An ode to Jordan Crawford, a.k.a Steez, the NBA’s latest export to China (Ball Don’t Lie)

Jordan Crawford blew our minds from the moment he entered the NBA conciousness, unleashing a dunk so fierce on LeBron James at a Skills Academy bearing the four-time MVP's name that Nike tried to confiscate all evidence of the public shaming . A court jester fooled the king, huzzah. That was as a college sophomore at Xavier, where Crawford described the classroom as "a waiting room" for his weird basketball moments, like the first of many, so many, too many — way too many — ridiculous shots that somehow found the bottom of the net. This one came from 35 feet down three with five seconds left in overtime of a first-round NCAA Tournament game. It was magical, and came in a loss, as is Crawford's custom. This shot bolstered a swagger that spawned a sublime two-game span late in his rookie season — 39 points on 24 shots against the Heat and a 21-10-11 triple-double on the Cavaliers — and Crawford's philosophy : "You know, I always feel if I can see the basket it's a good shot." He left us scratching our heads, as he did in explaining his still-standing Twitter bio — "On a Mission to become the GREATEST!!!!!!! WHY NOT?" — to The Washington Post's...