Raymond Felton Reportedly to Clippers: Latest Contract Details and Reaction

July 14th, 2016 by Tyler Conway Leave a reply »
Like it has for many players, a stint with the Dallas Mavericks helped rejuvenate Raymond Felton's NBA career. Now he'll try to carry that improvement over to Los Angeles.


Felton and the Clippers agreed in principle on a contract Thursday, per Chris Haynes of Cleveland.com and Dan Woike of the SoCal News Group. The deal will start at Felton's veteran's minimum of $1.5 million, according to the Los Angeles Times' Brad Turner. He will likely serve as the primary backup to Chris Paul. 

The 32-year-old guard spent the last two seasons in Dallas, navigating an injury-plagued 2014-15 before returning to form in 2015-16.  

He averaged 9.5 points, 3.6 assists and 3.2 rebounds while playing 80 of 82 games last season. During the Mavericks' first-round loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, Felton was almost inarguably their second-best player. He averaged 15.0 points, 4.6 assists and 4.6 rebounds over the five-game defeat.

While acknowledging he should have an increased value on the open market, Felton stated his desire for a return in Dallas, per Earl K. Sneed of the Mavs' official website:

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