Heat forward Jae Crowder is a free agent, but he definitely feels at home in Miami. Here’s the South Florida Sun Sentinel:
Jae Crowder made no mention of a hometown discount when it comes to his impending free agency, but the forward who helped lead the Miami Heat to the NBA Finals has left no doubt about his adopted hometown.
From the moment he began preparing for his NBA entry in the 2012 draft, Crowder made South Florida his base of operation and stressed in a recent interview with the South Florida Sun Sentinel that that has not changed.
“My pre-draft workouts, and everything, my agent, he lives in Boca,” the 30-year-old veteran said. “So I stayed in Florida, I stayed in Miami. At the time I was training, I was training in Miami. So I would travel to these cities, where home for me was Miami, because I wanted to be close to my agent and my dad lived in Florida, at the time, as well.”
Crowder’s agent is Boca Raton-based Glenn Schwartzman. His father is former NBA player Corey Crowder.
Other key Heat free agents include veteran guard Goran Dragic and center Meyers Leonard. Forward-center Kelly Olynyk has a player option.
It’s tough to predict what any free agent will do this offseason until salary cap info becomes official. But there’s a good chance Olynyk might elect to remain with the Heat.
