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Jae Crowder Corey Jae Crowder ( born July 6 , 1990 ) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . He is the son of former NBA player Corey Crowder . Not being heavily recruited out of high school , Crowder committed to South Georgia Technical College and later Howard College , where he led the team to an NJCAA Mens Division I Basketball Championship in his sophomore season . While at Howard College , Crowder was also named State Farm Junior College Player of the Year . Later , he transferred to Marquette , where he was named Big East Player of the Year in his senior season . After his senior year ended , he became eligible for the 2012 NBA draft , where he was drafted 34th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers and traded to the Dallas Mavericks on draft night . In 2014 , Crowder was traded to the Boston Celtics . He spent three years in Boston before being traded back to his draft team , the Cavaliers , in August 2017 . In 2018 , he was traded to the Utah Jazz and he has also played for the Memphis Grizzlies . Early life and high school career . Jae Crowder was born on July 6 , 1990 , in Villa Rica , Georgia , to Helen Thompson and basketball player Corey Crowder . Crowder attended Villa Rica High School , where he played as starting quarterback for the football team and as starting point guard for the basketball team . Crowder spent the summer holidays in Florida , working out and training with his father , then a professional basketball player , with 2 years experience in the NBA playing in Europe . Growing up , he was undersized and overweight , weighing nearly 200 pounds in his junior year . Eventually , he called his father to help him lose weight . By the end of his junior year , he had grown to 64 and had significantly improved his physical conditioning . College career . Crowder was not heavily recruited out of high school , although he had some offers in football . He committed to South Georgia Technical College , a college in Americus , Georgia . He later transferred to Howard College for his sophomore season . After his junior college eligibility ended , he transferred to Marquette . South Georgia Tech . In his only season with South Georgia Tech , he led the Jets to their first-ever NJCAA national tournament appearance in his freshman season , under head coach Steven Wright , with the team finishing with a 21–7 record . He was named Georgia Junior College Athletic Association Player of the Year that season . Howard College . In his sophomore season with the Howard Hawks in 2010 , Crowder was not only named Junior College Player of the Year but also helped the team win its first-ever NJCAA Mens Division I Basketball Championship . In the final game he registered 27 points and 12 rebounds in an 85–80 overtime victory against Three Rivers Community College . He averaged 18.9 points , 9.0 rebounds , 2.5 assists and 2.4 steals per game as a sophomore while shooting 46.0 percent from the field and 76.0 percent from the free throw line . Marquette . After his season with the Howard Hawks , Crowder transferred to Marquette University , selecting the Golden Eagles over UNLV , Georgia Tech , Texas Tech and Illinois State , among others . He averaged 11.8 points and 6.8 rebounds in his first season with Marquette . Some basketball statisticians believe Crowder was statistically the best all-around player during the 2010–11 season . On January 1 , 2011 , Crowder recorded a career-high 29 points and 8 rebounds in a game against the West Virginia Mountaineers . On March 30 , 2012 , Crowder was named East Perfect Player of the Game in the Reeses College All-Star Game . For the 2011–2012 season , Crowder averaged 17.5 points and 8.4 rebounds per game . Crowder led Marquette to a second-place finish in the Big East , as well as their second consecutive Sweet 16 . During the same season , he was named Big East Player of the Year , as well as an AP Second-Team All American . College awards and honors . - Second-team All-American – AP , TSN ( 2012 ) - Third-team All-American – NABC ( 2012 ) - Big East Player of the Year ( 2012 ) - All-Big East First Team ( 2012 ) - NABC Junior College Player of the Year ( 2010 ) - NJCAA Mens Division I champion ( 2010 ) Professional career . NBA draft . After finishing his college career , Jae Crowder decided to enter the 2012 NBA draft , where he was projected to be a second round draft pick . Crowder was taken 34th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers ; however , a draft night-trade with the Mavericks sent him to Dallas , along with 24th overall pick Jared Cunningham and 33rd overall pick Bernard James , in exchange for 17th overall pick Tyler Zeller and Kelenna Azubuike . He was officially signed on July 20 , 2012 on a non-guaranteed two-year contract , like all second round draft picks . His Marquette teammate Darius Johnson-Odom was also drafted with the 55th overall pick . Dallas Mavericks ( 2012–2014 ) . Rookie season . Due to his strong showing in NBA Summer League and preseason games , he was described as the steal of the NBA draft , averaging 11.4 points , 4.5 rebounds , 1.9 steals , 1.6 assists and 0.8 blocks in 22 minutes per game in the preseason and 16.6 points , 1.6 assists , 5.4 rebounds , 0.8 blocks , 2.0 steals and 41.7 percent shooting in Summer League , where he was also voted into the All-Summer League team . This strong showing raised expectations in the young player , as he was viewed as possibly the Mavericks new franchise player and possibly a future All-Star . His stellar play earned him a spot in coach Rick Carlisles rotation . He debuted in the season-opening win against the Los Angeles Lakers . After Dirk Nowitzki missed most of the early season with an arthroscopic knee surgery and starting small forward Shawn Marion was also injured , Crowder became the teams starting small forward . With Marion and Nowitzkis returns , Crowders minutes decreased . His contribution started to dwindle a bit starting around the all-star break , when he admitted that he hit the rookie wall . The Mavericks were never able to recover from Nowitzkis injury and missed the playoffs for the first time in 12 years , with Crowder averaging 5 points and 2.4 rebounds per game in 17.3 minutes . 2013–14 season . On November 5 , 2013 , Crowder scored a then career-high 18 points in a 123–104 win over the Los Angeles Lakers . On February 27 , 2014 , Crowder was assigned to the Texas Legends of the NBA Development League . He was recalled by the Mavericks on February 28 , reassigned on March 1 , and recalled again on March 2 . 2014–15 season . On June 10 , 2014 , the Mavericks exercised their team option on Crowders contract . With the offseason additions of forwards Al-Farouq Aminu and Richard Jefferson , Crowders minutes subsequently dropped to start the 2014–15 season , falling out of coach Rick Carlisles frontcourt rotation . On November 9 , 2014 , he scored a season-high 15 points on 5-of-6 shooting in a 105–96 loss to the Miami Heat . Boston Celtics ( 2014–2017 ) . On December 18 , 2014 , Crowder was traded , along with Jameer Nelson , Brandan Wright , a 2015 first-round pick , a 2016 second-round pick and a $12.9 million trade exception , to the Boston Celtics in exchange for Rajon Rondo and Dwight Powell . On January 12 , 2015 , he scored a then career-high 22 points in a 108–100 win over the New Orleans Pelicans . On April 14 , 2015 , he hit an off-balance fall-away two-point shot from deep on the right wing with 0.8 seconds left , lifting Boston to a 95–93 win over the Toronto Raptors . After averaging just 3.6 points in 10.6 minutes per game with Dallas to start the 2014–15 season , Crowder became an important role player for the Celtics in Brad Stevens rotation , and subsequently lifted his averages to 9.5 points in 24.2 minutes per game . On July 27 , 2015 , Crowder re-signed with the Celtics to a reported five-year , $35 million contract . On December 18 , 2015 , he scored a career-high 24 points in a loss to the Atlanta Hawks . He topped that mark on January 4 , 2016 , scoring 25 points in a 103–94 win over the Brooklyn Nets . On January 13 , he tied his career high of 25 points in a 103–94 win over the Indiana Pacers . On March 14 , he was ruled out for two weeks with a right ankle sprain . He returned to action on March 31 against the Portland Trail Blazers after missing eight games . In the Celtics season opener on October 26 , 2016 , Crowder scored 21 points in a 122–117 win over the Brooklyn Nets . He appeared in the teams first four games of the season , but then missed eight straight games with a sprained left ankle . He returned to action on November 19 , scoring nine points in a 94–92 win over the Detroit Pistons . On March 17 , 2017 , he recorded season highs with 24 points and 12 rebounds in a 98–95 win over Brooklyn . On March 26 , 2017 , he set a new season high with 25 points in a 112–108 win over the Miami Heat . In Game 1 of the Celtics Eastern Conference semifinal match-up with the Washington Wizards , Crowder scored a playoff career-high 24 points , helping the Celtics win 123–111 . Cleveland Cavaliers ( 2017–2018 ) . On August 22 , 2017 , Crowder was traded , along with Isaiah Thomas , Ante Žižić and the Brooklyn Nets 2018 unprotected first round pick , to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Kyrie Irving . Eight days later , the Celtics agreed to send the Cavaliers a 2020 second-round draft pick via the Miami Heat to complete the trade . On November 20 , 2017 , Crowder scored a season-high 18 points against the Detroit Pistons . Utah Jazz ( 2018–2019 ) . On February 8 , 2018 , Crowder was acquired by the Utah Jazz in a three-team trade that also involved the Cavaliers and the Sacramento Kings . In his debut for the Jazz three days later , Crowder scored 15 points in a 115–96 win over the Portland Trail Blazers . On March 9 , 2018 , he scored a season-high 22 points in a 95–78 win over the Memphis Grizzlies . In Game 5 of the Jazzs first-round playoff series against the Oklahoma City Thunder , Crowder scored a career playoff-high 27 points in a 107–99 loss . On January 1 , 2019 , Crowder scored a career-high 30 points in a 122–116 loss to the Toronto Raptors . Memphis Grizzlies ( 2019–2020 ) . On July 6 , 2019 , the Memphis Grizzlies acquired Crowder from the Jazz as part of a package for Mike Conley Jr . On October 27 , Crowder hit the game-winning buzzer beating three-pointer to defeat the Brooklyn Nets 134–133 in overtime . Miami Heat ( 2020 ) . On February 6 , 2020 , Crowder was traded to the Miami Heat in a 3-team trade . This reunited Crowder with his former college teammate Jimmy Butler . Crowder helped the Heat reach the 2020 NBA Finals , but lost in 6 games to the Los Angeles Lakers . Phoenix Suns ( 2020–present ) . On November 28 , 2020 , Crowder signed with the Phoenix Suns . Player profile . Crowder is known for his good all around-play and his positional flexibility . He is a rugged defender with a strong , muscular stature and a good rebounder . He has a good three point shot and postplay , as well as being solid from long range , averaging .498 from the field and .345 from the three-point line in his senior season at Marquette . Crowder has a tremendous work ethic , growing from a chubby kid into a muscular player , training with intense will and commitment to improve his skills . Rick Carlisle compared him to Tayshaun Prince , whom he coached while with the Detroit Pistons , stating : Jae just has a maturity beyond his years . He’s got a natural motor and a natural , real , pure basketball energy . He’s the kind of guy who would fit in on any team . Personal life . Crowders father , Corey , played in the NBA for the Utah Jazz and the San Antonio Spurs and had a 14-year professional basketball career , mostly playing in Europe . Crowder has seven siblings . He majored in communication studies at Marquettes Diederich College of Communication . Jae’s mother Helen Thompson died of cancer in August 2017 . She died the same night he was traded to Cleveland from Boston . At his introductory press conference in Cleveland , he said , The good thing about the whole ordeal was I was able to whisper it to my mom before she passed . I was with her . I just told her , Were going to Cleveland . Five minutes later , she passed .