Report: Nets Trade Jae Crowder to Bucks for Cache of Draft Picks
The veteran forward was traded twice in a matter of hours Thursday. It’s been a whirlwind 12 hours for veteran NBA forward Jae Crowder. Early Thursday morning, he was a part of the blockbuster trade that sent Kevin Durant from the Nets to the Suns. Now, he’s been traded again, this time to the Bucks for five second-round draft picks, per Shams Charania of The Athletic. A third team involved in the deal, the Pacers, acquired forward Jordan Nwora and two second-round picks.Get your seats to Milwaukee Bucks games with SI Tickets Crowder, playing in his 10th NBA season, averaged 9.6 points and 4.3 rebounds in 67 games for the Suns last season. He hasn’t played this season while Phoenix sought to trade him. Crowder played in the 2020 and ’21 NBA Finals for Miami and Phoenix, respectively. Nwora, in his third pro season, averaged 6.0 points and 3.1 rebounds per game in 38 games for Milwaukee this season.