Elfrid Payton (basketball)

Elfrid Payton
	Payton with the Orlando Magic in 2014
No. 2 – Indiana Mad Ants
Position	Point guard
League	NBA G League
Personal information
Born	February 22, 1994 (age 30); 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–present	Indiana Mad Ants
Career highlights and awards
	NBA All-Rookie First Team (2015); All–NBA G League Third Team (2024); NBA G League Assists Leader (2024); Lefty Driesell Award (2014); Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year (2014); 2× First-team All-Sun Belt (2013, 2014);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Representing United States
FIBA World U19 Championship

Elfrid Payton Jr. (born February 22, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Mad Ants 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.