Jamal Crawford
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| Atlanta Hawks – No. 11 | |
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| Born: March 20, 1980 Seattle, Washington |
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| Nationality | American |
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| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| League | NBA |
| High school | Rainier Beach (Seattle) |
| College | Michigan |
| Draft | 8th overall, 2000 Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Pro career | 2000–present |
| Former teams | Chicago Bulls (2000–2004) New York Knicks (2004–2008) Golden State Warriors (2008–2009) |
| Profile | Info Page |
Aaron Jamal Crawford (born March 20, 1980 in Seattle, Washington) is an American professional basketball player who plays with the NBA's Atlanta Hawks.
He is a 6'5" (1.96 m) and 200 lb (91 kg) shooting guard/point guard.
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[edit] High school and college
Crawford attended Rainier Beach High School in Seattle, where his number (23) is retired. After high school, Crawford attended the University of Michigan, where he was given a six-game suspension by the NCAA for violating rules on amateurism and extra benefits received by Seattle businessman Barry Henthorn.[1][2]
[edit] Professional career
After being drafted in 2000 as a freshman by the Cleveland Cavaliers, he was traded on draft day to the Chicago Bulls for their pick, Chris Mihm. After four seasons in Chicago, he was traded (along with Jerome Williams) to the Knicks prior to the 2004–05 season, where he started alongside Stephon Marbury at shooting guard. He averaged 19.6 points a game with the Knicks.
On January 26, 2007, Crawford scored a career high 52 points, hitting 16 shots in a row at one point. He hit 8 straight three pointers, one shy of the team record set by Latrell Sprewell in 2002.[3]
[edit] Golden State Warriors
On November 21, 2008, Crawford was traded to the Golden State Warriors for forward–center Al Harrington.[4]
On December 20, 2008, Crawford scored 50 points vs the Charlotte Bobcats in a 110–103 victory for the Golden State Warriors. He became the fourth player in NBA history to score 50 points or more with 3 different teams, doing so with the Bulls, the Knicks, and the Warriors.
[edit] Atlanta Hawks
On June 25, 2009, Crawford was traded to the Atlanta Hawks for Acie Law and Speedy Claxton.[5]
[edit] Playing style
Crawford is considered by many to be a "tweener" because he is not a pure point guard or a pure shooting guard, but has many of the talents required by each position. Because he is primarily used as a shooting guard, he is often matched up against larger, more physical players. As a result he often struggles on the defensive end of the floor.[citation needed]
[edit] Achievements
He wore uniform number 11 and 1 for his whole career in honor of his favorite player Isiah Thomas (except for 2008-09 season with the Golden State Warriors, when he switched to no. 6) .[6] On December 6, 2005, he scored 31 second-half points in front of friends and family, as he and fellow Rainier Beach alum Nate Robinson enjoyed a road victory over the Seattle SuperSonics. This occurred just hours after Crawford unveiled Crawford Court, the $100,000 gymnasium for Rainer Beach High School.
[edit] NBA career statistics
| Legend | |||||
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| 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 | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
[edit] Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2000–01 | Chicago | 61 | 8 | 17.2 | .352 | .350 | .794 | 1.5 | 2.3 | .7 | .2 | 4.6 |
| 2001–02 | Chicago | 23 | 6 | 20.9 | .476 | .448 | .769 | 1.5 | 2.4 | .8 | .2 | 9.3 |
| 2002–03 | Chicago | 80 | 31 | 24.9 | .413 | .355 | .806 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 1.0 | .3 | 10.7 |
| 2003–04 | Chicago | 80 | 73 | 35.1 | .386 | .317 | .833 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 1.4 | .4 | 17.3 |
| 2004–05 | New York | 70 | 67 | 38.4 | .398 | .361 | .843 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 1.3 | .3 | 17.7 |
| 2005–06 | New York | 79 | 27 | 32.3 | .416 | .345 | .826 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 1.1 | .2 | 14.3 |
| 2006–07 | New York | 59 | 36 | 37.3 | .400 | .320 | .838 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 1.0 | .1 | 17.6 |
| 2007–08 | New York | 80 | 80 | 39.9 | .410 | .356 | .864 | 2.6 | 5.0 | 1.0 | .2 | 20.6 |
| 2008–09 | New York | 11 | 11 | 35.6 | .432 | .455 | .761 | 1.5 | 4.4 | .8 | .0 | 19.6 |
| 2008–09 | Golden State | 54 | 54 | 38.6 | .406 | .338 | .889 | 3.3 | 4.4 | .9 | .2 | 19.7 |
| Career | 597 | 393 | 32.6 | .404 | .347 | .843 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 1.0 | .2 | 15.2 |
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ College Basketball's Tarnished Twenty...University of Michigan, Findlaw Sports, Retrieved June 18, 2007
- ^ Crawford's benefactor back to business, out of basketball, By Ted Miller, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Published February 1, 2001, Retrieved June 19, 2007 warriors
- ^ Knicks get revenge on Heat, who lose fourth out of five, January 26, 2007
- ^ "Warriors Acquire Guard Jamal Crawford From New York Knicks". 2008-11-21. http://www.nba.com/warriors/news/warriors_acquire_jamal_crawford.html. Retrieved on 2009-02-28.
- ^ "HAWKS FINALIZE DEAL FOR JAMAL CRAWFORD". 2009-06-25. http://www.nba.com/hawks/news/Hawks_Obtain_Crawford_Release_062509.html. Retrieved on 2009-06-28.
- ^ Jamal Crawford bio
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