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[LALakersFan4Life]

Jamal Crawford To Opt-Out Of 2012/13 Contract



Blazers G Jamal Crawford will opt-out of his contract paying $5.25 million next season, source tells @YahooSports. ...

https://twitter.com/#!/SpearsNBAYahoo/status/196259331950391298

, Mitch!

Edited by LALakersFan4Life, June 17, 2012 - 10:37 AM.

[Bynumite17]

Pick him up

[Srpurcell]

Is the guy on golden state helping Crawford or trying to play against him lol

[LALakersFan4Life]

Jamal Crawford Confirms Opt Out Plan



Portland Trail Blazers guard Jamal Crawford indicated Thursday he plans to opt out of his contract this summer and test the free-agent market.

Crawford stated his intentions in an interview with Seattle television station KING (via Portland radio station KXL).

"I'm a free agent, so I'm excited about what's there moving forward," Crawford said when asked about his future. "There will be a lot of teams out there with a lot of interest. I'll sit back after July (free agency begins July 1) and see what happens."

Crawford, 32, signed with the Blazers as a free agent before this past season. He averaged 14.0 points in 60 games but played just 26.9 minutes per game, his lowest figure since 2003.

The Blazers are Crawford's fifth NBA team; he also has played for the Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks, Golden State Warriors and Atlanta Hawks.

http://aol.sportingnews.com/nba/story/2012-06-15/nba-free-agency-jamal-crawford-opt-out-portland-trail-blazers?

[LALakersFan4Life]

Celtics, Sixers And Timberwolves Interested In Jamal Crawford



Chris Haynes, CSNNW.com Trail Blazers Insider (@ChrisBHaynes)

The Portland Trail Blazers are fielding trade offers for guard Jamal Crawford and the Philadelphia 76ers, Minnesota Timberwolves, and Boston Celtics are among the teams actively pursuing the scoring specialist intensely, a league source tells CSNNW.com.

Other teams who have shown diminutive interest are the Los Angeles Clippers and the Phoenix Suns according to a person familiar with the situation.

Back in December, Crawford agreed to a two-year, $10 million contract with the Trail Blazers with an opt out option at the end of year one. Andy Miller (Crawford's agent) and the Trail Blazers agreed to extend his opt out deadline to June 29. The previous deadline was June 15.

A trade would grant Crawford his Bird Rights and If he isn't traded before or on draft night (June 28), Crawford is expected to opt out and become an unrestricted free agent the very next day.

Minnesota has long coveted Crawford and was close to obtaining him at the trade deadline on March 15. The team is also making a play for former Trail Blazers Brandon Roy and recently acquired Chase Budinger via trade from Houston. At this point, I can't confirm if Roy's decision or Budinger's acquisition would impact Crawford being on their radar.

I would keep my eye on is Boston. They owns picks No. 21 and 22 in Thursday's draft and have a ton of cap space allowing them to be in play however things shape up with Crawford.

http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221701/Jamal_Crawford_Drawing_Trade_Interest_From_Sixers_T_Wolves_Celtics

[LALakersFan4Life]

Celtics, Clippers, 76ers, Suns and Timberwolves Interested In Jamal Crawford



The Los Angeles Clippers, Boston Celtics, Minnesota Timberwolves, Phoenix Suns and Philadelphia 76ers were among the teams to contact unrestricted free agent Jamal Crawford after midnight, according to sources close to the situation.

http://www.hoopsworld.com/2012-nba-free-agency-diary

[LALakersFan4Life]

Clips Getting Close To Signing Jamal Crawford?



The Los Angeles Clippers are in advanced talks with unrestricted free agent Jamal Crawford, according to sources close to the situation.

The Clippers are aggressively pursuing Crawford, and are hoping to fly the 32-year-old guard out to Los Angeles later this week for a face-to-face meeting. No deal is imminent, but the talks are ongoing.

Crawford has also drawn interest from the Boston Celtics, Minnesota Timberwolves, Phoenix Suns, Philadelphia 76ers and Indiana Pacers. All six teams contacted Crawford last night. Crawford opted out of the final year of his contract with the Portland Trail Blazers last Wednesday. Last season, Crawford averaged 14.0 points in 60 games with the Trail Blazers.

http://www.hoopsworld.com/clippers-in-advanced-talks-with-crawford

[Yaboy]

ive never liked him.

Hogs the ball a lot, but can definitely put the ball in the basket, create his own shot any time he wants, and has shown the ability time & time to take big shots in the clutch as well as make.

[Nobody]

Better than Nick Young.

[Windu]

we need him off the bench