Raymond Felton can't wait for his second stint with the New York Knicks. Felton was acquired by New York in a sign and trade with the Portland Trail Blazers and has become one of the focal points of the NBA off-season as his move set off the end of Jeremy Lin's era with the Knicks. The Knicks now have Felton and Jason Kidd at point guard.
Felton has been the subject of intense scrutiny on the internet about his playing weight during his one season with the Portland Trail Blazers. "I am hearing from everybody - he wasn't in shape last year," Felton said in an interview with the MSG Network. "I played in the league seven years, about to be eight, came in out of shape one year and that's all everybody wants to talk about. I look forward to this year and shutting up everybody's mouth."
Felton admitted that he wasn't in the best shape during his one season in Portland in which he averaged 11.4 points and 6.5 assists a game. He enjoyed the best season of his NBA career when he was in New York and nearly made the NBA All-Star game. The Knicks traded him to Denver in the Carmelo Anthony deal. He is excited to playing alongside Anthony and reuniting with Amare Stoudemire.
You can watch the entire Raymond Felton MSG interview HERE
Felton also made headlines in the New York post talking about replacing Jeremy Lin:
NY Post: Knicks Felton says he's better than Lin
