Allen Lester Crabbe III (born April 9, 1992) is an American professional

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player who last played for the

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of the

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. He played

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for the

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. He earned third-team All-American honors as a junior, when he was also named the conference player of the year in the

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. Crabbe was selected in the second round of the 2013 NBA draft by the

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High school career

Crabbe attended Price High School in

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, a school founded by his grandfather, Frederick K. C. Price. While at the small school, Crabbe was named

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for California,

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for the state, and a fourth-team ''Parade'' All-American, leading the team to a Division IV state title. In 2018, he made a large donation to keep the school open.

College career

Crabbe committed to play college basketball for coach

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. In his first season, he averaged 13.4

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and 5.3

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and was named Pac-12 Freshman of the Year. Prior to his sophomore year, Crabbe was named to the preseason watch list for the

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. He averaged 15.2 points and 5.7 rebounds per game and remained one of the top shooters in the conference, shooting 39.9 percent from three-point range and 84.3 percent from the free throw line. At the close of the season, Crabbe was named to the first team All-Pac-12 Conference. In his junior year, was again named to All-Pac-12 first team while also being voted Pac-12 Player of the Year. He also received national recognition as a third team All-American by both the

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and the

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Professional career

Portland Trail Blazers (2013–2017)

On June 27, 2013, the

selected Crabbe with the 31st overall pick in 2013 NBA draft. He was later traded on draft night to the

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for two future second-round picks. On March 10, 2014, he was assigned to the

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of the

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. He was recalled by the Trail Blazers on March 16, reassigned on March 25, and recalled again on March 31. On November 11, 2014, Crabbe made his first career NBA start in a 102–100 win over the

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. On April 11, 2015, he scored a season-high 11 points in a loss to the Utah Jazz. On December 1, 2015, Crabbe scored a then career-high 18 points in an overtime loss to the

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. He topped that mark with 19 points on December 21 against the

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, and again with 26 points on December 26 in a 105–76 win over the

. After the 2015–16 season, Crabbe became a

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. On July 7, 2016, he received a four-year, $75 million offer sheet from the

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. The Trail Blazers decided to match the offer and re-signed Crabbe on July 13. On January 8, 2017, he scored a career-high 30 points in a 125–124 double overtime loss to the

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, becoming the first Portland player to score 30 off the bench since

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had 34 on April 11, 2012. On April 6, 2017, he had 25 points, including a career-high eight 3-pointers, in a 105–98 win over the

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Brooklyn Nets (2017–2019)

On July 25, 2017, Crabbe was traded to the

in exchange for Andrew Nicholson. In his debut for the Nets in their season opener on October 18, Crabbe scored 12 points in a 140–131 loss to the

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. On February 7, he had 19 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter of the Nets' 115–106 loss to the

. Three days later, he made eight 3-pointers and scored 28 points in a 138–128 double-overtime loss to the

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. On February 22, in a 111–96 loss to the

, Crabbe hit his 140th 3-pointer of the season, moving him into sole possession of seventh place in Nets' single-season history. On March 8, he made his first six 3-pointers and had 29 points and eight rebounds in a 125–111 win over the

. On April 9, on his 26th birthday, Crabbe scored 20 of his career-high 41 points in the first quarter of the Nets' 114–105 win over the

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. In the Nets' season finale on April 11, Crabbe scored 16 points in a 110–97 loss to the

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. He hit five 3-pointers, extending his Nets' single-season record to 201—

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is next on the list with 169 in 2012–13. On November 21, 2018, Crabbe scored a season-high 27 points in a 119–113 loss to the

. He was 10 of 16 from the field, including 7 of 11 behind the arc, after coming into the game shooting 27 percent. On December 5, he scored 22 points and tied a season high with seven 3-pointers in a 114–112 loss to the

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. On February 6, 2019, he returned to action against the

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after missing 26 games with a sore right knee. On April 4, he underwent successful right knee arthroscopy after missing nine straight contests and 35 of the previous 50 games.

Atlanta Hawks (2019–2020)

On July 6, 2019, Crabbe, the draft rights to

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, and a 2020 first-round pick, were traded to the

in exchange for

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and a 2021 second-round pick.

Minnesota Timberwolves (2020)

On January 16, 2020, the Hawks traded Crabbe to the

in exchange for

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and Jeff Teague. On February 29, Crabbe was waived.

Westchester Knicks (2022)

On January 22, 2022, Crabbe was acquired via waivers by the

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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College

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References

External links

California Golden Bears bio
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