PTS3.5REB3.3AST6.9

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League elite in Assists · among guards

Elfrid Payton

NOP NOP/CHA· Guard· 2024-25

1.91 m · 88 kg · 32 years old

Among the best
in the leagueno. 14among guardsAssistsno. 32among guardsBlocksno. 66among guardsSteals2024-25 · vs 153 players

Season

24 games

PTS

REB

AST

STL

BLK

MIN

FG%

32.8%

3P%

16.7%

FT%

57.1%

Season by season · tap a row

Season	Team	GP	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	MIN	FG%	3P%	FT%
2024-25	NOPNOP/CHA	24	3.5	3.3	6.9	1	0.5	2.5	1.5	21.3	32.8%	16.7%	57.1%
2021-22	PHX	50	3	1.8	2	0.5	0.1	0.9	0.8	11	38.3%	22.2%	37.5%
2020-21	NYK	63	10.1	3.4	3.2	0.7	0.1	1.6	1.8	23.6	43.2%	28.6%	68.2%
2019-20	NYK	45	10	4.7	7.2	1.6	0.4	2.1	2	27.7	43.9%	20.3%	57%
2018-19	NOP	42	10.6	5.2	7.6	1	0.4	2.7	1.9	29.8	43.4%	31.4%	74.3%
2017-18	ORLORL/PHX	63	12.7	4.3	6.2	1.3	0.3	2.7	2.3	28.7	49.3%	32.6%	64.9%
2016-17	ORL	82	12.8	4.7	6.5	1.1	0.5	2.2	2.2	29.4	47.1%	27.4%	69.2%
2015-16	ORL	73	10.7	3.6	6.4	1.2	0.3	2.4	2.2	29.4	43.6%	32.6%	58.9%
2014-15	ORL	82	8.9	4.3	6.5	1.7	0.2	2.5	2.4	30.4	42.5%	26.2%	55.1%

Player DNA2024-25 · vs 153 players

Career · 9 seasons

Points

9.8 per game

Rebounds

4 per game

Assists

5.8 per game

43.1%Field goals

In the clutch

last 5 min, within 5 points · 2014–2024

PTS/game

1.4

Win %

41.2%

194 games with clutch minutes

His go-to play

Where he does the most damage: pick & roll (ball-handler) — below the league average (0.6 pts/possession)

Who guards him2024-25 · official matchups

Ryan Rollins39 poss0 pts/100

What he scores per 100 possessions against each defender, in the recorded matchups. Observed history: it does not say who defends him best.

Videosplay by play · official NBA clips

Watch him do it: his best recent plays, straight from the real play-by-play.

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Readings

Comparison

Measured

With Payton on the floor his team is 11.5 points better per 100 possessions than without him (2024-25).

+11.5

On/off difference · per 100 possessions · 2024-25

5.7

With him on the floor · 2024-25

-5.8

With him off the floor · 2024-25

162 min

Minutes with him · 2024-25

3,097 min

Minutes without him · 2024-25

Real lineups of 2024-25 · 162 min with him · 3,097 min without

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▸ See evidence · 1 pieces of evidence

2024-25: on +5.7 · off -5.8 (net rating, 162 and 3,097 minutes)

Limits

Real lineups from one season: the “without him” mixes different opponents, moments and teammates.

Revision 82a85dd8 · measured

Measured

Elfrid Payton sits in the 91th percentile among the league's guards in playmaking (2024-25).

Percentile · Playmaking · 2024-25

Against 153 league guards with ≥ 20 games and ≥ 15 min

Observed

Elfrid Payton holds around 3.5 points per game: 9 seasons without a material change.

3.5

Points per game · 2024-25

Career · 2014-15–2024-25 · 9 seasons

Observed

Elfrid Payton passes most to Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (4.79 passes per game) in 2024-25; 8 teammates with ≥ 1 pass per game.

4.79

Most frequent connection · Passes per game · 2024-25

Passes made per game · 2024-25 · regular season

Career highs · advanced

PER

BPM

VORP

TS%

USG%

Points per game · tap a bar

2014-152024-252024-25

Current physique

Official team listing · with shoes · no measurement date

Height191 cm

Weight88 kg

NBA Draft Combine 2014

Measured by the NBA in 2014 · barefoot · not his current physique

Anthropometrics

Height without shoes189 cm74.50″

Height with shoes192 cm75.75″

Wingspan203 cm80.00″42.º of 56

Standing reach250 cm98.50″47.º of 56

Hand length22.2 cm8.75″22.º of 56

Hand width22.9 cm9.00″28.º of 56

Explosiveness

Standing vertical80 cm31.50″13.º of 50

Max vertical90 cm35.50″23.º of 50

Mobility

¾ court sprint3.23 s12.º of 48

Lane agility11.06 s11.º of 49

Modified lane agility2.92 s11.º of 48

Body composition

Weight84 kg185 lb

Body fat5.7%

The rank is within the 2014 invitees who completed that drill.

The whole 2014 Combine →

Injury history

2021-03-13hamstring · right10 days out

2021-02-25hamstring · right7 days out

2020-02-21ankle · right5 days out

2019-10-29hamstring · right37 days out

2019-02-06ankle · right16 days out

2019-01-29ankle · right24 days out

🚫 Block duels

Play by play, since 2003.

Blocks the most

Goran Dragić5

Jeff Teague4

John Wall4

Dennis Schröder4

Most blocked by

Brook Lopez9

Hassan Whiteside8

Paul Millsap7

Andre Drummond7

🔗 Who he plays with

Passes per game, 2024 season. Source: NBA tracking.

His main partner

Jeremiah Robinson-Earl

4.8 passes per game · 42% shooting after the pass

Passes to most

Jeremiah Robinson-Earl4.811%

Karlo Matković4.310%

Antonio Reeves4.39%

Lester Quiñones2.86%

Keion Brooks Jr.2.45%

Receives most from

Jeremiah Robinson-Earl7.316%

Karlo Matković3.78%

Keion Brooks Jr.3.27%

Antonio Reeves3.07%

Javonte Green1.94%

🎯 How he scores

Shot distribution from play-by-play. These are shares, not totals.

61%

25%

14%

At the rim52%Mid-range35%Three28%

Assisted baskets: 29%Buzzer-beaters: 15bandeja: 51%semigancho: 15%suspensión: 9%

🪪 Passport and numbers

🇺🇸United StatesPosition: base

College: Louisana-LafayetteDraft: 2014 · round 1, pick 10

His numbers

4NOP2018–20242PHX2017–20216NYK2019–20204ORL2014–2016

🧬 Physical twins

Who does he resemble? By height, weight, wingspan and reach (combine).