At the beginning of this past summer, signing a point guard was not in the Knicks’ plans. The team obviously had eyes for LeBron James, who in addition to being able to run the floor himself almost at all times, would have also demanded a major chunk of the Knicks' cap room. Toney Douglas (coming off an impressive but raw rookie season) was set to occupy a place in the starting lineup next to LeBron.
Instead, the Knicks signed Amar’e Stoudemire (and various role players) and used the rest of their remaining cap space on Raymond Felton.
Not completely sold on the idea that Felton was their point guard of the future, the Knicks only granted him a two-year guaranteed contract.
While things may have gotten off to a shaky start, the Knicks may want to start thinking about making a longer investment on the newly appointed [Coach Mike] D’Antoni-disciple.
Although Stoudemire was just named “Eastern Conference Player of the Week” for his stellar play during the Knicks’ 3-1 Western Conference road trip, one could argue Felton actually led the way.
In addition to elevating his offensive game by ave ...
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Raymond Felton Turning into Prime D’Antoni-Esque Point Guard for New York Knicks
November 23rd, 2010 by Keith Schlosser Leave a reply »
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