Jose Alvarado will reclaim his starting spot from Payton against Brooklyn after missing New Orleans' previous contest due to a calf injury. Payton has averaged 2.2 points, 5.7 assists and 2.5 ...

Michael Scotto: Pelicans signed Elfrid Payton to a two-year deal, Senior VP of @CSETalent Darrell Comer told @hoopshype . After being out of the NBA two years, Payton returned to his hometown team ...

Payton also appeared in 14 G League games with the Birmingham Squadron, averaging 7.6 points, 4.6 assists, 4.1 rebounds and 1.1 steals across 22.4 minutes per contest in that span.

Elfrid Payton is quietly working his way back into the NBA spotlight—not with scoring flurries or highlight-reel plays, but through steady, old-school playmaking. The 31-year-old began the 2024 ...

6.8 assists and 3.0 rebounds in 21.1 minutes per contest." Mar 24, 2025; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; New Orleans Pelicans guard Elfrid Payton (4) looks on against the Philadelphia 76ers during ...

Since, he became the first player to win the slam dunk championship three years in a row while leading the Osceola Magic to the NBA G League Finals. After falling to the Stockton Kings in the ...

It started gaining traction in late February 2005, when sports commentator Skip Bayless questioned James's decision to skip the Slam Dunk Contest during that year's All-Star Weekend. At just 20 ...

the Indiana Pacers on Monday, November 25, 2024. Guard Elfrid Payton finds center Yves Missi for an alley-oop dunk during the New Orleans Pelicans vs. the Indiana Pacers on Monday, November 25 ...

The victor will need to win a second play-in contest to advance to a first-round playoff series. Jamal Cain scored 26 points and Antonio Reeves added 19 points for the Pelicans, who've lost six ...