Elfrid Payton

New Orleans Pelicans point guard Elfrid Payton is scheduled to undergo surgery on a fractured pinkie. His recovery is expected to take about six weeks. Payton was injured Friday night in the first eight minutes of the Pelicans opening quarter against the Knicks. This was also his first day back on the court after missing [...]

The Phoenix Suns and Orlando Magic are both sitting at the bottom of the NBA standings and in search of ways to improve their rosters going forward. They decided to make a deal with one another on Thursday that evokes the classic phrase: “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure”. The Magic agreed to trade [...]

Expect that Orlando Magic to be busy bees ahead of the NBA’s trade deadline. At least, that’s what certain league executives are assuming from them. According to The New York Times‘ Marc Stein, many around the Association believe the Magic will spend the next few weeks actively trying to find new homes for Mario Hezonja, Elfrid [...]

The deadline for NBA teams to broker extensions with players nearing the end of their rookie-scale contracts is bearing down upon us. But while some like Norman Powell, Josh Richardson, Joel Embiid, Gary Harris and Andrew Wiggins have reached agreements, others won’t be so luck. This includes Aaron Gordon and Elfrid Payton. From the Orlando Sentinel‘s [...]

It’s going to be a busy month-and-a-half for the Orlando Magic. Three games under .500, with an inconsistent defense, Orlando will be one of the most active teams leading into the February trade deadline. And every remaining member from last year’s core is available, with the exception of Aaron Gordon, according to ESPN.com’s Marc Stein: [...]

On Wednesday night against the Bulls, Orlando Magic rookie guard—Elfrid Payton—gave his teammates and fans a reason to get up on their feet by delivering arguably the best highlight play of his young career. Almost mid-way through the second period, Payton followed up a missed shot from Victor Oladipo by soaring towards the rim for [...]