Payton played at John Ehret High School on the Westbank, and then collegiately at UL. He is in his second stint with the Pelicans. He started 42 games for them during the 2018-19 season. That was a tumultuous time for the organization, which had to deal with Anthony Davis’ midseason trade request.

OCTOBER 11: The Pelicans announced they signed both Elfrid Payton and Josh Oduro on Friday morning. Nearly a month after the original report, the deal with Payton becomes official a day after both Matt Ryan and Adonis Arms were waived.