NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Pelicans announced today that the team has signed guard Elfrid Payton to a 10-day contract. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Payton, 6-4, 202, has appeared in 513 NBA games (400 starts) across nine seasons with Orlando, Phoenix, New Orleans, New York and Charlotte. Selected 10th overall in the 2014 NBA Draft, Payton holds career averages of 9.9 points, 5.7 assists and 4.0 rebounds in 26.6 minutes per contest.
This season, Payton has appeared in 13 games (five starts) with New Orleans and Charlotte, averaging 4.1 points, 5.2 assists and 2.8 rebounds in 20.5 minutes per contest.