On March 21, Beijing time, according to US media reports, former NBA player Jamal Crawford officially announced his retirement, and now, Crawford has ended his 19-year career.
On social media, Crawford wrote: "Goodbye, my dear arena, goodbye to all the honors and achievements, goodbye to that adrenaline rush feeling, thank you, basketball, it was you who gave me everything".
Since his NBA draft in 2000, Crawford was selected by the Cavaliers with the eighth overall pick. He was subsequently traded to the Bulls, where he played for the Bulls, Knicks, Warriors, Hawks, Trail Blazers, Clippers, Timberwolves, Suns and Nets during his career.
In the 2009-10 season, Crawford had the highlight of his career when he won the NBA Sixth Man of the Year for the first time. Then, in the 2013–14 season, he won the NBA Sixth Man of the Year award for the Los Angeles Clippers, becoming the first player in the NBA to receive this honor for different teams. In the 2015-16 season, Crawford won the Best Sixth Man again, which was his third time, so Crawford also became the first player in history to win the Best Sixth Man award three times.
Therefore, in the hearts of many fans, Crawford is the best sixth man in history, and he is also known as the "gram 6" by many people, which is also the respect of the fans to him. It is worth mentioning that in the 2018-19 season, Louis Williams won the best sixth talent for the third time to tie Crawford.
During Crawford's NBA career, he played in 1,327 games, scoring a total of 19,419 points, averaging 14.6 points, 2.2 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game. In addition, Crawford, 39 years and 20 days old, became the oldest player in NBA history to score 50+ points in the game on April 10, 2019. According to statistics, Crawford also became the first player in NBA history to cut 50+ on 4 different teams.
Perhaps, for Crawford, he is the only one in his career who has not won a championship ring, which is also a little regrettable!