Houston Rockets Receive: F/C Dario Saric, G/F Grayson Allen, 2025 Second-Round Pick (IND via MIL)
Milwaukee Bucks Receive: F Jae Crowder
Phoenix Suns Receive: G/F Eric Gordon
With that said, age isn’t the only factor that can alienate a player from a team.
Sometimes, a player feels they’re entitled to a role a team isn’t giving them. When they had that role and then lost it, that can be especially alienating.
That’s the situation with Jae Crowder in Phoenix. He was their starting 4 for a long time, but eventually, they gave the position to Cameron Johnson. As a result, Crowder has requested a trade.
Johnson is now hurt. Many may have assumed that would mean Crowder would be willing to slide back into his starting role. He was not.
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By now, it’s obvious that the marriage between these two sides is over.
Could the Bucks offer Crowder a role he’d be content with?