Kahlil Ameer "Kay" Felder Jr. (born March 29, 1995) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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(CBA). Felder, a

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, declared for the 2016 NBA draft at the conclusion of his

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year at

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. Felder is the

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career

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s leader.

High school career

Felder attended

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where he was named

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MVP his senior season. His senior year, he finished fourth in Mr. Basketball of Michigan voting. He was not heavily recruited by high-major colleges and was noticed by Oakland assistant coach Saddi Washington. Felder was also recruited by

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and St. Bonaventure. Oakland offered Felder a scholarship when he was a sophomore and he committed prior to his senior season. To show their commitment to him, Oakland did not recruit a

the season before he arrived so Felder knew there would be no competition.

College career

In 2013–14, Felder was named the

Freshman of the Year. As a sophomore in 2014–15, Felder finished second in the

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(NCAA) with 7.6 assists per game, two assists behind the leader,

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. He was also a finalist for the

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, given to the "Mid-Major Player of the Year".

Junior year (2015–16)

As a junior in 2015–16, Felder was consistently being evaluated as an NBA prospect, with professional scouts having attended Oakland's games. In December, playing against

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, then-No. 1

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, and then-No. 5

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, Felder averaged 35 points, 7 assists and made 47.9% of his field goals. Oakland led at halftime of each of those games, beating Washington, but losing to Michigan State and Virginia. Felder scored 37 points with nine assists against Michigan State in a 99–93 overtime loss at

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. Felder was named a top-five finalist for the

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, given to the top male point guard in Division I. He was also named the mid-season recipient of the

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, given annually to the most outstanding non-freshman men's college basketball player in

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. He was placed on the mid-season watch list for the

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. Felder won the NCAA Player of the Week award on February 9, 2016. He also won six Horizon League Player of the Week awards during the season, tying the Horizon League record. Despite using only three of his four years of college eligibility, Felder broke the Horizon League career

s mark of 699, which was originally set by Ralph Lee of Xavier in 1986. Felder also set the Oakland school record for consecutive

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s made, making 46 in a row with his last miss on January 29. Felder was named the Horizon League Player of the Year and earned All-Horizon League First Team honors. On April 5, 2016, Felder declared for the 2016 NBA draft, forgoing his final year of college eligibility.

College statistics

''Bold italics'' indicates led NCAA Division I

Professional career

Cleveland Cavaliers (2016–2017)

During the 2016

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, the Felder tied

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for the second-highest maximum vertical leap recorded in draft combine history at . Despite his high marks in the draft combine, Felder was still projected to be a late second round draft pick, with the risk that he would perhaps not get drafted altogether. Felder was selected by the

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with the 54th overall pick. He was later traded to the

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on draft night, and in July 2016, he joined the Cavaliers for the

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. On August 6, 2016, he signed a three-year, $2.4 million contract with the Cavaliers. He made his debut for the Cavaliers in their third game of the season on October 29, scoring two points in five minutes off the bench in a 105–99 win over the

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. On December 14, with

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resting, Felder scored a season-high 14 in 23 minutes in a 93–85 loss to the

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. During his rookie season, he had multiple assignments with the

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of the

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. On October 14, 2017, Felder was traded, along with

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, two future second-round draft picks and cash considerations, to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for the rights to

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and

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. He was immediately waived by the Hawks.

Chicago Bulls (2017)

On October 16, 2017, Felder was claimed off waivers by the

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. He was waived by the Bulls on December 19, 2017. He appeared in 14 games for Chicago and averaged 3.9 points, 1.0 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 9.6 minutes. He also played in three games for the

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and averaged 17.3 points, 3.6 rebounds and 4.6 assists, while shooting 45.2 percent from the field (19-of-42).

Detroit Pistons (2018)

On January 15, 2018, Felder signed a

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with the

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, thus splitting his time between the Pistons and their

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affiliate, the

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Raptors 905 (2018)

On August 21, 2018, Felder signed with the

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. On October 12, 2018 Felder was waived by the Raptors, just before the start of the regular season. He was then added to the Raptors’ G League affiliate, the

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. On December 3, 2018, Felder was waived by the Raptors 905.

Xinjiang Flying Tigers (2019–2020)

On March 25, 2019, Felder signed with the

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. He was replaced by Ian Clark on January 14, 2020.

Zhejiang Guangsha Lions (2020–2021)

Felder joined the

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for the 2020–21 season. He averaged 13.1 points, 5.9 assists, 4.5 rebounds, and 1.8 steals per game.

Shanxi Loongs (2021–present)

In 2021, Felder signed with the

of the Chinese Basketball Association.

Career statistics

NBA Regular season

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CBA

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Playoffs

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Personal life

Felder's father, Kahlil Felder Sr, played basketball at

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from 1990 to 1992. Felder is also the younger cousin of former NBA player

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References

External links

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