This would be a second stint for Payton, 30, with his hometown NBA franchise. He played one season in New Orleans in 2018 as the team’s starting point guard.

The New Orleans native has been out of the NBA since 2022, but the Pelicans signed him to a training camp deal.

The No. 10 overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft, Payton already played for the Pelicans in the 2018-19 season (producing some ...

Lafayette, has posted averages of 10.1 points, 5.7 assists, and 4.0 rebounds in 26.8 minutes per game in nine NBA seasons ...

Elfrid Payton most recently played in the NBA during the 2021-22 season when he was a member of the Phoenix Suns. That year, ...

The New Orleans Pelicans are bringing in veteran guard Elfrid Payton on a training camp deal, sources told ESPN on Thursday ...

The Pelicans have agreed to sign free agent point guard Elfrid Payton to a non-guaranteed training camp contract, reports ...

Elfrid Payton has agreed to a training camp deal with the New Orleans Pelicans, sources tell ESPN. Payton, an Ehret graduate and Gretna native, last played in the NBA in 2022. The ...

Ja Morant isn’t shying away from putting strong expectations on the 7-foot-4 center. He believes Zach Edey could be taking hardware home at the end of the season. “Definitely rookie of ...