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The New Orleans Pelicans just needed to inbound the ball, make their free throws and they had the game won. But a five-second call gifted the ball to the Phoenix Suns with 7.7 seconds remaining Saturday. Up three, the Pelicans elected not to foul, and they had to watch as Josh Jackson buried a game-tying […]

The New Orleans’s dreams of making the postseason are but an afterthought at this point, but that didn’t stop their players from playing like there’s no tomorrow. In New Orleans’ 122-110 loss on Friday to the Portland Trailblazers, power forward Julius Randle scored a career-high 45 points along with 10 rebounds to give the home […]

New Orleans Pelicans point guard Elfrid Payton made franchise history during Friday’s defeat to the Portland Trail Blazers. While logging a season-high 41 minutes, Payton was able to record his third consecutive triple-double, becoming the first player in Pelicans history to do so. When combined with his triple-double from opening night earlier this year, Payton […]

Elfrid Payton is hardly good enough to save the New Orleans Pelicans’ season. But as Jrue Holiday drags his team toward the end of the regular season amid the ongoing Anthony Davis drama, he’s still certainly glad to have his team’s starting point guard back on the court. “I loved it, the way he played,” […]

New Orleans Pelicans point guard Elfrid Payton has been sidelined since January 26th due to a right ankle sprain, but it sounds like he’s recovered enough to play in Friday night’s road game against the Pacers. Though it was a brief report, Scott Kushner of The Advocate shared news of Payton’s status on Thursday afternoon: […]

New Orleans Pelicans guard Elfrid Payton will not play in tonight’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder per Will Guillory of The Athletic. He was listed as day-to-day leading up to the game. It is not a surprise that Payton will not play. In fact, it is commonplace around the league to sit guys who […]

New Orleans Pelicans point guard Elfrid Payton is coming back from injury. Having a true point guard in Payton will help the offense immensely. Head coach Alvin Gentry has even mentioned how his return will really benefit their guard Jrue Holiday. Gentry said Jrue Holiday will be a major beneficiary of Payton returning, not only […]

The New Orleans Pelicans host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday, and starting point guard Elfrid Payton will make his much-anticipated return to the lineup. Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry told reporters pregame that Elfrid Payton will play against the Timberwolves after missing 22 straight games. Payton underwent surgery in November to address a fracture in […]

New Orleans Pelicans guard Elfrid Payton is officially listed as probable ahead of the team’s Monday night game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Payton has not played since the fourth game of the regular season against the Brooklyn Nets, as he’s missed the last 22 games due to a broken finger. However, after a lengthy stay on […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are hopeful to get starting point guard Elfrid Payton back into the lineup next week, according to Will Guillory of The Atheltic. Elfrid Payton underwent surgery in November to address a fracture in his left pinky and he has been out ever since. Source: Pelicans are hopeful Elfrid Payton will make […]

New Orleans Pelicans starting point guard Elfrid Payton could be out until January, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Elfrid Payton underwent surgery in November to address a fracture in his left pinky which he suffered against the New York Knicks at home. “I’m told Elfrid Payton may be out till’ the first of the […]

New Orleans Pelicans point guard Elfrid Payton is expected to be out of commission for six weeks following a surgical procedure to repair his fractured left pinky finger, according to an official release from the team. Payton suffered his finger injury in a game against the New York Knicks on Nov. 16. According to the […]

New Orleans Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry told local reporters Saturday that starting point guard Elfrid Payton will have surgery on his broken left pinky. A timetable for his return will be determined after the procedure. Elfrid Payton suffered a fracture to his left small finger Friday night against the New York Knicks. He had […]

New Orleans Pelicans starting point guard Elfrid Payton just can’t catch a break. After missing the previous nine games due to a right ankle injury, Payton returned to the Pelicans’ lineup Friday against the New York Knicks. His return, however, was short-lived. Elfrid Payton suffered a fracture to his left small finger and was forced […]

New Orleans Pelicans point guard Elfrid Payton could make his return to the starting lineup after missing the last nine games after being listed as questionable for Friday’s game against the New York Knicks. The newly signed point man was elated at the possibility of rejoining his teammates after suffering an ankle injury late last […]

New Orleans Pelicans point guard Elfrid Payton has missed the last eight games due to an ankle sprain, but it sounds like he’s nearing a return, according to a report from ESPN’s Malika Andrews. Andrews reports that Payton will test his ankle prior to Wednesday night’s game against the Timberwolves. Point guard Elfrid Payton will […]

New Orleans Pelicans point guard Elfrid Payton is set to miss Wednesday’s game versus the Chicago Bulls but could return on Saturday to face his former team, the Phoenix Suns. Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry confirmed this development to Scott Kushner of The Advocate, saying that it’s possible for the former lottery pick to see […]

New Orleans Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry admitted that the team is missing Elfrid Payton a whole lot after going down with an ankle injury. As reported by Scott Kushner of The New Orleans Advocate, Gentry shared that with Payton in the lineup, not only do the rest of the guys play their natural position […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are off to an up and down start and they will be without starting point guard, Elfrid Payton for the fifth straight game per Pelicans PR. Payton was showing positive signs in the first five games of the season, but an ankle sprain has hobbled him in his first season with New […]

New Orleans Pelicans guard Elfrid Payton will miss Monday night’s game against the Denver Nuggets with a right ankle sprain. #Pelicans injury report – 10.29 at DEN: pic.twitter.com/O8X0M6QQzb — Pelicans PR (@PelicansPR) October 28, 2018 Elfrid Payton left Saturday night’s game against the Utah Jazz in the second half. He slipped while guarding Utah Jazz […]

The New Orleans Pelicans suffered their first loss of the season Saturday night at home against the Utah Jazz, and also lost starting point guard Elfrid Payton to a right ankle sprain. Elfrid Payton signed a one-year deal with the Pelicans in July. He spent time last season with the Orlando Magic and Phoenix Suns. […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are off to one of their best starts in franchise history, and Elfrid Payton is playing through the pain to keep their streak alive. However, he should be fine when the Pelicans take on the Utah Jazz tonight. Elfrid Payton said he had muscle cramping (he played 31 minutes). Sounds like […]

New Orleans Pelicans big man Anthony Davis is undoubtedly one of the best players in the NBA. What makes him special is how he can affect the game on both ends of the floor using his unique combination of size, length, skill and athleticism. Last year, Davis was a member of the NBA’s All-Defensive First […]

No Rajon Rondo, no problem for the New Orleans Pelicans, who now have Elfrid Payton running the show for them at the point guard position. New Orleans signed Payton in the offseason on a one-year free agent deal, and the 24-year-old Louisiana native made history in his first start for the franchise. The Pelicans demolished […]

The NBA just held its annual Rookie Photo Shoot on Sunday, and there was one young gun in particular who stood out. It was not overall first pick Deandre Ayton and his burly arms, nor was it Trae Young and his larger-than-life confidence. Surprisingly, it was San Antonio Spurs guard Lonnie Walker that caught much […]

Elfrid Payton is not only excited about returning to his old stomping grounds after signing a one-year deal with the New Orleans Pelicans, but also to play alongside Jrue Holiday, who’s had his best season yet. Holiday earned First Team All-Defense honors this season after developing into a lockdown shooting guard, despite his size at […]

After luring point guard Elfrid Payton to a one-year deal, the New Orleans Pelicans remain hopeful in retaining court general Rajon Rondo. As per Marc Stein of the New York Times: The Pelicans remain hopeful of re-signing point guard Rajon Rondo, league sources say, even after coming to terms tonight with free-agent guard Elfrid Payton […]

The Ragin’ Cajun is coming home. As reported by Yahoo Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski, the former Louisiana–Lafayette product has agreed to terms with the New Orleans Pelicans. Elfrid Payton has agreed to a deal with the Pelicans, league sources tell ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 2, 2018 The 6-foot-4 guard is expected to either start alongside […]

The Phoenix Suns are fresh off the NBA Draft where they hope they acquired the next pieces to the puzzle. Heading into free agency, Phoenix has some difficult decisions to make and the first casualties are Elfrid Payton and Alex Len. According to Scott Bordow of AZCentral.com, the Suns will not re-sign Payton or Len. […]

The Phoenix Suns had just made a no-brainer of a decision in grabbing Deandre Ayton out of Arizona with the top overall pick in the NBA Draft. But the offseason movements at the desert have only started. This time, the Suns are faced by decisions on whether Elfrid Payton and Alex Len stay. According to Scott […]

The Phoenix Suns were the big winners of last week’s 2018 NBA Draft Lottery when they were announced to have won the right to select the first overall pick. There’s no question that the Suns are the envy of just about every NBA team these days, as they have the luxury of picking the best […]

Former Orlando Magic and current Phoenix Suns talent Elfrid Payton gave himself a much-needed makeover, cutting his signature hairstyle into a much lighter version for this summer wave. Fresh cut @elfrid 👀 pic.twitter.com/I0MJdIdLZm — Bleacher Report NBA (@BR_NBA) May 18, 2018 As are the rules on the mean streets of Twitter in the social media […]

The Atlanta Hawks and Phoenix Suns are two of the bottomest of the bottom-feeders in the NBA. But don’t tell them that. Late in the game between the two teams on Sunday, things got a little chippy after the Hawks got called for goaltending. There was pushing and shoving, then more pushing and more shoving. […]

One of the most surprising trades that happened on trade deadline day was the trade that sent Elfrid Payton from the Orlando Magic to the Phoenix Suns. In return for Payton, the Magic received a second round pick, which in a trade for a starting point guard doesn’t seem like a lot. HoopsHype caught up […]

Elfrid Payton was suddenly involved in one of the last trades of this recent deadline, shipped to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for a second-round pick going back to the Orlando Magic, his team of the last three seasons. The Magic essentially gave up the promise of their starting point guard, and swapped it for […]

Before his debut on Saturday night against the Denver Nuggets, newly-acquired Phoenix Suns point guard Elfrid Payton knew he would get questions about his trademark hairstyle once he got to the desert. Payton, who was traded from the Orlando Magic to the Suns right before the conclusion of Thursday’s NBA trade deadline in exchange for […]

The Orlando Magic traded point guard Elfrid Payton to the Phoenix Suns for a second-round pick. That kind of move has “salary dump” written all over it. Except, Payton is only making about $3.3 million this season on the fourth year of his rookie deal. So it’s not about money. The other explanation is that […]

Amidst all the chaos of the NBA trade deadline brought on Thursday, the Phoenix Suns were quietly able to address their need for a point guard. After seeing Isaiah Canaan go down last week following a gruesome ankle injury he suffered, it was expected that they will pull off a move to bring in a […]

The Orlando Magic have traded starting point guard Elfrid Payton to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for a second-round pick (via the Memphis Grizzlies), according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Magic had been looking to flip Payton after years of inconsistencies and lack of development within the system. The Suns have had a void at […]