Elfrid Payton
Career averages
10.1PPG
4.2RPG
5.9APG
722 games · 13 seasons
At a glance
PHX hubLatest gamesBox score
Sun, May 15, 2022
L vs DAL 123 - 902 pts · 0 reb · 2 ast Thu, May 12, 2022
L at DAL 86 - 1130 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast Tue, May 10, 2022
W vs DAL 80 - 1100 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast Sun, May 8, 2022
L at DAL 101 - 1110 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast Fri, May 6, 2022
L at DAL 94 - 1030 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast Wed, May 4, 2022
W vs DAL 109 - 1290 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast Position rank2021-22
#139PPG rank
#141PER rank
#138Win shares rank
GuardPosition
Among 141 Guard players with 41+ games
Career snapshot
13Seasons
722Games
7,315Career points
15.0PER average
Most-played franchise: Orlando Magic · 281 games · 2014-15 to 2017-18
Career highsSingle season
13.0PPG · 2017-18 · ORL
5.8RPG · 2025-26 · Spurs
7.6APG · 2018-19 · NOP
18.1PER · 2017-18 · ORL
4.4Win shares · 2016-17 · ORL
Draft2014
1Round
10Overall pick
From Louisana-Lafayette
Career by team
Austin Spurs
2025-26 - 2025-26 · 1 seasons
6.4 PPG
5.8 RPG
5.7 APG
29 games
New Orleans Pelicans
2018-19 - 2024-25 · 2 seasons
8.7 PPG
4.8 RPG
7.8 APG
60 games
Charlotte Hornets
2024-25 - 2024-25 · 1 seasons
1.0 PPG
2.2 RPG
3.3 APG
6 games
Birmingham Squadron
2024-25 - 2024-25 · 1 seasons
7.6 PPG
4.1 RPG
4.8 APG
14 games
Indiana Mad Ants
2023-24 - 2023-24 · 1 seasons
11.8 PPG
6.3 RPG
9.0 APG
19 games
Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2022-23 - 2022-23 · 1 seasons
7.9 PPG
3.9 RPG
6.0 APG
10 games
New York Knicks
2019-20 - 2020-21 · 2 seasons
10.1 PPG
3.9 RPG
4.9 APG
108 games
Orlando Magic
2014-15 - 2017-18 · 4 seasons
11.1 PPG
4.2 RPG
6.4 APG
281 games
Phoenix Suns
2017-18 - 2017-18 · 1 seasons
12.7 PPG
4.4 RPG
6.2 APG
63 games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | ORL | 82 | 63 | 30.4 | 8.9 | 4.3 | 6.5 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 42.5 | 26.2 | 55.1 | 13.8 | 2.3 |
| 2015-16 | ORL | 73 | 69 | 29.4 | 10.7 | 3.6 | 6.4 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 43.6 | 32.6 | 58.9 | 13.9 | 2.2 |
| 2016-17 | ORL | 82 | 58 | 29.4 | 12.8 | 4.7 | 6.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 47.1 | 27.4 | 69.2 | 17.2 | 4.4 |
| 2017-18 | NBA | 19 | 19 | 29.0 | 11.8 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 43.5 | 20.0 | 68.5 | - | - |
| 2017-18 | NBA | 63 | 63 | 28.7 | 12.7 | 4.3 | 6.2 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 49.3 | 32.6 | 64.9 | - | - |
| 2017-18 | ORL | 44 | 44 | 28.6 | 13.0 | 4.0 | 6.3 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 52.0 | 37.3 | 63.2 | 18.1 | 2.7 |
| 2017-18 | PHX | 63 | 0 | 28.7 | 12.7 | 4.4 | 6.2 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 49.3 | 32.6 | 64.9 | - | - |
| 2018-19 | NOP | 42 | 42 | 29.8 | 10.6 | 5.2 | 7.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 43.4 | 31.4 | 74.3 | 14.0 | 1.5 |
| 2019-20 | NYK | 45 | 36 | 27.7 | 10.0 | 4.7 | 7.2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 43.9 | 20.3 | 57.0 | 16.0 | 1.7 |
| 2020-21 | NYK | 63 | 63 | 23.6 | 10.1 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 43.2 | 28.6 | 68.2 | 11.7 | 1.0 |
| 2021-22 | NBA | 50 | 1 | 11.0 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 38.3 | 22.2 | 37.5 | - | - |
| 2022-23 | FWN | 10 | 0 | 20.5 | 7.9 | 3.9 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 42.4 | 28.6 | 33.3 | - | - |
| 2023-24 | Ants | 19 | 0 | 32.6 | 11.8 | 6.3 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 45.0 | 23.8 | 34.8 | - | - |
| 2024-25 | NOP | 18 | 7 | 21.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 8.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 36.6 | 16.7 | 57.1 | - | - |
| 2024-25 | CHA | 6 | 2 | 20.5 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 14.3 | - | - | - | - |
| 2024-25 | Squadron | 14 | 0 | 22.6 | 7.6 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 38.0 | 19.0 | 25.0 | - | - |
| 2025-26 | Spurs | 29 | 0 | 22.3 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 47.3 | 24.0 | 62.5 | - | - |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2019 | New Orleans Pelicans | New York Knicks | |
| Jul 2018 | Orlando Magic | New Orleans Pelicans | |
All entries are season change.
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Born on February 22
About Elfrid Payton
Elfrid Payton Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Austin Spurs of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns, winning the Lefty Driesell Award as the national college defensive player of the year in 2014. Payton was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers with the 10th overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft before being traded to the Orlando Magic.