Jamal Crawford is among the last players of an older generation yet to receive an NBA chance after playing in the league last season.

Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown advocated for Crawford, confident the soon-to-be 40-year-old can still play the game at the highest level:

“I would like to see him on the floor in general,” Brown told Brandon Robinson of Heavy.com. “I think he still can go despite his age, I think people look at the age and start getting funny about whatever, but it’s 2019. The recovery times are different, the ages that people are peaking at are different. I think Jamal Crawford can still play, I say let him go.”

There have been questions about Crawford's defense and his inefficiency, but his durability remains unquestioned. He played only 64 games for the Phoenix Suns as a late signing last season, but he played in 80, 82, and 79 games, respectively, in his three previous seasons.

To make Brown's argument even more convincing, Crawford made NBA history by recording 51 points in a season finale against the Dallas Mavericks, his fourth 50-point game to date. He became the oldest player to put up 50 points at 39 years and 20 days old, a record last set by Michael Jordan at 38 years and 315 days on Dec. 29, 2001.

Crawford also scored the most points by a player not in the starting lineup, a record previously held by Nick Anderson with a 50-point performance on April 23, 1993.

Despite the questions about his game fitting the modern era, there are a bevy of teams that could use a good scoring punch off the bench and some veteran leadership. The Celtics might not be one of them, but Crawford surely deserves a chance to play as long as his legs let him.