Payton signed a 10-day contract with the Hornets on Friday, Shams Charania of ESPN reports. Payton made seven appearances for the Pelicans earlier in the campaign, notably posting a 14-point, 21 ...

1 / 32Meet the newest member of the New Orleans Pelicans, guard Elfrid Payton. Payton is entering his fourth year in the NBA and graduated from John Ehret High School in Jefferson Parish.

Payton didn't play Tuesday against the G League Long Island Nets due to illness. Payton hasn't found much success since joining the Squadron, and an absence certainly won't help him settle in. The ...

1 / 10#10 Elfrid Payton The Magic’s all-time triple-doubles leader is Payton, who recorded eight of them while in Orlando. Two of them occurred in back-to-back games during his rookie season.

On Friday afternoon, the Hornets announced the signing of veteran point guard Elfrid Payton to a 10-day contract. Payton, 30, was drafted in the first round the 2014 NBA Draft by the Orlando Magic.

"I'm excited. Nurk came in, DK came in, Elfrid Payton came in. Those guys, they know how to play the game of basketball. Nurk has been around, he's been in the playoffs, DK came from the Lakers ...

The Hornets have agreed to sign free agent guard Elfrid Payton to a 10-day contract, agent Darrell Comer tells Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). Payton, who had been out of the NBA since the 2021 ...

Payton also appeared in 14 NBA G League games this season with New Orleans’ affiliate, the Birmingham Squadron, averaging 7.6 points, 4.6 assists, 4.1 rebounds and 1.1 steals in 21.0 minutes.