Raymond Felton to the Warriors for Brandan Wright or Anthony Randolph?

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Warriors want Bobcats' Felton
Source: Charlotte has talked to Golden State about dealing guard for Randolph or Wright.

By Rick Bonnell
rbonnell@charlotteobserver.com
Posted: Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008

Could Raymond Felton end up a Golden State Warrior, in a trade that might acquire Anthony Randolph or Brandan Wright?

The Warriors and Bobcats have had discussions about Felton, an NBA source told the Observer, and the Warriors appear open to giving up either Randolph or Wright to make a deal work.

Bobcats general manager Rod Higgins would neither confirm, nor deny, talks with the Warriors involving Felton. Higgins came to the Bobcats two years ago from a similar role with the Warriors.

There's considerable incentive for both teams to consider such a trade:

The Bobcats face the possibility of losing Felton without compensation after this season, when he becomes a restricted free agent. They chose not to sign him to a contract extension last summer, after drafting another point guard, D.J. Augustin, with the ninth overall pick.

Augustin has blossomed of late, scoring 29 points and totaling seven assists in an overtime victory Tuesday against the Chicago Bulls. Augustin outplayed Bulls point guard Derrick Rose, the No.1 overall pick.

That could leave the Bobcats with a dilemma in July, should another NBA team offer Felton a lucrative offer sheet.

At that point, the Bobcats would either match that contract and possibly overpay a player who could end up a reserve or potentially lose a player chosen fifth overall in 2005, without compensation.

Meanwhile, the Warriors have an abundance of forwards and a need for Felton's toughness and playmaking. The Warriors lost Baron Davis to the Los Angeles Clippers in free agency, and are still searching for help at the point.

Felton might not be a pure point guard, but he would free up Monta Ellis (once Ellis recovers from an offseason scooter accident), to be a scorer at shooting guard.

Randolph, a multi-skilled but spindly forward out of Louisiana State, auditioned well enough that he was at least in the discussion when the Bobcats made the ninth selection.

Wright was the player the Bobcats chose on the Warriors' behalf, after working out a deal to acquire shooting guard Jason Richardson on draft day 2007

Felton makes enough this season ($4.15million) that the Bobcats could acquire Randolph and Wright, and the salaries would match within NBA rules.

But since Randolph and Wright are similar, it would make sense for the Bobcats to take one, plus something else that would offer them salary-cap relief.


LMAO...just what the Warriors need. To lose another big and gain another guard.

Maybe Don Nelson wants to acquire Felton so he can play him at power forward.

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ive never known a team so stacked at the perimter posistions, how the warriors have fell over the last 2 years!!!!

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http://basketball.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/56070/20081218/source_warriors_wouldnt_even_consider_felton_trade/

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^terrible source...LOL. "a person with knowledge"...

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The sad part is the Warriors would be so sick if they weren't trying to have a 15-man roster of all guards...

Andris Biedrins
Ronny Turiaf
Stephen Jackson
Monta Ellis
-a real point guard

^ That lineup would be killer! Well...if they had a better coach. That team is just never going to get it together.

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The sad part is the Warriors would be so sick if they weren't trying to have a 15-man roster of all guards...

Andris Biedrins
Ronny Turiaf
Stephen Jackson
Monta Ellis
-a real point guard

^ That lineup would be killer! Well...if they had a better coach. That team is just never going to get it together.

that line-up would get destroyed by real teams...I've watched Biedrins closely this year, and I have to say he's extremely overrated,  largely in part to him being the only true big on the stat-inflating Warriors.

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The sad part is the Warriors would be so sick if they weren't trying to have a 15-man roster of all guards...

Andris Biedrins
Ronny Turiaf
Stephen Jackson
Monta Ellis
-a real point guard

^ That lineup would be killer! Well...if they had a better coach. That team is just never going to get it together.

would be pretty nasty.

big moves, Warriors still dont stand a chance though lol.