The 2018 NBA Manifesto
Kay Felder
PG – 5’9, 176lbs - 23 years old - 2 years of experience
For a wild, ball-dominant attack minded player like Kay Felder, it figured that to go to two teams this season that sorely needed any kind of scoring bench contributions from its reserve ball handlers would be a good thing. Nope, didn’t really work like that.
In Chicago, Felder had absolutely no one to run with. Not that he would have run with them much, anyway; Felder instead drove only to score. Aggression is one thing, but barrelling into the lane without the size to finish is quite another, and pulling up for a ton of jumpers without ever being a good shooter is a third thing. Particularly when not properly collecting himself beforehand and just being, frankly, a bit reckless out there.
In Detroit, meanwhile, he just didn’t play.
His size deficiency being what it is, this leaves Felder as a tiny ball of speed that does not get results. Quick with a dynamic handle, Felder can create spacing in a way that half of the league’s point guards cannot. But he doesn’t do enough with it. He is none of a scorer, a shooter, a prober, a distributor or a defender. So what is he?
Answer: a minor league prospect, in urgent need of very quick development.
Player Plan: Expiring two-way salary. I see no reason for another; he got some air time this season, and he just doesn’t seem to have enough to overcome the size.
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PG – 5’9, 176lbs - 23 years old - 2 years of experience
For a wild, ball-dominant attack minded player like Kay Felder, it figured that to go to two teams this season that sorely needed any kind of scoring bench contributions from its reserve ball handlers would be a good thing. Nope, didn’t really work like that.
In Chicago, Felder had absolutely no one to run with. Not that he would have run with them much, anyway; Felder instead drove only to score. Aggression is one thing, but barrelling into the lane without the size to finish is quite another, and pulling up for a ton of jumpers without ever being a good shooter is a third thing. Particularly when not properly collecting himself beforehand and just being, frankly, a bit reckless out there.
In Detroit, meanwhile, he just didn’t play.
His size deficiency being what it is, this leaves Felder as a tiny ball of speed that does not get results. Quick with a dynamic handle, Felder can create spacing in a way that half of the league’s point guards cannot. But he doesn’t do enough with it. He is none of a scorer, a shooter, a prober, a distributor or a defender. So what is he?
Answer: a minor league prospect, in urgent need of very quick development.
Player Plan: Expiring two-way salary. I see no reason for another; he got some air time this season, and he just doesn’t seem to have enough to overcome the size.
