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NBA Trade Rumors: Big Names Already on the Market

By Maxwell Ogden

Nov 27, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers center Josh Smith (5) dribbles the basketball against New Orleans Pelicans forward Ryan Anderson (33) during the first half at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Richard Mackson-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 27, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers center Josh Smith (5) dribbles the basketball against New Orleans Pelicans forward Ryan Anderson (33) during the first half at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Richard Mackson-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 14, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers guard Jamal Crawford during a break in play against the Detroit Pistons during the fourth quarter at Staples Center. The Los Angeles Clippers won 101-96. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 14, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers guard Jamal Crawford during a break in play against the Detroit Pistons during the fourth quarter at Staples Center. The Los Angeles Clippers won 101-96. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports /

Jamal Crawford, Los Angeles Clippers

2015-16 Salary: $5,675,000 (Expiring)

Position: Guard

Age: 35

Slash Line: .374/.326/.927

Season Averages: 26.2 MPG, 13.5 PPG, 2.5 APG, 2.0 RPG, 1.4 3PM

Marc J. Spears of Yahoo! Sports recently released a report revealing the Los Angeles Clippers’ interest in making a trade. The players named in the bulk of the report were the embattled Josh Smith and Lance Stephenson.

Not much attention has gone to this tidbit:

"The Clippers have also been open to trading guard Jamal Crawford since the offseason, sources told Yahoo."

That’s quite the development.

Jamal Crawford, 35, is one of the most unique players in the NBA. He’s essentially the basketball version of baseball’s designated hitter, performing with a solitary focus on putting points on the board.

That one-dimensional approach may sound detrimental, but Crawford has won two Sixth Man of the Year awards with this developed approach. The most recent of the two was a not-so-distant 2013-14, when Crawford put up 18.6 points per game.

His efficiency has been lackluster in 2015-16, but it’s worth noting that he put up 32 points on December 5, and tallied 18 points and seven assists on December 7—both wins—in two strong and recent displays of his value to a contender.

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