John Crotty

Retired

Utah Jazz · G · 11 NBA seasons · 555 career appearances · 1,974 career points

John Crotty recorded 555 NBA appearances across 11 seasons with Utah Jazz, Detroit Pistons, Miami Heat, Cleveland Cavaliers, Portland Trail Blazers, Oklahoma City Thunder, Denver Nuggets.

Best highlights

4.0

career pts/gm

1.1

career reb/gm

2.1

career ast/gm

473

career games

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped John Crotty's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1984-85–2002-03

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Karl Malone

John Stockton

The pick-and-roll becomes permanent

Utah Jazz · Stockton and Malone

Stockton and Malone formed the league's most durable partnership and led consecutive Finals appearances in 1997 and 1998.

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Franchise era

1993-94–2002-03

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Terrell Brandon

Zydrunas Ilgauskas

Competitive defense fades into a rebuild

Cleveland Cavaliers · The long reset

Cleveland remained respectable for a time before injuries and roster turnover pushed the franchise toward the 2003 lottery.

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Franchise era

1995-96–2002-03

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Alonzo Mourning

Tim Hardaway

Defense creates the first contender

Miami Heat · Riley, Zo and Hardaway

Riley remade Miami around defense and toughness, reaching the 1997 conference finals and forging the franchise's lasting identity.

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Franchise era

1995-96–2002-03

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Arvydas Sabonis

Rasheed Wallace

Sabonis and Wallace nearly break through

Portland Trail Blazers · The deep veteran contenders

Portland assembled extraordinary depth and came within a fourth-quarter collapse of the 2000 Finals.

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Franchise era

1994-95–1999-00

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Grant Hill

Allan Houston

An all-around star carries the transition

Detroit Pistons · The Grant Hill bridge

Hill became an immediate All-NBA player, but Detroit never built a playoff winner strong enough to match his talent.

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Franchise era

1990-91–2002-03

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Dikembe Mutombo

Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf

A historic eighth seed, then a long search

Denver Nuggets · The Mutombo upset and the rebuild

Denver authored the first 8-over-1 upset in 1994, but injuries and turnover prevented the young roster from sustaining it.

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Career accomplishments

11 NBA seasons555 career appearances1,974 career points36 playoff appearancesCareer high: 19 pointsCareer high: 7 reboundsCareer high: 11 assists

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John Crotty

Franchise eras

Utah Jazz · Stockton and Malone

Cleveland Cavaliers · The long reset

Miami Heat · Riley, Zo and Hardaway

Portland Trail Blazers · The deep veteran contenders

Detroit Pistons · The Grant Hill bridge

Denver Nuggets · The Mutombo upset and the rebuild

Career accomplishments

Team history

NBA appearances

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Career-high games

Franchise eras

Utah Jazz · Stockton and Malone

Cleveland Cavaliers · The long reset

Miami Heat · Riley, Zo and Hardaway

Portland Trail Blazers · The deep veteran contenders

Detroit Pistons · The Grant Hill bridge

Denver Nuggets · The Mutombo upset and the rebuild

Career accomplishments

Team history

NBA appearances

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Career-high games