Carrick Felix (born August 17, 1990) is an American former professional

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player. He played three years of

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for

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before being drafted by the

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with the 33rd overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft.

High school career

Born in

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, Felix played high school basketball at Millennium High School in

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. During his senior season at Millennium, Felix led his team to a state championship and was named MVP of the state championship. As a senior in 2007–08, he averaged 19.7 points, 13.2 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game.

College career

After redshirting the 2008–09 season for medical reasons, Felix averaged 14.8 points and 4.7 rebounds in 2009–10 at

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. Felix joined the

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for his final three years of eligibility. During his first year at Arizona State, Felix made appearances in 30 of the Sun Devils 31 games, averaging 14.5 minutes and 4.6 points and 1.6 rebounds per game. In his second season, he saw an increase in minutes up from 14.5 the previous season to 32.9 per game. He subsequently averaged 10.5 points and 4.0 rebounds per game. In his third and final year at Arizona State, Felix led the team, as a shooting guard, in rebounds per game with 8.1 and was second on the team in scoring with 14.6 points. He also led the entire Pac-12 with 13 double doubles. He was named second-team All-Pac-12 and Pac-12 All-Defensive Team. He was also named the Pac-12 Scholar Athlete of the Year and earned first-team All-Pac-12 Academic Team honors.

Professional career

Felix was selected with the 33rd overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft by the

. On August 20, 2013, he signed with the Cavaliers. During his rookie season, he had multiple assignments to the

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of the

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. On July 22, 2014, Felix was traded, along with a 2015 second round draft pick and cash considerations, to the

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in exchange for

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, Malcolm Thomas and

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. On October 27, 2014, he was waived by the Jazz. On November 1, 2014, he was selected by the

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with the fourth overall pick in the 2014 NBA Development League Draft. On December 4, 2014, he was waived by the Warriors after sustaining a left knee injury. Having "broke his left knee in half", Felix needed two surgeries and was told by multiple doctors his sporting career was over. He spent two years away from the game as a result. On November 1, 2016, Felix was acquired by the

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of the

. After spending preseason with the

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, Felix signed with

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on December 22, 2017, as an injury replacement for

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. Felix was removed from Melbourne's active roster on February 16, 2018, following Prather's return from injury. He remained with the team for their championship run. In June 2018, Felix re-joined the Wizards for the

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NBA career statistics

Regular season

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Personal

In his two years away from the game of basketball between 2014 and 2016, Felix created a mobile app called ZGNIT, which helps holiday makers book adventure equipments such as jet skis.

References

External links

Arizona State Sun Devils bio
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