&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Elfrid_Payton_2014.jpg) Payton with the Orlando Magic in 2014 | ||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard | |||||||||||
| League | NBA G League | |||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
| Born | February 22, 1994 Gretna, Louisiana, U.S. | |||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | |||||||||||
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) | |||||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||||
| High school | John Ehret (Jefferson Parish, Louisiana) | |||||||||||
| College | Louisiana (2011–2014) | |||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2014: 1st round, 10th overall pick | |||||||||||
| Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers | ||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2014–present | |||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||
| 2014–2018 | Orlando Magic | |||||||||||
| 2018 | Phoenix Suns | |||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | New Orleans Pelicans | |||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | New York Knicks | |||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Phoenix Suns | |||||||||||
| 2023 | Fort Wayne Mad Ants | |||||||||||
| 2023 | Osos de Manatí | |||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Indiana Mad Ants | |||||||||||
| 2024–present | Birmingham Squadron | |||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | ||||||||||||
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| Stats at NBA.com | ||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | ||||||||||||
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Elfrid Payton Jr. (born February 22, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Birmingham Squadron of the NBA G League. He played college basketball at University of Louisiana at Lafayette, where in 2014 he won the Lefty Driesell Award as the National College Defensive Player of the Year. Payton was drafted with the 10th overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers, but was then traded to the Orlando Magic.