Jamal Crawford

Jamal Crawford is a professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks. Crawford won the Sixth Man of the Year award in 2010 for his scoring efforts off the bench. During the 2009 NBA season, he helped the Hawks reach the second round of the 2010 NBA Playoffs before being defeated by the Orlando Magic.http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5504907

On August 30, 2010, NBA sources reported that Crawford wants to be traded from the Hawks unless he is offered a contract extension at the rate of his salary for the 2009 season. The team, which traditionally does not offer contract extensions, gave fellow player Joe Johnson a six year, $119 million extension during the 2010 offseason. Reportedly, Crawford is seeking a three to four year extension. He averaged 18 points a game during the 2009 season.http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5504907

Aaron Jamal Crawford was born in Seattle, Washington on March 20, 1980. He attended high school at Rainier Beach, then continued his education at the University of Michigan. In 2000, Crawford was selected with the eighth pick in the NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls.http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/crawfja01.html

In his first season with the Bulls, Crawford averaged 4.6 points in 61 games. His breakout season came in 2003, when he averaged 17.3 points in 73 games for the Bulls. In 2004, Crawford was traded to the New York Knicks. In 2008, he recorded his best season to date starting in 80 games, and averaging 20.6 points per game.http://www.nba.com/playerfile/jamal_crawford/bio.html

• March 20, 1980: Born
• 2000: Final Year at University of Michigan
• 2000: Debuts with Chicago Bulls
• 2004: Traded to New York Knicks
• 2009: Traded to Atlanta Hawks