The Cleveland Cavaliers recalled guard Kay Felder from the Canton Charge of the NBA Development League on Saturday.Felder has appeared in 11 games for the Charge this season, averaging 29.9 points, 3.4 rebounds and 6.0 assists in 36.0 minutes per game. In 37 games for the Cavs this season, Felder averaged 4.0 points in 9.5 minutes per game. |
The Cleveland Cavaliers signed second-round draft pick Kay Felder on Saturday.The 5-foot-9, 176-pound guard, the No. 54 pick of the 2016 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks, had his rights acquired by the Cavs on draft night.Felder, 21, appeared in all seven games (six starts) for Cleveland in the Las Vegas Summer League and averaged 15.3 points, 3.4 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.4 steals in 29.9 minutes per game.At Oakland University last season, Felder was the only player in the nation to rank in the top 5 in both scoring (fourth, 24.4 points per game) and assists (first, 9.3 assists per game) and became just the fifth player in Division I history over the last 20 years to average over 23 points and six assists in a single season. In 2015-16, Felder appeared in 35 games for Oakland and also averaged 4.3 rebounds and 2.0 steals, while shooting .848 from the free-throw line. Over his three-year collegiate career at Oakland, Felder played in 101 games with averages of 17.5 points, 4.3 rebounds, 7.8 assists and 1.6 steals in 35.9 minutes per game. He owns the Horizon League's career assists mark with 788."We are excited to welcome Kay Felder to the Cavs' family," general manager David Griffin said on the night of the draft. "Kay is a dynamic playmaker, and most importantly, the type of person and competitor that we want to add to our locker room." |