Jordan Crawford is taking his talents to Xinjiang

It's not often that a former-Eastern Conference player of the week isn't able to secure an NBA contract just a year removed from winning the award. Such is the case for Jordan Crawford. After turning down an offer from the Sacramento Kings, Steez decided to remove himself from the Haters Ball that is the National Basketball Association, and took his talents to China, where he's slated to be the starting point guard for the Xinjiang Flying Tigers

via the BasketballInsiders

In case it flew under your radar, (Jordan) Crawford, a former NBA veteran who turns 26 years old today and registered 268 appearances for the Atlanta Hawks, Washington Wizards, Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors, now suits up for the Xinjiang Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association.

“During the offseason I didn’t think I’d sign in China. I thought I would get a good deal in the NBA, but I was overlooked,” Crawford told Basketball Insiders from his three-story mansion in Urumqi, the largest city in China’s western interior.

Goodbye for now, old friend