Originally sent to Boston as an unknown in the Rajon Rondo trade, Jae Crowder quickly became a favorite of the TD Garden faithful, as he helped the team make an unexpected run to the playoffs last spring. His most memorable moment came when he drained the game-winning three-pointer against Toronto, which secured the Celtics the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference:
After being swept by Cleveland in the first round, uncertainty hung over Crowder's place in the organization, as the 6-foot-7 forward entered restricted free agency. Many C's fans, like myself, figured management would get a deal done quickly with the 24-year-old, who averaged 9.