Jamal Crawford has had a pretty successful NBA career. He’s been voted the league’s best bench player three times. He once averaged over 20 points per game for an entire season. And he’s lasted for 18 seasons with seven different teams.
He’s a veteran who can score points off the bench, which sounds pretty tempting. The Suns would benefit from adding a veteran contributor, and their bench could definitely use some scoring. By all accounts, he’s a terrific teammate. He’s also likely to sign for the room exception, which the Suns still have available to offer.
But Crawford isn’t what he used to be, and the team would be better off giving those minutes to a young guy like Davon Reed or finding a different free agent option.