Bobcats: No Truth to Felton Rumors
Off the bat we knew the Augustin pick made no sense for the Bobcats. But that doesn’t mean, apparently,
that Ray Felton is going to be shipped. We speculated Lee and a player, but GM Rod Higgins shot that down today.
Charlotte Bobcats general manager Rod Higgins says drafting D.J. Augustin isn’t intended to supplant Raymond Felton as the team’s starting point guard.
Specifically, Higgins said, there’s “no truth” to a report out of New York that the Bobcats might trade Felton to the Knicks for power forward David Lee.
Augustin should get minutes right away, but I’m not buying shifting Felton to the 2 as a combo backcourt. Felton would be a great “engine” for D’Antoni. Lee is the issue, since he can tell a team that he won’t re-sign if he doesn’t like where he ends up.
