Elfrid Payton (basketball)
Payton in 2014
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| No. 4 – Orlando Magic | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||
| League | NBA | ||||||||||||
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| Born |
February 22, 1994 Gretna, Louisiana |
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school |
John Ehret (Jefferson Parish, Louisiana) |
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| College | Louisiana–Lafayette (2011–2014) | ||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2014 / Round: 1 / Pick: 10th overall | ||||||||||||
| Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers | |||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2014–present | ||||||||||||
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| 2014–present | Orlando Magic | ||||||||||||
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| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||
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Elfrid Payton Jr. (born February 22, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball at University of Louisiana at Lafayette, where in 2014 he won the Lefty Driesell Award as national college defensive player of the year. He is the son of former Canadian Football League player Elfrid Payton. He was drafted with the 10th overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft.
Payton was an unheralded recruit from John Ehret High School in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. The 6'2.5" point guard chose to attend Louisiana–Lafayette, and after a promising freshman season in 2011–12, Payton came into his own as a sophomore in 2012–13. He averaged 15.9 points, 5.5 assists, 5.6 rebounds and 2.4 steals per game and was named first team All-Sun Belt Conference.
After his breakout sophomore season, Payton was a late addition to Team USA's U19 World Championships Trials Roster to compete in the 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Championship. After making the team, Payton started in all nine games for Team USA, on a team loaded with talent including other players such as Marcus Smart, Aaron Gordon, Jahlil Okafor and Jarnell Stokes. The team ultimately defeated the Serbian team led by Vasilije Micić and won the gold medal, going 9–0 in the tournament.
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