Jae Crowder (F, BOS) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Sleepers

Owned in 8% of Fleaflicker leagues

The number one factor driving the value of Marquette product Jae Crowder's is the fact that the Boston Celtics simply need him more than the Dallas Mavericks ever did. In 181 career games played with the Mavericks since 2012, Crowder averaged just 15.9 minutes per game. Since Crowder was traded to the Celtics, Crowder's playing time leaped up to 24.2 minutes per game in 57 contests. In his increasing time on the floor, Crowder's statistics were able to much a jump up in quantity by averaging 4.6 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.0 steals, and 9.5 points per game. Crowder's defense is certainly where he can make the biggest impact for fantasy basketball managers, as he has career averages of 0.5 blocks and 1.5 steals per 36 minutes, along with 5.7 rebounds. For being a small forward, Jae Crowder brings big man skills and big time defense in the late rounds of most fantasy basketball drafts.