Raymond Felton Unhappy With Getting Benched

The Nate McMillan/Raymond Felton relationship, already on less-than-solid footing, took another turn for the worse when it was revealed that Felton would no longer be the starting point guard. From CSNNW: “The Oregonian reported that the Portland Trail Blazers are making a change at the point guard position, inserting Jamal Crawford in place of Raymond Felton and the former starting guard says he was completely caught off guard. Felton spoke about Nate McMillan’s decision to bench him a day after the team suffered an embarrassing franchise-low 7-point opening quarter; they eventually lost to the Los Angeles Lakers 103-92. ‘He (Nate McMillan) called me this morning and told me we got to have consistency from that position and that a 7-point quarter was unacceptable,’ Felton said. ‘I’m not just going to blame myself for that first quarter. We’re a team. We win together, we lose together.’ [Monday] night, Felton didn’t play the enti...