New Orleans' infirmary is overflowing at the moment as Dejounte Murray, Jose Alvarado, Jordan Hawkins, CJ McCollum, Herb Jones and Zion Williamson are all currently injured. Almost all the players likely to set up the team's game are therefore on the sidelines…
This is why ESPN announced today thatin desperation, the Pelicans decided to recall Elfrid Paytonglimpsed during the “training camp” in Louisiana.
The 10th choice of the 2014 Draft was ultimately not kept, the club instead banking on Jaylen Nowell. Except that the latter did not convince, and he is therefore cut to make way for Elfrid Payton.
At 30 years old, the latter will certainly not solve all the team's problems, but he can at least bring a little defense and organization to the lead, while waiting for the return of the injured. Especially since he knows the house a little having played there for a season, in 2018/19.
As a reminder, Willie Green's men are 14th in the Western Conference, with 4 wins and 11 losses!
| Elfrid Payton | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2014-15 | ENT | 82 | 30 | 42.5 | 26.2 | 55.1 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 6.5 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 8.9 |
| 2015-16 | ENT | 73 | 29 | 43.6 | 32.6 | 58.9 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 6.4 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 10.7 |
| 2016-17 | ENT | 82 | 29 | 47.1 | 27.4 | 69.2 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 6.5 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 12.8 |
| 2017-18 * | All Teams | 63 | 29 | 49.3 | 32.6 | 64.9 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 6.2 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 12.7 |
| 2017-18 * | ENT | 44 | 29 | 52.0 | 37.3 | 63.2 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 6.3 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 13.0 |
| 2017-18 * | PHX | 19 | 29 | 43.5 | 20.0 | 68.5 | 0.9 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 11.8 |
| 2018-19 | NOP | 42 | 30 | 43.4 | 31.4 | 74.3 | 1.2 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 7.6 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 10.6 |
| 2019-20 | NYK | 45 | 28 | 43.9 | 20.3 | 57.0 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 7.2 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 10.0 |
| 2020-21 | NYK | 63 | 24 | 43.2 | 28.6 | 68.2 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 10.1 |
| 2021-22 | PHX | 50 | 11 | 38.3 | 22.2 | 37.5 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 3.0 |
| Total | 500 | 27 | 44.7 | 28.7 | 62.3 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 10.1 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
