Crawford has averaged around 20 minutes a game in the pre-season but is a longshot for the 15th and final spot on roster.
WASHINGTON—On Friday morning, Drew Crawford heard the four words that millions of young basketball players dream of hearing.
“He’s an NBA player,” Raptors coach Dwane Casey said of Crawford, one of six players chasing the 15th and final spot on the team’s roster.
The thing is, at 26, undrafted two years ago before getting looks from New Orleans and Orlando, having played in the D-League, then a year overseas before landing in the Raptors training camp, Crawford’s past that.