“I think when you're starting you have more of a luxury. You know you're going to play 33, 35, 37 minutes per game, so you can kind of feel the game out. When you come off the bench you have to be more in attack mode. You have to make something happen immediately.”

American former professional basketball player

Jamal Crawford is an American former professional basketball player who played in the NBA from 2000 to 2020. Known as "J-Crossover," he is remembered for his ball handling and for his long career as one of the league’s most effective sixth men. Crawford won the NBA Sixth Man of the Year award three times, a mark he shares with Lou Williams. His reputation rests on his control of the ball, his ability to create offense, and the consistency he brought off the bench over two decades in the league.