Aaron Jamal Crawford (born March 20, 1980 in Seattle, Washington) is an American professional basketball player who plays with the NBA's Atlanta Hawks.
He is a 6'5" (1.96 m) and 200 lb (91 kg) shooting guard/point guard.
Crawford attended Rainier Beach High School in Seattle, where his number (23) is retired. After high school, Crawford attended the University of Michigan, where he was given a six-game suspension by the NCAA for violating rules o...
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Aaron Jamal Crawford (born March 20, 1980 in Seattle, Washington) is an American professional basketball player who plays with the NBA's Atlanta Hawks.
He is a 6'5" (1.96 m) and 200 lb (91 kg) shooting guard/point guard.
Crawford attended Rainier Beach High School in Seattle, where his number (23) is retired. After high school, Crawford attended the University of Michigan, where he was given a six-game suspension by the NCAA for violating rules on amateurism and extra benefits received by Seattle businessman Barry Henthorn.
After being drafted in 2000 as a freshman by the Cleveland Cavaliers, he was traded on draft day to the Chicago Bulls for their pick, Chris Mihm. After four seasons in Chicago, he was traded (along with Jerome Williams) to the Knicks prior to the 2004–05 season, where he started alongside Stephon Marbury at shooting guard. He averaged 19.6 points a game with the Knicks.
On January 26, 2007, Crawford scored a career high 52 points, hitting 16 shots in a row at one...
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