Los Angeles Lakers: 7 players to target using their disabled player exception

NBA Los Angeles Lakers Anthony Davis (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
NBA Los Angeles Lakers Anthony Davis (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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NBA Phoenix Suns Jamal Crawford (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Jamal Crawford

Mr. Shake N’ Bake might be 39 years old now – which is a dinosaur age in the NBA – but nonetheless, his play has surprisingly not fallen off that much at this point of his career.

In Phoenix, Crawford joined a rebuilding situation where the organization was rightfully going to favor their young players and give them all the heavy minutes (Crawford only played 18.9 minutes a game), but after given more playing time, he also managed to score 51 points in the Sun’s season finale against the Mavs (Ayton and Booker didn’t play), which might be only a glimpse of what he still has left in the tank.

Considering how Crawford has made an NBA career being a microwave scorer off the bench, on a night where the game is ugly and the Lakers are lacking production from their supporting cast, Crawford could serve as that sparkplug.

And most importantly, he has a good spot-up game to still be effective, alongside LeBron and Davis, even if he doesn’t have the ball in his hands.