Number 10 overall – Elfrid Payton
Height: 6’4″
Position: Point guard
College: Louisiana Lafayette
College stats: 19.1ppg, 5.9rpg, 6.0apg, 51.1FG%, 0.6bpg
Elfrid Payton was traded to the Orlando Magic for Dario Saric and for Payton this is good, he is a better fit in Orlando (no Michael Carter-Williams at the same position).
One of the fastest risers in the draft over the past few weeks, there is a lot to like.
A tall point guard he can break down defenses off the dribble, is good at finding teammates with the pass, and uses his quickness and length to be a very good defender.
The big problem is he lacks a jump shot — he shot 25 percent on jumpers in the half court offense last season. That has to be fixed, but he has good form.
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