Raymond Felton

Raymond Felton is a professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association.http://www.nba.com/playerfile/raymond_felton/index.html Felton was the fifth overall selection in the 2005 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Bobcats after playing three seasons for the University of North Carolina Tar Heels. At North Carolina, he averaged 12.5 points, 6.9 assists and 1.9 steals.http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=11868 Felton as the starting point guard for the Tar Heels helped lead them to the 2005 NCAA championship.http://articles.sfgate.com/2005-04-05/sports/17368753_1_roy-williams-north-carolina-illinois-coach-bruce-weber-tar-heels Felton was taken after Deron Williams (third overall) and Chris Paul (fourth overall), which became the first time since the 1999 NBA Draft that that many point guards were taken in the top ten of a draft.http://www.deseretnews.com/article/600145001/Teams-select-point-guards-3-in-a-row.html In 1999, Steve Francis (second overall), Baron Davis (third overall), Andre Miller (eighth overall) and Jason Terry (tenth overall) were four point guards selected in the top ten.

During the 2010 NBA offseason, Felton signed a three-year $25 million free agency contract with the Knicks.http://www.slamonline.com/online/nba/2010/07/raymond-felton-knicks-agree-to-3-years-25m/ In five seasons with the Bobcats, Felton averaged 13.3 points, 6.4 assists and 1.4 steals and was selected to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team in 2005. In his last season with Charlotte (2009-10), he helped the Bobcats make it to their first postseason appearance in franchise history.http://espn.go.com/nba/recap/_/id/300407003/charlotte-bobcats-vs-new-orleans-hornets However, the team was quickly eliminated by the Orlando Magic.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/27/magic-sweep-bobcats-out-o_n_552947.html In his only four NBA playoff games, Felton averaged 11.8 points, 5.0 assists and 0.5 steals.http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/f/feltora01.html

2009-10 Season

Felton averaged 12.1 points, 5.6 assists and 1.5 steals in 80 games. He shot a career-high 45.9% from the field. Felton finished finished 19th in assists (5.6), 15th in steals (1.54), 18th in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.65) and 20th in steals-to-turnover ratio (0.73) amongst NBA league leaders.http://www.nba.com/playerfile/raymond_felton/bio.html

2008-09 Season

Felton played a career-high 3,086 minutes in 82 games. He averaged 14.2 points, 6.7 assists and 1.5 steals. Amongst NBA league leaders, he finished 15th in minutes per game (37.6), 13th in assists (6.7) and 11th in steals (1.54). Felton finished with a career-high in total steals (126).http://www.nba.com/playerfile/raymond_felton/bio.html

2007-08 Season

Felton averaged career-highs in points (14.4) and assists (7.4) in 79 games. From February 22-March 5, Felton made 22 straight free-throws. His assists average was good for seventh overall in the NBA.http://www.nba.com/playerfile/raymond_felton/bio.html

2006-07 Season

Felton averaged 14.0 points, 7.0 assists and 1.5 steals over 78 games, of which he started 75. Felton finished 10th in assists (7.0) and 14th in steals (1.51). He played a career-high and NBA season-high 57 minutes on December 29, 2006 versus the Los Angeles Lakers. Felton had a career-high 19 assists versus the Indiana Pacers on December 30, 2006.http://www.nba.com/playerfile/raymond_felton/bio.html

2005-06 Season

Felton averaged 11.9 points, 5.6 assists and 1.3 steals in 80 games. He was a three-time T-Mobile NBA Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month (February, March and April) and finished fourth in NBA Rookie of the Year voting, which was won by Chris Paul.