Since Trade, Crowder’s Grown His Game

Jake Crowder's game has developed dramatically since he first arrived in Boston last December.By Peter Stringer | @Celtics

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DALLAS – Outside of practice, Jae Crowder didn’t get much of an opportunity to play when he was on the Dallas Mavericks’ roster. When he came to the Celtics last December in a deal that revolved around Rajon Rondo going to Dallas, Crowder was just playing 10.6 minutes a game. You had to be an NBA junkie to know a lot about his game.

Brad Stevens didn’t really know what the Celtics were getting at the time either. Exactly how much did he know about Crowder’s game?

“None,” Stevens said.

“I mean, I watched him at Marquette, I watched him in his brief stints here (in…