(Jamal) Crawford, who has played for 16 coaches in the NBA said (Vinny) Del Negro has navigated some tough waters in dealing with the team’s talented, deep roster.

“Everybody here has a decent body of work in some way shape or form,” Crawford said. “They’ve proven something somewhere in the NBA. With that is a confidence that a player has, and there are egos involved.

“For him to be able to manage that and put people in the right positions and use people to their strengths, he deserves a lot of credit.”

via Dan Woike of The Orange County Register