At North Carolina, Raymond Felton led the Tar Heels to a national championship before declaring for the NBA draft.
41 Facts About Raymond Felton
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Raymond Felton was drafted fifth overall in the 2005 NBA draft.
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Over his career, Raymond Felton was a member of the Charlotte Bobcats, New York Knicks, Denver Nuggets, Portland Trail Blazers, Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Clippers and Oklahoma City Thunder.
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Raymond Felton began his basketball career at Latta High School in Latta, South Carolina.
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Raymond Felton won the South Carolina Mr Basketball award as both a junior and senior, and was named Naismith Prep Player of the Year in 2002.
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Raymond Felton was the MVP of the 2002 Roundball Classic at the United Center in Chicago, and was selected for the 2002 McDonald's All-American Game.
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Raymond Felton played in the McDonald's All-American Game on the same team with two future New York Knicks teammates, Carmelo Anthony and Amar'e Stoudemire.
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Raymond Felton had 236 assists, and averaged 12.0 points a game.
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Also notable in his second year, Raymond Felton set a single-game school-record 18 assists against George Mason on December 7,2003.
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Raymond Felton averaged 12.9 points and 6.9 assists per game during his junior season and showed a much-improved shooting touch.
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Raymond Felton won the Bob Cousy Award that honors the best collegiate point guard.
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Raymond Felton was selected 5th overall in the 2005 NBA draft by the Charlotte Bobcats.
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Raymond Felton was drafted after point guards Chris Paul and Deron Williams.
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Raymond Felton showed promise right out of college, having his breakout game scoring 31 points against the Phoenix Suns in a Bobcats loss.
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Raymond Felton started 54 of 82 games for the Bobcats and averaged 11.9 points per game, 5.6 assists per game, and 3.3 rebounds per game.
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Raymond Felton came into his second year as the Bobcats' starting point guard.
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Raymond Felton improved in mostly every statistic category, raising his assist per game tally from 5.6 to 7.0.
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Raymond Felton improved on his sophomore campaign, putting up 14.4 points per game, 7.4 assists and 3.0 rebounds per game.
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Raymond Felton still struggled shooting from three-point range, one of his biggest deficiencies coming out of college.
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However, Raymond Felton did not; he saw his assist and scoring numbers drop to their lowest point since his rookie season.
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The Bobcats were swept out of the playoffs, and Raymond Felton became a free agent at the end of the season.
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On July 9,2010, Raymond Felton agreed to a contract with the New York Knicks.
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Raymond Felton was selected as co-captain for the 2011 season alongside fellow free agent signee Amar'e Stoudemire.
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Early in the year, Raymond Felton had trouble working the pick-and-roll with Stoudemire.
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Raymond Felton hit a number of clutch shots, including a step-back fade-away three-pointer that pinballed into the net against the Toronto Raptors.
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On February 22,2011, Raymond Felton was traded to the Denver Nuggets in a three-way deal which involved the Minnesota Timberwolves that brought Carmelo Anthony to New York.
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Raymond Felton registered a fair number of All-Star votes by fans.
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Raymond Felton averaged 17.1 points, 9.0 assists, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.8 steals per game in 38.4 minutes a game.
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In Denver, Raymond Felton was utilized mostly off the bench behind fellow University of North Carolina guard Ty Lawson.
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Raymond Felton averaged 11.6 points, 6.5 assists and 1.8 rebounds in the postseason.
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Raymond Felton expressed dissatisfaction of playing off the bench and behind Lawson.
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On June 23,2011, during the 2011 NBA draft, Raymond Felton was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers for veteran point guard Andre Miller and the 26th overall selection in the draft, Jordan Hamilton.
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Raymond Felton did not get along with head coach Nate McMillan, who was eventually fired and replaced by Kaleb Canales, who became the youngest head coach in NBA history.
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Raymond Felton was benched by McMillan at one point in favor of Jamal Crawford.
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Raymond Felton signed a three-year, $10 million extension with the Knicks.
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Raymond Felton came under fire because of the shape he was in with Portland.
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Raymond Felton said he felt he was better than Jeremy Lin, who was signed by the Houston Rockets that offseason.
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On February 25,2014, Raymond Felton was reportedly arrested on felony gun charges.
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Raymond Felton was assessed a $5,000 fine and 500 hours of community service.
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On July 25,2016, Raymond Felton signed with the Los Angeles Clippers.
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On July 10,2017, Raymond Felton signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder.