Prior to his sophomore year, Crabbe was named to the preseason watch list for the Wooden Award.[5] He averaged 15.2 points and 5.7 rebounds per game and remained one of the top shooters in the conference, shooting 39.9 percent from three-point range and 84.3 percent from the free throw line. At the close of the season, Crabbe was named to the first team All-Pac-12 Conference.[2][6]
On November 11, 2014, Crabbe made his first career NBA start in a 102–100 win over the Charlotte Hornets.[14] On April 11, 2015, he scored a season-high 11 points in a loss to the Utah Jazz.[15]
On December 1, 2015, Crabbe scored a then-career-high 18 points in an overtime loss to the Dallas Mavericks.[16] He topped that mark with 19 points on December 21 against the Atlanta Hawks,[17] and again with 26 points on December 26 in a 105–76 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.[18]
After the 2015–16 season, Crabbe became a restricted free agent. On July 7, 2016, he received a four-year, $75 million offer sheet from the Brooklyn Nets.[19] The Trail Blazers decided to match the offer[20][21] and re-signed Crabbe on July 13.[22] On January 8, 2017, he scored a career-high 30 points in a 125–124 double-overtime loss to the Detroit Pistons,[23] becoming the first Portland player to score 30 off the bench since Jamal Crawford had 34 on April 11, 2012.[24] On April 6, 2017, he had 25 points, including a career-high eight 3-pointers, in a 105–98 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.[25]
Brooklyn Nets (2017–2019)
On July 25, 2017, Crabbe was traded to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for Andrew Nicholson.[26] In his debut for the Nets in their season opener on October 18, Crabbe scored 12 points in a 140–131 loss to the Indiana Pacers.[27] On February 7, he had 19 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter of the Nets' 115–106 loss to the Detroit Pistons.[28] Three days later, he made eight 3-pointers and scored 28 points in a 138–128 double-overtime loss to the New Orleans Pelicans.[29] On February 22, in a 111–96 loss to the Charlotte Hornets, Crabbe hit his 140th 3-pointer of the season, moving him into sole possession of seventh place in Nets single-season history.[30] On March 8, he made his first six 3-pointers and had 29 points and eight rebounds in a 125–111 win over the Charlotte Hornets.[31] On April 9, on his 26th birthday, Crabbe scored 20 of his career-high 41 points in the first quarter of the Nets' 114–105 win over the Chicago Bulls.[32] In the Nets' season finale on April 11, Crabbe scored 16 points in a 110–97 loss to the Boston Celtics. He hit five 3-pointers, extending his Nets' single-season record to 201—Deron Williams is next on the list with 169 in 2012–13.[33]
On November 21, 2018, Crabbe scored a season-high 27 points in a 119–113 loss to the Dallas Mavericks. He was 10-of-16 from the field, including 7-of-11 behind the arc, after coming into the game shooting 27 percent.[34] On December 5, he scored 22 points and tied a season high with seven 3-pointers in a 114–112 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.[35] On February 6, 2019, he returned to action against the Denver Nuggets after missing 26 games with a sore right knee.[36] On April 4, he underwent successful right knee arthroscopy after missing nine straight contests and 35 of the previous 50 games.[37][38]