Thursday, February 21, 2013

Report: Celtics acquire Crawford

The Celtics have reportedly acquired guard Jordan Crawford from the Washington Wizards for Leandro Barbosa.

The move was first reported by TNT's David Aldridge.

Initial reports had Fab Melo being apart of the deal, but that notion was quickly shot down.

According to Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski, Jason Collins will also be sent to Washington.

Crawford, a 2010 first-round pick, is averaging 13.2 points in 43 games this season.

He is one of seven players to average 18 points, 5 assists and 4 rebounds per 36 minutes this season. The other six players are Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, James Harden, Manu Ginobili and Russell Westbrook.

The 24-year-old had fallen out of favor with Randy Wittman and the Wizards coaching staff, seeing only 11 minutes of action over the last 6 games.

The move leaves the Celtics with two open roster spots.

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