Austin Croshere
Professional career
Professional career
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### Indiana Pacers

Croshere was the 12th pick of the [1997 NBA draft](/wiki/1997_NBA_draft "1997 NBA draft"), selected by the [Indiana Pacers](/wiki/Indiana_Pacers "Indiana Pacers").

A , hard\-nosed player who played the [power forward](/wiki/Power_forward_%28basketball%29 "Power forward (basketball)") and [small forward](/wiki/Small_forward "Small forward") positions, Croshere shot 33\.9% from three\-point range over the course of his ten\-year career. In the [1999–2000 NBA season](/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_NBA_season "1999–2000 NBA season"), he had [peaked at just the right time](/wiki/Contract_year_phenomenon "Contract year phenomenon") as he helped the Pacers advance to the [2000 NBA Finals](/wiki/2000_NBA_Finals "2000 NBA Finals"), marking the Pacers' first Finals appearance since the [ABA\-NBA merger](/wiki/ABA-NBA_merger "ABA-NBA merger").

He was rewarded for his performance in the regular season and particularly the playoffs with a hefty contract. Croshere played 49 games in 2002–03, averaging a career\-low 12\.9 minutes per game that season as he fell out of the rotation.

Croshere became an important backup during the [Rick Carlisle](/wiki/Rick_Carlisle "Rick Carlisle") years, and was a key contributor against the [Detroit Pistons](/wiki/Detroit_Pistons "Detroit Pistons") in the 2004 Eastern Conference Finals. In game 4 of the series, Croshere was in the starting lineup for the first time in over two years; after accumulating only 8 points combined over the first three games, he scored 14 in this game during 30 minutes of play, including 3 out of 4 shooting on [three\-point field goals](/wiki/Three-point_field_goal "Three-point field goal") en route to an 83\-68 road victory for the Pacers to tie the best\-of\-seven series at two games apiece.

On September 26, 2008, [Larry Bird](/wiki/Larry_Bird "Larry Bird") announced that Croshere was invited to training camp with the Pacers for an opportunity at a second stint. He was waived on October 23, 2008\.

### Dallas Mavericks

On July 5, 2006, Croshere was traded to the [Dallas Mavericks](/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks "Dallas Mavericks") for [Marquis Daniels](/wiki/Marquis_Daniels "Marquis Daniels").[ESPN – Sources: Mavs deal Daniels for Croshere – NBA](https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=2510579) This move left [Jeff Foster](/wiki/Jeff_Foster_%28basketball%29 "Jeff Foster (basketball)") as the last Pacer remaining from the [1999–2000](/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_NBA_season "1999–2000 NBA season") [Eastern Conference](/wiki/Eastern_Conference_%28NBA%29 "Eastern Conference (NBA)") championship team.

Croshere scored a career\-high 34 points in a Mavericks 122–102 win against the [Seattle SuperSonics](/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics "Seattle SuperSonics") on January 30, 2007\.[Mavs get big effort from Croshere to take care of Sonics](https://web.archive.org/web/20161006052104/http://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=270130006)

### Golden State Warriors

On August 3, 2007, Croshere signed with the [Golden State Warriors](/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors "Golden State Warriors"). The 2007–08 season was the first in Croshere's career where he did not make the playoffs.

### Milwaukee Bucks

Croshere spent the 2008–09 pre\-season with his former team, the [Indiana Pacers](/wiki/Indiana_Pacers "Indiana Pacers"). However, he was waived by the Pacers. On October 27, he was signed off waivers by the [Milwaukee Bucks](/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks "Milwaukee Bucks"). He was released on January 6, 2009, after averaging 3\.3 points and 2\.2 rebounds per game.

### San Antonio Spurs

On January 16, 2009, Croshere signed a 10\-day contract with the [San Antonio Spurs](/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs "San Antonio Spurs"). On January 28, his contract expired and he was released by the Spurs after appearing in three games.[Austin Croshere Yahoo! Sports page](https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3182/news;_ylt=AuKRxGNnyWdKcZqJmdK8vXQuPKB4) Accessed 29 January 2009 


What was significant about Croshere's performance in game 4 of the 2004 Eastern Conference Finals?