Crawford's Time

As it turns out, the Bulls are not quite finished making offseason moves.  They proved this Thursday by signing Jordan Crawford to a non-guaranteed training camp contract.  It could be a sign that Fred Hoiberg is looking for any potential offense he can look at.  That happens when you're considering someone who's averaging 12.2 points per game and shot 40.5 percent over four NBA seasons.

Crawford will have to readjust to playing NBA basketball as he didn't do that at all last year.  He played five games with a team in China and six games with Fort Wayne in the D-League.  This summer, he was on Dallas' roster during Summer League play, averaging 10.2 points and three rebounds.  Of course, he did that against lower-tier roster guys and players who'll never sniff the NBA.

From 2010-14, Crawford spent time with Atlanta, Washington, Boston and Golden State in that order.  Wherever he went, he would always leave by being packaged in trades involving more than one player.  Apart from such impressive instances as 23.3 points per game over a week in December 2013 and 41 points in an April 2014 game, nothing too impressive seems to stand out.  He fits the definition of basketball journeyman.

The 2010 draft pick will be happy to show the Bulls' new coaching regime what he can do, starting with the first day of training camp on Sept. 30.  Even if he can't make the final roster, it's still something he can do for himself.  He could always end up somewhere else to continue his career.  It would sure be nice though if he could remain in Chicago in a productive fashion.