Free agent ahead Jae Crowder is understanding this week with the Kings, sources inform Sean Cunningham of Fox 40 Sacramento (Twitter hyperlink).
As Cunningham explains, Crowder is on the town to affix Kings gamers searching for “on-court competitors” forward of coaching camp subsequent month. As was the case with Isaiah Thomas‘ exercises in Sacramento final month, it’s unclear whether or not Crowder is explicitly getting a possibility to audition for administration or if the periods are extra casual. Both approach, it actually wouldn’t damage his case for a contract to carry out properly.
Crowder has appeared in over 800 common season video games since making his NBA debut in 2012. The 34-year-old has averaged 9.3 factors, 4.2 rebounds, and 1.6 assists in 25.0 minutes per recreation throughout 12 seasons, posting a taking pictures line of .419/.348/.777. In his prime years, he performed a key three-and-D function on contending groups in Boston, Cleveland, Utah, Miami, and Phoenix.
Crowder spent the previous season-and-a-half with the Bucks and averaged 6.4 PPG and three.4 RPG with a .371 3PT% in 68 video games (22.0 MPG). Nevertheless, he struggled mightily throughout two postseasons in Milwaukee, making 6-of-25 pictures (24.0%) from the sphere, together with 1-of-13 three-pointers (7.7%), because the crew was outscored by 43 factors throughout his 83 playoff minutes.
The Kings at present have 14 gamers on commonplace contracts and would surpass the luxurious tax line in the event that they add a fifteenth man. Nevertheless, two of these 14 contracts aren’t absolutely assured, so the crew nonetheless has a bit roster flexibility beneath the tax.
Keon Ellis, who’s on a non-guaranteed contract, most likely isn’t going anyplace, however Orlando Robinson, who has a $500K partial assure, isn’t a lock to spend your entire season with the membership. After all, there’s additionally nothing stopping Sacramento from including a fifteenth man and going into tax territory, then ducking beneath that threshold with a transfer later within the season.
