LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.– When the Brooklyn Nets boarded their airplane out of New York on Tuesday, there were just 12 healthy players on board. Reinforcements are coming. Jamal Crawford is signing with the Nets for the remainder of the season, league sources told ESPN.
Crawford, 40, will fill one of the Nets three uninhabited alternative lineup spots. Crawford is qualified to be signed after Brooklyn had 3 gamers– Spencer Dinwiddie, DeAndre Jordan and Taurean Prince– test favorable for the coronavirus.
Now the Nets have 2 lineup spots available to be filled.
1 RelatedAccording to NBA guidelines, Crawford might fly or drive to Florida. If he hasnt been checked routinely because June 23– when the league started testing players every other day– he will need to quarantine and be tested every day for a week in Orlando prior to he will be qualified to join his new colleagues on the court.
Crawford hasnt played in the NBA in the 2019-20 season. He most recently played for the Phoenix Suns and scored 51 points in the last game he played in 2019. The 20-year veteran has actually averaged 14.6 points and 2.2 rebounds per game over the course of his career.
The deal was first reported by The Athletic.
The Nets showed up in Orlando on Tuesday as one of the 22 NBA teams arranged to resume games on July 30. They are in seventh place in the Eastern Conference, a half-game ahead of the Orlando Magic, who currently hold the final playoff area.
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.– When the Brooklyn Nets boarded their aircraft out of New York on Tuesday, there were just 12 healthy gamers on board. Jamal Crawford is signing with the Nets for the rest of the season, league sources informed ESPN.
Crawford is qualified to be signed after Brooklyn had three players– Spencer Dinwiddie, DeAndre Jordan and Taurean Prince– test favorable for the coronavirus.
