with their best record in franchise history (5725).[13]

During the fourth quarter of a 121120 overtime win over the Phoenix
Suns on December 8, 2014, Crawford was called for a loose ball foul
after getting tangled with Suns' guard Eric Bledsoe at midcourt. After Crawford being defended by Trevor
saying something to referee Mark Lindsay, Crawford was hit with a Ariza
technical and his first career ejection in his 976-game career.[14]

On November 2, 2015, in a win over the Phoenix Suns, Crawford became the third shooting guard in NBA
history to reach 16,000 points.[15] On November 14, he scored a game-high 37 points in a 10196 win over the
Detroit Pistons.[16] On January 10, 2016, he recorded his 46th four-point play of his career in a 114111
overtime win over the New Orleans Pelicans.[17] On April 8, 2016, he made a three-pointer with 0.2 seconds
left and finished with 30 points in the Clippers' 10299 overtime victory over the Utah Jazz.[18] On April 19, he
was named NBA Sixth Man of the Year for the third time in his career. At 36 years old, he broke his own
record, set in 2014, as the oldest winner of the award.[19][20]

On July 8, 2016, Crawford re-signed with the Clippers.[21] By making two of four three-pointers against the
New Orleans Pelicans on December 2, 2016, Crawford (1,962) passed Vince Carter (1,961) for No. 6 on the
NBA's all-time list for made three-pointers.[22] With a three-pointer at the 2:06 mark of the second quarter in
the Clippers' 118109 loss to the Toronto Raptors on February 6, 2017, Crawford became the sixth NBA player
to reach 2,000 made three-pointers. He joined Ray Allen, Reggie Miller, Jason Terry, Vince Carter and Paul
Pierce in the 2000 club.[23] During the game, Crawford also passed Eddie Johnson for No. 2 in career NBA
bench scoring. Crawford's 9,572 bench points trails only Dell Curry's 11,147.[23] He also passed Magic Johnson
for 74th in career points scored.[24] On February 11 against Charlotte, Crawford scored 22 points while going
5-of-8 on three-pointers. Crawford (2,009) subsequently passed Vince Carter (2,006) for fifth-most three-
pointers made in NBA history.[25]

On July 6, 2017, Crawford was acquired by the Atlanta Hawks in a three-team trade involving the Clippers and
the Denver Nuggets.[26] The following day, however, he was waived by the Hawks.[27]

Minnesota Timberwolves (2017 present)

On July 19, 2017, Crawford signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves.[28]

Personal life
On August 23, 2014, Crawford married his long-time girlfriend Tori Lucas. Notable people attending his
wedding were fellow Clippers teammates Blake Griffin, Matt Barnes, Chris Paul, DeAndre Jordan, Spencer
Hawes as well as Isaiah Thomas and fellow Seattle-born player Nate Robinson.[29]

NBA career statistics

Legend
GP Games played GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
FG% Field goal percentage 3P% 3-point field goal percentage FT% Free throw percentage
RPG APG SPG
RPG APG SPG
BPG Rebounds
Blocks perper game
game PPG Assists pergame
Points per game Bold Steals
Careerper game
high

Led the league

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
200001 Chicago 61 8 17.2 .352 .350 .794 1.5 2.3 .7 .2 4.6
200102 Chicago 23 6 20.9 .476 .448 .769 1.5 2.4 .8 .2 9.3
200203 Chicago 80 31 24.9 .413 .355 .806 2.3 4.2 1.0 .3 10.7
200304 Chicago 80 73 35.1 .386 .317 .833 3.5 5.1 1.4 .4 17.3
200405 New York 70 67 38.4 .398 .361 .843 2.9 4.3 1.3 .3 17.7
200506 New York 79 27 32.3 .416 .345 .826 3.1 3.8 1.1 .2 14.3
200607 New York 59 36 37.3 .400 .320 .838 3.2 4.4 1.0 .1 17.6
200708 New York 80 80 39.9 .410 .356 .864 2.6 5.0 1.0 .2 20.6
200809 New York 11 11 35.6 .432 .455 .761 1.5 4.4 .8 .0 19.6
200809 Golden State 54 54 38.6 .406 .338 .889 3.3 4.4 .9 .2 19.7
200910 Atlanta 79 0 31.1 .449 .382 .857 2.5 3.0 .8 .2 18.0
201011 Atlanta 76 0 31.1 .421 .341 .854 1.7 3.2 .8 .2 14.2
201112 Portland 60 6 26.9 .384 .308 .927 2.0 3.2 .9 .2 13.9
201213 L.A. Clippers 76 0 29.3 .438 .376 .871 1.7 2.5 1.0 .2 16.5
201314 L.A. Clippers 69 24 30.3 .416 .361 .866 2.3 3.2 .9 .2 18.6
201415 L.A. Clippers 64 4 26.6 .396 .327 .901 1.9 2.5 .9 .2 15.8
201516 L.A. Clippers 79 5 26.9 .404 .340 .904 1.8 2.3 .7 .2 14.2
201617 L.A. Clippers 82 1 26.3 .413 .360 .857 1.6 2.6 .7 .2 12.3
Career 1182 433 30.6 .410 .350 .861 2.3 3.5 .9 .2 15.5

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2010 Atlanta 11 0 31.9 .364 .360 .845 2.7 2.7 .8 .1 16.3
2011 Atlanta 12 0 29.8 .394 .350 .824 1.3 2.5 .8 .3 15.4
2013 L.A. Clippers 6 0 26.8 .387 .273 1.000 2.0 1.7 .5 .2 10.8
2014 L.A. Clippers 13 0 24.1 .398 .342 .886 1.5 2.0 .9 .2 15.5
2015 L.A. Clippers 14 0 27.1 .360 .243 .867 2.1 1.9 .9 .2 12.7
2016 L.A. Clippers 6 1 33.2 .379 .190 .880 2.2 2.2 1.7 .0 17.3
2017 L.A. Clippers 7 0 27.9 .422 .240 1.000 1.4 1.9 .6 .1 12.6
Career 69 1 28.4 .383 .302 .870 1.9 2.2 .9 .2 14.5

See also
List of National Basketball Association career 3-point scoring leaders
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External links
Career statistics and player information from NBA.com, or Basketball-Reference.com

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