Jamal Crawford is calling it a career. Hours after celebrating his 42nd birthday, the former Sixth Man of the Year made his retirement official, announcing his decision early Monday morning (or late Sunday night for those on the West Coast).
Drafted eighth overall in 2000, Crawford made 1,327 NBA appearances (19th all-time) for the Bulls, Knicks, Warriors, Hawks, Trail Blazers, Clippers, Timberwolves, Suns and Nets, last playing for Brooklyn in 2020. Crawford finished with 2,221 career three-pointers, the eighth-most in the NBA history. Primarily a reserve (though he did log 433 starts), Crawford earned Sixth Man of the Year honors three times (2010, 2014 and 2016), a record he shares with Lou Williams. Crawford is the NBA’s oldest 50-point scorer (39) and also holds the record for most career four-point plays (55).
A 6’5” guard out of Seattle (a hoops hotbed that’s produced Isaiah Thomas, Brandon Roy, Zach LaVine, Jason Terry, Nate Robinson and Dejounte Murray, among other standouts), Crawford enjoyed his best statistical season in 2008, averaging career-highs in both points (20.6) and assists (5.0) per game as a member of the Knicks. Crawford never won a championship, coming closest with the Clippers in 2015 (Western Conference semis).
Well-liked among his peers, many former players took to Twitter to express their admiration for Crawford as both a teammate and mentor, saluting one of the most impactful role players in NBA history.
Since November, Crawford has been calling games on NBA League Pass alongside former Knicks teammate Quentin Richardson.
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