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NBA Free Agency 2017 Player Profile: Ray Felton

By Ti Windisch

February 23, 2017; Oakland, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers guard Raymond Felton (2) shoots the basketball against Golden State Warriors center JaVale McGee (1) during the first quarter at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
February 23, 2017; Oakland, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers guard Raymond Felton (2) shoots the basketball against Golden State Warriors center JaVale McGee (1) during the first quarter at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /
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January 28, 2017; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) shoots the basketball against Los Angeles Clippers guard Raymond Felton (2) during the third quarter at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Clippers 144-98. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
January 28, 2017; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) shoots the basketball against Los Angeles Clippers guard Raymond Felton (2) during the third quarter at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Clippers 144-98. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /

Weaknesses

The Clippers were a bad team with Ray Felton on the floor last season. The drop from Chris Paul to just about anybody is going to be severe, but Los Angeles’ offense simply ceased production when Felton was in the game most of the time.

With Felton on, the Clippers scored 104.6 points per 100 possessions. No player who tallied 1,000 minutes cause the Clips’ offense to function worse. With him off, Los Angeles managed to score 114.6 points per 100 possessions.

Bad news gets worse, sometimes: the Clippers defense was also at its worst with Felton on the floor, among players who played at least 1,000 minutes. That’s a good nine Clippers, and out of them all Felton made the team as bad as it got. That’s not a great sign.

Still, it doesn’t necessarily mean he should be written off entirely. The Clippers have never had a bench, so if CP3 was out and Blake Griffin was either injured or on the bench, there was almost nothing for Felton to work with out there. That being said, it’s clear Felton needs some help to be any sort of effective at this point in his career.

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