Rumors on the networks: Jamal Crawford agrees to bargain ahead of NBA restart | Bleacher report

Jamal Crawford is reportedly waiting to find a new home in the NBA has comes to an end after accepting an agreement with the Brooklyn nets.

On Wednesday, for Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium, the nets agreed a deal with the 40-year-old.

Initially there was some confusion as to whether Crawford would be eligible to sign with a team at the start of the season. For Charania, players who have signed an NBA or G League deal in the past two seasons would be made available to clubs.

Crawford has been a free agent since the start of the offseason. The three-time winner of the sixth man of the year seemed perplexed by the lack of offers from teams across the league via SiriusXM NBA Radio:

“For me, I don’t think it depends on whether I can play or not. In addition to the 51 point game, I averaged over 30 points in April, which is my highest scoring month in my career. 19-year-old, so I don’t think this depends on that. The year before, I won the teammate of the year, and I don’t think it depends on the character. At that point, he’s out of my hands. “

Since making his NBA debut in the 2000-01 season, Crawford has established himself as one of the most reliable scorers in the league on the bench. He has had a streak of 16 consecutive seasons with an average of at least 10 points per game and is a 34.8% shooter from three points in his career.

Last year with the Phoenix Suns, Crawford’s average score dropped to 7.9 points in 64 games. The Washington native ended the 2018-19 campaign on a hot streak with 106 points in the last three games, including a 51 point outburst in the season finale against the Dallas Mavericks.

Given his age, Brooklyn will have to keep an eye on the amount of game time Crawford receives. The Suns only used it for an average of 18.9 minutes per game last season, the second least of his career after his beginner campaign (17.2 minutes).

However, nets need depth considering that they will be at least without Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Wilson Chandler, DeAndre Jordan and Nic Claxton at the restart of the season.