He might be the smallest member of the 2016 NBA draft, but Kay Felder could wind up carving a big role with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The 5'9" point guard out of Oakland University joins the NBA champions as a backup to both All-Star Kyrie Irving and veteran Mo Williams, with minutes now available via the departure of Matthew Dellavedova to the Milwaukee Bucks.
Cleveland paid the Atlanta Hawks $2.4 million for the rights to select Felder 54th overall.
“What happened is the best thing that could happen, because Cleveland had no draft picks and paid over $2 million to get him,” Oakland head coach Greg Kampe said, per Lev Facher of USA Today.
“I think he’ll respond great, but I think Cleveland told him he is tall enough. They told me they thought he was a first-round pick, and they didn’t have a pick, but if they did, they would take him."
Felder's diminutive size may have kept him out of the first round, but his production certainly didn't. The junior led all of Division I with 9.3 assists to go along with 24.4 points (fourth in the nation) per game. His 44-inch max ...
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