Raymond Felton’s one-year tour with the Portland Trail Blazers started with head scratching, ended with ignominy, and featured plenty of murky mush in the middle. Brought onto a disintegrating team in a lockout-shortened 2011-12 season, Felton hastened Portland’s downward curve, coming into camp out of shape, unable to hit the open three-point shots that Nate McMillan’s offense demanded of him.
You wouldn’t know this by reading the extensive Q&A interview Felton gave to Alex Kennedy of HoopsHype for the site’s podcast this week. As he reminisced over his 14-year career (and vowed to keep playing), Felton had this to say about his history:
AK: You’ve played in big markets and small markets throughout your career.