Throughout final offseason, Monty Williams known as Jae Crowder to tell him he was shedding his beginning spot with the Phoenix Suns to Cam Johnson.
Crowder went on to request a commerce from the Suns, which they accommodated him with whereas not requiring him to play for the crew within the meantime.
Crowder was requested by Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports activities for extra context on why the partnership could not transfer ahead. Crowder would solely affirm his strained relationship with Williams was central.
“Yeah, we had variations,” he informed Yahoo Sports activities. “They requested me to maintain it in home, I’ll hold it in home. I’m now gone, similar factor I’ve informed everyone else: I’ve moved on from the state of affairs. I want them one of the best, I’m leaving that behind.”
Crowder was a part of the Suns’ commerce for Kevin Durant, however he was rerouted by the Brooklyn Nets to the Milwaukee Bucks.
“I landed the place I wished to land on the finish of the day,” Crowder mentioned. “I feel I gained simply understanding myself as a participant and my psychological. I by no means wavered. By no means wavered on the method. From a month, to 2 months … I stayed with the plan of what it was and what I wished to perform. So I give kudos to my psychological and me staying sane all through all the course of, as a result of I did need the method to finish pretty prior to when it did.”