The pros and cons of the Milwaukee Bucks trading for Jae Crowder
By Dalton Sell
The cons of the Milwaukee Bucks trading for Jae Crowder
Given how well Jae Crowder would fit in with the Milwaukee Bucks on the defensive end, the cons side of the list is rather short.
The main concern is how Crowder would fit in offensively. Crowder has primarily been known as a 3-point shooter in his career, but he has sunk just 34.6 percent of his career triples. Excluding two impressive shooting seasons with the Boston Celtics and Phoenix Suns, Crowder has shot below 35 percent from downtown in every year of his career, which could be problematic for a Milwaukee team that relies so heavily on shooting. To get Crowder, the Bucks would almost certainly have to include Grayson Allen, who is one of the team’s best long-range shooters. While it would improve the Bucks’ defensive efforts, the swap could hurt the team on offense.
Aside from his perimeter shooting, Crowder does not bring much else offensively, as he has never been known as a shot creator or playmaker. Many argued that the Bucks should prioritize adding more offense-first players this offseason because they were unquestionably plagued by a lack of scoring last season, and Crowder does not exactly fit the billing. The forward is the definition of a streaky shooter night in and night out, and there is no telling which version would land in MKE.
On another note, Crowder is always set to be on the final year of his deal. Unless the team was to hand him an extension, they would risk Crowder being a one-year rental for 2022-23.