Freddie Crawford is a former American basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association

National Basketball Association

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. Crawford was drafted in the fourth round of the 1964 NBA Draft

1964 NBA Draft

The 1964 NBA Draft was the 18th annual draft of the National Basketball Association . The draft was held on May 4, 1964 before the 1964–65 season. In this draft, nine NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players. A player who had finished his four-year college eligibility...

 by the New York Knicks

New York Knicks

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. Previously, he had been drafted by the Knicks in the 1963 NBA Draft

1963 NBA Draft

The 1963 NBA Draft was the 17th annual draft of the National Basketball Association . The draft was held on April 30, 1963 before the 1963–64 season. In this draft, nine NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players. A player who had finished his four-year college...

. He would eventually play with the Knicks in the NBA in 1967. The following year, he was sold to the Los Angeles Lakers

Los Angeles Lakers

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. In 1969, he was again sold, this time to the Milwaukee Bucks

Milwaukee Bucks

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. Later, Crawford was selected by the Buffalo Braves

Los Angeles Clippers

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 in the 1970 NBA Expansion Draft

1970 NBA Expansion Draft

The 1970 NBA Expansion Draft was the fifth expansion draft of the National Basketball Association . The draft was held on May 11, 1970, so that the newly founded Buffalo Braves, Cleveland Cavaliers and Portland Trail Blazers could acquire players for the upcoming 1970–71 season. Buffalo, Cleveland...

. He was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers

Philadelphia 76ers

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later that year.