The Rockets signed the former Kings forward star with a two-way contract. His personal defense ability is quite good?

According to US journalist Jack Simone, frontman Isaiah Crawford, who was previously in free agency, reached an agreement with the Houston Rockets, who received a two-way contract from the Rockets. Crawford's old club, Sacramento Kings, provided him with a qualification quote for a two-way contract in June this year, but before July 13, the Kings chose to withdraw the qualification quote, which also made Crawford a complete free agent.

Crawford was born in November 2001 and is 23 years old. He was the undrafted in the NBA draft last year. According to data from the G League Elite Training Camp before the 2024 NBA Draft, Crawford's bare feet are 196.2cm tall, 214.6cm tall, 268cm tall, and weighs 98.2kg. After the draft, the Kings immediately provided Crawford with a two-way contract, which also shows that they were very optimistic about Crawford. In the NBA regular season last season, Crawford made a total of 15 appearances, averaging 3 minutes of playing time, averaging 0.9 points, 0.5 rebounds, 0.1 assists, 0.1 steals, and 0.1 blocks, as well as 0.1 turnovers and 0.1 fouls, shooting percentage of 45.5%, three-point shooting percentage of 20%, and free throw shooting percentage of 50%. In the NBA Development League last season, Crawford played 37 times for the Kings' subordinate team Stockton Kings, with averaging 31.5 minutes per game, with averaging 13 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.2 blocks, and 1.6 turnovers and 3.2 fouls. His shooting percentage was 47.3%, his three-point shooting percentage was 39.9%, and his free throw shooting percentage was 78.9%.

In the previous NBA Summer League, Crawford played 6 games for the Kings, averaging 13.7 minutes per game, averaging 3.2 points, 2 rebounds, 0.7 assists, 1 steal, 0.5 blocks, and 0.5 turnovers and 1.2 fouls. His shooting percentage was 35%, three-point shooting percentage was 36.4%, and his free throw shooting percentage was 50%. Crawford's performance during the summer league was not ideal, his scoring ability was very average, and he also did not show his abilities and value on the defensive end. Neither offense nor defense played a role, and it seemed reasonable that Crawford was abandoned by the king.

Crawford indeed showed his strong personal defense ability in the NBA Development League last season, and he also showed relatively comprehensive personal ability on the offensive end. However, his performance during the summer league was indeed very disappointing. From the Rockets' perspective, they chose to sign Crawford, and they also hope that he can provide more help to the team on the defensive end and ensure that the team has stronger competitiveness on the defensive end. I don't know if Crawford can use his performance in training camp and preseason to hold this contract.