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Elfrid Payton

NOP · Guard · 2024-25 · Louisana-Lafayette · Year 11 · age 30 · born Feb 22, 1994

3.5 PPG3.3 RPG6.9 APG2.5 TPG21.3 MPG

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Height: 6'3"
Weight: 195

Elfrid Payton, 2024-25 with NOP: 3.5 points, 3.3 rebounds and 6.9 assists in 21.3 minutes a game. Against the 337 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Assist % (99th percentile), Assists / 75 (99th) and Opp FG% on matchups (99th); his lowest are FT attempts / g (1st percentile) and Points / 75 (1st).

Bars rank him against all 337 qualified players in 2024-25; the second number is his rank among the 165 qualified guards. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.

Small sample

Role

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs guards	Value
Minutes / game	31	26	21.3
Minutes share	3	3	12.9%
Availability	2	2	29.3%

Offense

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs guards	Value
Shooting
True shooting %	1	1	.340
Effective FG%	1	1	.332
Points per shot	1	1	0.70
3-point %	6	1	16.7%
3-point attempts / g	7	1	0.2
3PA rate (of FGA)	8	1	4.9%
2-point %	1	1	33.6%
Free throw %	3	1	57.1%
FT attempts / g	1	1	0.3
FT rate (of FGA)	2	2	5.7%
% points from 3	10	1	3.5%
Creation & playmaking
Points / 75	1	1	5.9
Assist %	99	99	44.3%
Assists / 75	99	99	11.6
Assist / turnover	87	78	2.81
Potential assists / 75	99	99	21.2
Usage %	25	22	15.1%
Turnover %	1	1	32.1%
Turnovers / 75	1	2	4.1
Offensive rebound %	35	60	2.7%
Drive rate / 75	94	88	14.7
Self-creation	89	98	elite
Shot-making (PPP %ile)	1	1	6
Defender difficulty	61	82	avg (+0.0)
Impact
On/Off net	79	82	4.7

Defense

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs guards	Value
Rebounding
Rebounds / 75	47	77	5.5
Def. rebound %	45	72	11.4%
Activity & outcomes
Steals / 75	88	82	1.7
Blocks / 75	68	90	0.8
Stocks / 75	78	86	2.4
Steal %	88	83	2.3%
Block %	69	90	2.1%
Rim FG% def. diff	71	85	−3.8%
Matchup difficulty	17	15	low (11.4)
Opp FG% on matchups	99	98	−5.9%
Deflections / 75	74	69	2.9
Physical ingredients
Height	12	25	6'3"
Strength (weight)	19	38	195

Value

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs guards	Value
Overall value
PER	4	5	8.5
Win Shares / 48	1	1	−.057
Box Plus/Minus	1	2	−6.4
Offensive BPM	1	1	−5.1
Defensive BPM	14	19	−1.3
VORP	8	10	-0.6
Game Score / g	8	8	4.9

Season by season

Season	Team	Age	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	TS%	BPM	BPM %ile	Honours
2014-15	ORL	20	82	30.3	8.9	4.3	6.5	.456	−1.2	35	All-Rookie 1st
2015-16	ORL	21	73	29.4	10.7	3.6	6.4	.478	−1.2	35
2016-17★	ORL	22	82	29.4	12.8	4.7	6.5	.520	+0.8	73
2017-18	PHX	23	63	28.7	12.7	4.3	6.2	.538	−0.2	55
2018-19	NOP	24	42	29.8	10.6	5.2	7.6	.502	−1.4	37
2019-20	NYK	25	45	27.7	10.0	4.7	7.2	.470	+0.0	55
2020-21	NYK	26	63	23.6	10.1	3.4	3.2	.478	−3.0	16
2021-22	PHX	27	50	11.0	3.0	1.8	2.0	.397	−3.5	9
2024-25	NOP	30	24	21.3	3.5	3.3	6.9	.340	−6.4	1

BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players. ★ is his best season by Box Plus/Minus, among seasons that clear the games floor.