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Westchester Knicks Acquire Courtney Fells in Three-Team Trade

December 21, 2016 - NBA G League (G League)
Westchester Knicks News Release


WHITE PLAINS, NY - The Westchester Knicks, the official NBA Development League affiliate of the New York Knickerbockers, announced today the team has acquired guard Courtney Fells from the Santa Cruz Warriors in a three-team trade that will send forward Cleanthony Early to Santa Cruz.

In addition to Fells, Westchester will also receive the returning player rights to Justin Martin from the Texas Legends. Santa Cruz will also receive the returning player rights to Nick Covington from Westchester and Ronnie Aguilar from Texas.

Texas will receive Santa Cruz's 2017 second and third-round picks, along with the returning player rights to Verdell Jones and Joe Alexander from Santa Cruz.

Fells (6-5, 205) went undrafted in the 2009 NBA Draft after four years at North Carolina State. A veteran of eight seasons in professional basketball, Fells has played with 11 different teams internationally across Cyprus, Israel, the Dominican Republic, the Philippines, Venezuela, Turkey, Argentina, and Italy. He spent one season with the NBA D-League's Austin Toros (Spurs) in 2013-14 and has averaged 7.7 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.3 steals and 1.7 assists over 27.8 minutes in 10 games for the Texas Legends this season.

The Westchester Knicks travel to face the Raptors 905, the Toronto Raptors' affiliate, tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. The teams will face each other again on Friday, Dec. 23 at the historic Westchester County Center for a 7:00 p.m. rematch. Both games will be broadcast live on MSG Networks and Facebook Live.

Tickets for the 2016-17 season are on sale now at Ticketmaster outlets and the Westchester County Center Box Office. For information on all ticket plans and promotions, visit WestchesterKnicks.com or call (914) 559-6889. Fans can stay up-to- date on team news by following the team at: @wcknicks on Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat and on Facebook at facebook.com/wcknicks.

About the Westchester Knicks The NBA Development League's Westchester Knicks basketball team, the official affiliate of the New York Knickerbockers, is part of The Madison Square Garden Company. The Company (MSG) is a world leader in live sports and entertainment that presents or hosts a broad array of world-class events - including concerts, sporting events, family shows and special events - in an unparalleled mix of celebrated venues that span four of the nation's largest entertainment markets. Those venues are: New York's Madison Square Garden, The Theater at Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall and Beacon Theatre; the Forum in Inglewood, CA; The Chicago Theatre; and the Wang Theatre in Boston. In addition, MSG has a diverse collection of properties that includes some of the most widely-recognized sports franchises: the New York Knicks (NBA), the New York Rangers (NHL) and the New York Liberty (WNBA), along with two development league teams -- the Westchester Knicks (NBADL) and the Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL). The Company also features popular original entertainment productions -- the Christmas Spectacular and New York Spectacular - both starring the Radio City Rockettes, and through Boston Calling Events, produces outdoor festivals, including New England's premier Boston Calling Music Festival. More information is available at www.themadisonsquaregardencompany.com

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