Hawks Close to Stealing Ex-Beach Star Crawford from Warriors
The Atlanta Hawks are close to a trade that would send underachieving backup point guards Acie Law and Speedy Claxton to Golden State for underappreciated Rainier Beach alum Jamal Crawford. This deal is a no-lose proposition for the Hawks, as combo-guard Crawford will be, at worst, a lethal scoring threat off the bench as Atlanta's sixth man. 
Crawford, a prince of a young man whom I once shared the emergency exit row with on a Chicago-to-Seattle flight, still does plenty of philanthropic work in the region. Furthermore, along with Nate McMillan and LeBron James, co-owns the Fisher Plaza restaurant Sport, the only sports bar in sports bar-starved Seattle to feature private outdoor cabanas with the game of one's choice tuned in, whether it be the Seahawks on Sunday or Australian Rules Football at 2 p.m. on a Tuesday afternoon.
3 comment(s)
elvis says:
i love jamal, but until he a) learns to take better shots, b) learns to play D, he'll be shipped around to team after team uninterested in winning and more interested in scoring and filling a roster.
Posted On: Thursday, Jun. 25 2009 @ 9:46AM
Seely says:
Real GM is saying that if the Hawks pick up Crawford, they may let Bibby walk, which would mean Joe Johnson starting at point, and Crawfish at the 2: http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/60068/20090625/hawks_hinting_they_wont_re_sign_bibby/
Posted On: Thursday, Jun. 25 2009 @ 12:29PM
Seely says:
It's official: Crawfish is a Hawk: http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/60080/20090625/crawford_for_law_deal_now_official/
Posted On: Thursday, Jun. 25 2009 @ 3:14PM