Jae Crowder Signs With Team In Puerto Rico

Free agent forward Jae Crowder has signed with the Vaqueros de Bayamon, the Puerto Rican team announced on social media (Instagram link).

Bayamon is the defending champion of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional, the top basketball league in Puerto Rico. The BSN season is about to get underway, notes Dario Skerletic of Sportando.

Crowder, 35, was the 34th overall pick in the 2012 draft and had spent the past 13 years in the NBA. The longtime veteran, who played for Sacramento last season, was unable to find a new team in the offseason and had remained unsigned throughout 2025/26 until now.

Crowder made a career-low nine appearances with the Kings last season, averaging 2.6 points and 2.2 rebounds in just 11.4 minutes per game. He holds career averages of 9.3 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.0 steal on .418/.347/.777 across 812 regular season games with nine different NBA teams (24.8 MPG).

In addition to Crowder, the Vaqueros have also signed former NBA players Xavier Cooks and Jaylin Galloway. Both players are currently competing in Australia with the Sydney Kings, but the NBL season is nearly over. Sydney holds a 1-0 lead on the Adelaide 36ers in the NBL championship series.