Jordan Crawford is a Celtic no more as he was traded from Boston to the Golden State Warriors, along with MarShon Brooks. The third team involved in the trade were the defending champions Miami Heat. The deal breaks down as follows, the Warriors receive Crawford and Brooks, Toney Douglas goes from Golden State to Miami, and the Heat send Joel Anthony plus two draft picks and cash considerations to the Celtics.
The Golden State Warriors were in search for a suitable backup to point guard Stephen Curry who has been logging in a lot of minutes, now Crawford is being called upon to provide more production when Curry subs out, as he is more offensive minded than Douglas was. Crawford is averaging 13.7 points and 5.6 assists this season, while shooting 41.4 percent from the field and 31.8 percent from 3-point range.
Heading into his first season in the NBA with the Nets, MarShon Brooks was highly touted but had two up-and-down years with the Nets before splitting time with Boston and the Maine Red Claws of the NBA Development League this season. He’s averaging 3.1 points in 10 games with the Celtics.
Joel Anthony was seldom-used in Miami this season only having played in 12 games and logging more than three minutes just four times, but moving him was more to create financial flexibility for the Heat. The two draft picks that the Celtics received are a 2015 protected first-round pick – originally acquired from Philadelphia – and a 2016 second-round pick. If the 76ers don’t make the playoffs the next two seasons, the 2015 first-round pick will be a second-round selection.
In Douglas, Golden State had hoped he could serve as the primary ball-handler behind Curry, But Douglas missed 14 games because of a stress reaction in his left shin and hasn’t been able to find a rhythm since he returned. Douglas averaged 3.7 points, 0.8 assists and 11 minutes in 24 games.
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