Last night, a surprising news came out: veteran Crawford officially announced his retirement and bid farewell to the NBA.
Veteran fans should be impressed by Crawford, the tall forward-guard swingman is a very good scorer, a legend. In his 20-year NBA career, Crawford averaged 14.6 points, 2.2 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game.
Interestingly, Crawford's draft picks are not low, he was selected in the 8th pick in the first round of the NBA Draft in 2000, and as a result, he was not selected for the All-Star Regular Game in his entire NBA career, which is the biggest drop in NBA All-Star history.
In the entire history of the NBA, only 8 people have played in the game for so long without playing an All-Star. With such a long career, Crawford has witnessed the rise and fall of many stars and even left the NBA, and he has scored a total of 19419 points in the 1327 games he has played, and he is a very good scorer, so he can always find a job.
Throughout his NBA career, Crawford has made a total of 2221 three-pointers, ranking eighth in NBA history. It is worth mentioning that Crawford has played for the Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks, Golden State Warriors and Phoenix Suns, and has scored at least 50 points in a single game during these four teams, making him the only player in the NBA to do so.
In the end, Crawford's best achievement was the Sixth Man of the Year award. Having lifted the Best Sixth Man trophy three times, Crawford is the only two people in NBA history to do so, the other being Louis Williams.
On the day of his retirement, Crawford just turned 42nd, and it seems that his choice has been prepared for a long time.