The Suns added two key veterans this offseason in Jamal Crawford and Trevor Ariza, but this isn’t the first time the two players teamed up.
Crawford was traded to New York ahead of fifth season and took on a role as a mentor for then-Knicks rookie, Trevor Ariza. Even at just 24 years old, Crawford was already preparing himself as a veteran.
“Which is crazy right? Because I was [only] going into my fifth year and he was my rookie,” Crawford said about Ariza. “I’ve been [mentoring] ever since then.”
The two Knicks lived in the same apartment complex and Crawford said he always tried to look out for him.