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Born: Dec 31, 1987
Height: 6-5 /  1,96
Weight: 200  lbs. / 90,7  kg.
College: Georgia Tech
Years Pro: 2

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Background

DRAFTED:
19th overall (first round) by LA Lakers in 2007.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS:
Traded by the Los Angeles Lakers along with Kwame Brown, Aaron McKie, the rights to Marc Gasol, two future first round picks (2008, 2010) and cash considerations to Memphis in exchange for Pau Gasol and a 2010 second round pick (2/1/08)...Acquired by Washington along with Mike James in a three-team trade that sent Antonio Daniels to New Orleans and a conditional draft pick to Memphis (12/10/08).

PROFESSIONALLY:
Enters 2009-10 having played in 113 career games (ten starts) over two seasons with the LA Lakers (22 games), Memphis (35 games) and Washington (56).

2008-09:
Averaged 5.3 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game in 56 games (10 starts) after being traded to the Wizards…Averaged 9.3 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game as a starter…Scored a season-high 19 points at IND (3/29)…Finished in double figures in scoring 12 times…Had a career-high 11 rebounds against his former team at MEM (4/1/09)…Recorded a career-high eight assists vs. MIA (4/4)…Also set or equaled career-highs in a single game with three steals (twice), two blocks (4/13 at TOR) and 43 minutes played (twice)…Appeared in 63 games between Memphis and Washington…Missed a total of two games due to illness/injury (flu, 2/28; back spasms, 4/2).

2007-08:
Split his rookie season with the Los Angeles Lakers and Memphis Grizzlies, and averaged 5.6 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 13.6 minutes in 50 games…Averaged 7.4 points and 3.2 rebounds in 18.1 minutes in 28 games in Memphis after being traded...While with the Lakers, averaged 3.3 points in 7.8 minutes in 22 games...Averaged 10.1 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists in an eight-game stretch before a sprained right thumb sidelined him for the final five games of the season (4/8 – 4/16)…Entered his first professional season as the fifth-youngest player in the NBA, aside from Greg Oden, Spencer Hawes, Thaddeus Young and Kevin Durant...Scored 10+ points nine times (eight with Memphis) and 20-plus points twice, including a career-high 23 points vs. NYK (4/2).

COLLEGE:
Helped lead Georgia Tech to a 20-12 record and a berth in the NCAA Tournament in 2007 as a freshman ... Recognized three times as Atlantic Coast Conference Rookie of the Week (Feb. 12 after wins vs. NC State and UConn, Jan. 15 after Tech wins over Duke and FSU, Mar. 5 after wins vs. North Carolina and Boston College) ... Tied fellow-freshman teammate Thaddeus Young as Tech’s scoring leader (14.4 points) ... Led Yellow Jackets in assists (5.8), adding 3.7 rebounds and 2.0 steals per contest ... Tallied double-figure scoring in 25 of 32 games while recording four games of 10 or more assists ... Posted three double-doubles, two in ACC games (13 points, career-high 11assists vs. North Carolina, 16 points, 10 assists vs. Boston College) ... No. 2 freshman scorer in the ACC in conference games (16.0 points, 8th among all players) ... Led all players in assists (5.4 per game) against the ACC, was first among frosh in steals (2.07 per game) and second in free throw percentage (84.3 pct.) ... Ranked 16th in the ACC in scoring average (14.6 ppg) in all games ... Six of his seven 20-point games came against ACC teams (Tech was 6-1 when he scored 20 or more) ... Shot 81.1 percent in the second half of ACC games, 80 percent in the last five minutes ... Scored a careerhigh 29 points on 10-of-17 shooting 2/13/07 @ Florida State ... Tallied 26 points, five rebounds, six assists and a career-high seven steals 2/3/07 vs. Clemson.


Personal

Born in Atlanta, GA...Full name is Javaris Cortez Crittenton...Nicknames are Jay or Jay-Critt...Son of Sonya Dixon...Has one brother, Rashad, and a sister, Shaniya Lee...Person he most admires is his grandmother for her advice and words of wisdom...Enjoys going to church and bowling...Greatest personal achievement is being drafted and becoming an NBA basketball player...Entering Georgia Tech, was a five-star prospect from Southwest Atlanta Christian School...His senior year, earned McDonald's All-America team honors as well as a spot on the third-team Parade and EA Sports All-America teams...Rated as high as sixth nationally out of high school and was the top-rated point guard in the country according to Rivals.com...Helped his high school to Class A state championships in 2004 and 2006…Was named Mr. Georgia Basketball in 2006...Set the SACA career scoring record with more than 3,500 points, breaking the mark held by former teammate and current Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard...Was a 3.5 GPA high school student who was a member of the Future Business Leaders of America and the Senior Beta Club...While playing in the 2007 Summer League in Las Vegas, helped coach a clinic for youngsters at the Thomas and Mack Center along with then-teammate Jordan Farmar.

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