Tag: Raymond Felton

Raymond Felton is playing some pedestrian basketball at the moment but he is still eating tons of minutes for the lowly Knicks.

Analysis: Ray Felton is averaging 32.5 minutes per game this year which is 18th most in the NBA among point guards. Felton is on a decent five game streak at the moment- 6.6 APG, 9.2 PPG, 1.4 SPG. Unfortunately, Felton is still outside of the top 20 fantasy point guards over the last two weeks. Guys like Patty Mills and George Hill have put up better numbers than Felton over the last two weeks.

Even if we take it a bit further it doesn’t get any better for Felton. He’s shooting 40% from the field this year and 29% from three. He is hitting about one three per game and he averages one steal per game as well, but that is it on the positives.

Currently, Raymond Felton is available in 20-40% of fantasy leagues. He is serviceable and eats tons of minutes but his poor play cannot be ignored. Even on his recent “streak” he is still playing mediocre ball on an awful Eastern Conference squad.

As the NBA trade deadline approaches, Raymond Felton is one underperforming point guard that should be on the move.

Analysis: Raymond Felton has struggled in Portland but he is still a fantasy relevant player at the point. Felton is still averaging 6.1 APG, 1.2 SPG and 0.8 3PM this year. Obviously the five percent drop in field goal percentage from 41%(career) to 36% this year is just awful. But looking past his poor field goal percentage is a point guard that gets minutes and is consistent in the assist department. Felton is available in some leagues and you may want to pick him up before he gets traded.

A trade to the Lakers would do wonders for Felton. Playing with Kobe, Pau(if he stays) and Andrew Bynum will certainly keep his assists high and should be enough to help his lagging field goal percentage. He’s always been a solid lower tier point guard who supplies a decent amount of assists, threes and steals. You even have to love that he’s a career 78% free throw shooter. As soon as Felton changes teams his fantasy value will most likely rise. If he’s available in your league I cannot see why you wouldn’t want to pick him up if only until the trade deadline.