Dallas Mavericks (2012–2014) in 2012 After finishing his college career, Crowder decided to enter the
2012 NBA draft, where he was projected to be a second-round pick. Crowder was taken 34th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers; however, a draft night-trade with the Mavericks sent him to Dallas, along with 24th overall pick
Jared Cunningham and 33rd overall pick
Bernard James, in exchange for 17th overall pick
Tyler Zeller and
Kelenna Azubuike. He was officially signed on July 20, 2012, on a non-guaranteed two-year contract, like all second round draft picks. His Marquette teammate
Darius Johnson-Odom was also drafted with the 55th overall pick. averaging 11.4 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.9 steals, 1.6 assists and 0.8 blocks in 22 minutes per game in the preseason and 16.6 points, 1.6 assists, 5.4 rebounds, 0.8 blocks, 2.0 steals and 41.7 percent shooting in Summer League, where he was also voted into the All-Summer League team. This strong showing raised expectations in the young player, as he was viewed as possibly the Mavericks' new
franchise player and possibly a future
All-Star. His stellar play earned him a spot in coach
Rick Carlisle's rotation. He debuted in the season-opening win against the
Los Angeles Lakers. After
Dirk Nowitzki missed most of the early season with an
arthroscopic knee surgery and starting small forward
Shawn Marion was also injured, Crowder became the team's starting small forward. With Marion and Nowitzki's returns, Crowder's minutes decreased. His contribution started to dwindle around the all-star break, when he admitted that he hit the "rookie wall". The Mavericks were never able to recover from Nowitzki's injury and missed the
playoffs for the first time in 12 years, with Crowder averaging 5 points and 2.4 rebounds per game in 17.3 minutes. On November 5, 2013, Crowder scored a then career-high 18 points in a 123–104 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. On February 27, 2014, Crowder was assigned to the
Texas Legends of the
NBA Development League. He was recalled by the Mavericks on February 28, reassigned on March 1, and recalled again on March 2. On June 10, 2014, the Mavericks exercised their team option on Crowder's contract. With the offseason additions of forwards
Al-Farouq Aminu and
Richard Jefferson, Crowder's minutes subsequently dropped to start the 2014–15 season, falling out of coach Rick Carlisle's frontcourt rotation. On November 9, 2014, he scored a season-high 15 points on 5-of-6 shooting in a 105–96 loss to the Miami Heat.
Boston Celtics (2014–2017) On December 18, 2014, Crowder was traded, along with
Jameer Nelson,
Brandan Wright, a 2015 first-round pick, a 2016 second-round pick and a $12.9 million trade exception, to the
Boston Celtics in exchange for
Rajon Rondo and
Dwight Powell. On January 12, 2015, he scored a then career-high 22 points in a 108–100 win over the New Orleans Pelicans. On April 14, 2015, he hit an off-balance fall-away two-point shot from deep on the right wing with 0.8 seconds left, lifting Boston to a 95–93 win over the Toronto Raptors. After averaging just 3.6 points in 10.6 minutes per game with Dallas to start the 2014–15 season, Crowder became an important role player for the Celtics in Brad Stevens' rotation, and subsequently lifted his averages to 9.5 points in 24.2 minutes per game. On July 27, 2015, Crowder re-signed with the Celtics on a reported five-year, $35 million contract. On December 18, 2015, he scored a career-high 24 points in a loss to the Atlanta Hawks. He topped that mark on January 4, 2016, scoring 25 points in a 103–94 win over the Brooklyn Nets. On January 13, he tied his career high of 25 points in a 103–94 win over the Indiana Pacers. On March 14, he was ruled out for two weeks with a right ankle sprain. He returned to action on March 31 against the Portland Trail Blazers after missing eight games. In the Celtics' season opener on October 26, 2016, Crowder scored 21 points in a 122–117 win over the
Brooklyn Nets. He appeared in the team's first four games of the season, but then missed eight straight games with a sprained left ankle. He returned to action on November 19, scoring nine points in a 94–92 win over the
Detroit Pistons. On March 17, 2017, he recorded season highs with 24 points and 12 rebounds in a 98–95 win over Brooklyn. On March 26, 2017, he set a new season high with 25 points in a 112–108 win over the
Miami Heat. In Game 1 of the Celtics' Eastern Conference semifinal match-up with the
Washington Wizards, Crowder scored a playoff career-high 24 points, helping the Celtics win 123–111.
Cleveland Cavaliers (2017–2018) in 2017 On August 22, 2017, Crowder was traded, along with
Isaiah Thomas,
Ante Žižić and the
Brooklyn Nets' 2018 unprotected first-round pick, to the
Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for
Kyrie Irving. Eight days later, the Celtics agreed to send the Cavaliers a 2020 second-round draft pick via the
Miami Heat to complete the trade. On November 20, 2017, Crowder scored a season-high 18 points against the
Detroit Pistons.
Utah Jazz (2018–2019) in 2018 On February 8, 2018, Crowder was acquired by the
Utah Jazz in a three-team trade that also involved the Cavaliers and the
Sacramento Kings. In his debut for the Jazz three days later, Crowder scored 15 points in a 115–96 win over the
Portland Trail Blazers. On March 9, 2018, he scored a season-high 22 points in a 95–78 win over the
Memphis Grizzlies. In Game 5 of the Jazz's first-round playoff series against the
Oklahoma City Thunder, Crowder scored a career playoff-high 27 points in a 107–99 loss. On January 1, 2019, Crowder scored a career-high 30 points in a 122–116 loss to the
Toronto Raptors.
Memphis Grizzlies (2019–2020) On July 6, 2019, the
Memphis Grizzlies acquired Crowder from the Jazz, along with
Grayson Allen,
Kyle Korver and draft picks for
Mike Conley Jr. He made his Grizzlies debut on October 23, recording 13 points, five rebounds and two assists in a 120–101 loss to the
Miami Heat. On October 27, Crowder hit the buzzer beating, game-winning three-pointer to defeat the
Brooklyn Nets 134–133 in overtime. He finished the game with six points, seven rebounds, five assists and two blocks. On January 4, 2020, Crowder scored a season-high 27 points, alongside eight rebounds, seven assists, three steals and three blocks in a 140–114 win over the
Los Angeles Clippers.
Miami Heat (2020) On February 6, 2020, Crowder was traded to the
Miami Heat in a 3-team trade. The trade reunited Crowder with his former college teammate
Jimmy Butler. On February 9, Crowder made his Heat debut, recording 18 points, eleven rebounds, three assists and two steals in a 115–109 loss to the
Portland Trail Blazers. In the
2020 Eastern Conference Finals, Crowder scored 22 points in a 117–114 Game 1 win over the
Boston Celtics. The Heat eventually won the series in six games and advanced to the
NBA Finals for the first time since
2014. In the Finals, Crowder and the Heat lost in 6 games to the
Los Angeles Lakers.
Phoenix Suns (2020–2023) On November 28, 2020, Crowder signed a 3-year, $30 million contract with the
Phoenix Suns. He made his Suns debut on December 23, recording four points, nine rebounds and four assists in a 106–102 win over the
Dallas Mavericks. On April 12, 2021, Crowder scored a season-high 26 points, alongside two rebounds and two assists, in a 126–120 win over the
Houston Rockets. The Suns qualified for the postseason for the first time since
2010. On June 22, 2021, in Game 2 of the
Western Conference Finals, with 0.9 seconds remaining in regulation, Crowder inbounded the ball from behind the baseline to
Deandre Ayton for a buzzer-beating, game-winning alley-oop dunk to lift the Suns to a 104–103 victory over the
Los Angeles Clippers. In Game 6 of the series, Crowder scored 19 points in a decisive 130–103 win that sent Phoenix to the
Finals for the first time since
1993. In the Finals, he was the only player on either team with Finals experience. The Suns lost to the
Milwaukee Bucks in six games. On December 6, 2021, Crowder scored a season-high 19 points, alongside six rebounds, in a 108–104 win over the
San Antonio Spurs. On March 6, 2022, he again scored 19 points, alongside five rebounds and seven assists, in a 132–122 loss to the
Milwaukee Bucks. The Suns qualified for the playoffs yet again, but were eliminated in seven games by the
Dallas Mavericks in the second round. On September 25, 2022, Crowder and the Suns mutually agreed to let Crowder sit out for the 2022–23 season until the Suns found a suitable trade partner for him.
Milwaukee Bucks (2023–2024) On February 9, 2023, Crowder was acquired by the
Milwaukee Bucks from the Suns as part of a four-team trade that also included the
Brooklyn Nets and
Indiana Pacers, where
Kevin Durant was acquired by the Suns. On April 4, 2023, Crowder recorded 19 points and nine rebounds during his first start for the Bucks in a 140–128 win over the
Washington Wizards. Three days later, he had a season-high 24 points in a 137–114 loss to the
Memphis Grizzlies. On July 9, 2023, Crowder re-signed with the Bucks. On February 8, 2024, he recorded season highs of 21 points, eight rebounds, and five assists in a 129–105 loss to the
Minnesota Timberwolves.
Sacramento Kings (2024–2025) On November 27, 2024, Crowder signed with the
Sacramento Kings.
Vaqueros de Bayamon (2026-present) On March 18, 2026, it was announced that Crowder signed a deal to play for the reigning champions
Vaqueros de Bayamon in Puerto Rico's
Baloncesto Superior Nacional. On April 2, 2026, he debuted for the team, scoring 9 points, 1 rebound, and 1 assist, in 20 minutes. On April 24, 2026, Crowder had his second double-double of the season, scoring 25 points points and grabbing 10 rebounds, securing a win 109-87 against the
Cangrejeros de Santurce. ==Career statistics==