BirthFebruary 221994

Elfrid Payton

Elfrid Payton, American basketball player

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When
Tuesday, February 22 199432 years ago
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Era
20th century · 1990s
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Elfrid Payton

At a glance

Born 1994-02-22.

Known as: basketball player. Citizenship: United States.

Listed as: human.

Who they were

Personal life Payton is the son of former Canadian Football League player Elfrid Payton . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Payton was well known for his free-flowing hairstyle during his first four seasons in the NBA, [ 3 ] before cutting his hair in May 2018. [ 4 ] During his time with the Orlando Magic, his hairdo made him a fan favorite. [ 5 ] ^ Eisenberg, Jeff (June 18, 2013). "Little-known Elfrid Payton emerges as the surprise of USA Basketball tryouts" . Yahoo.com . Retrieved May 5, 2014 .

Elfrid Payton Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Austin Spurs of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns, winning the Lefty Driesell Award as the national college defensive player of the year in 2014. Payton was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers with the 10th overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft before being traded to the Orlando Magic.

Early life

Educated at: John Ehret High School, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Path and career

Professional career Orlando Magic (2014–2018) 2014–15 season Payton in February 2015, attacking the basket against Pau Gasol On June 26, 2014, Payton was selected with the 10th overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers . He was traded to the Orlando Magic on draft night for Dario Šarić , a future first-round pick, and a future second-round pick. [ 1 ] On July 2, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Magic. [ 2 ] He made his NBA debut on October 29, 2014,

Career statistics Legend   GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage  RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game   Bold   Career high  * 

Why this date

Elfrid Payton appears on our February 22 calendar for 1994 as a birth entry.

February 22 through the years

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February 22 1994 — 32 years ago, on a Tuesday.

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