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Brooklyn Nets: 5 Point Guard Options This Summer

By Kenneth Teape

Feb 19, 2016; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Brooklyn Nets new general manager Sean Marks (left) in a suite with team owner Mikhail Prokhorov during the first quarter against the New York Knicks at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 19, 2016; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Brooklyn Nets new general manager Sean Marks (left) in a suite with team owner Mikhail Prokhorov during the first quarter against the New York Knicks at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /
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Brooklyn Nets: 5 Point Guard Options This Summer
Apr 18, 2016; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Dallas Mavericks guard Raymond Felton (2) drives to the basket in front of Oklahoma City Thunder forward Serge Ibaka (9) during the first quarter in game two of the first round of the NBA Playoffs at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports /

Raymond Felton

Raymond Felton has experience playing in New York, as he was a member of the Knicks on two separate occasions. He knows what it takes to play in New York, and wouldn’t be phased by the media pressure that follows.

Felton had a solid season with the Dallas Mavericks this season, playing in 80 games and starting 31 of them. He averaged 9.5 points, 3.6 assists and 3.2 rebounds in 27.4 minutes per game, providing solid production for the Mavericks. He really stepped his game up in the postseason when the Mavericks were ravaged by injury and lacking many go-to players.

Felton responded by playing 34.4 minutes per game, averaging 15 points, 4.6 assists, 4.6 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game. Felton couldn’t have picked a better time to increase his production, as he is now heading into unrestricted free agency on the heels of an outstanding postseason.

Felton should be able to parlay that performance into a solid contract this offseason, and the Nets are one of the teams with an opening at point guard that could use him. He should be on their radar as a stopgate solution.

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