Tracking the Draft Stock of Louisiana's Elfrid Payton

[raginsaints]

Go head, EP!

[jllanclos]

I get the feeling this is a pretty big deal.

[CajunFan3406]

Keep telling some Cajun fans Elfrid Payton is far from a finished product and will go before the end of the first round because of his upside and current age.

T, I spent a few minutes looking at the mock drafts the other day. EP was in the first round in all of them. Lowest was around 27 and highest was in the teens. I'm with you. I think he's a for sure first rounder. My guess is low 20s.

[NewsCopy]

Don't think he slides past Toronto at 20. Payton declared for the NBA Draft last month after leading the Ragic' Cajuns to the 2014 NCAA Tournament. He averaged 19.2 points, 6.0 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 2.3 steals per game last season, and started on last ...

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[Turbine]

Geaux Cajuns, Geaux Elfrid

[Jeaux]

Man I would love to have the Bulls take him at 16 or 19th pick. Gives me a Chicago team to connect with when Peanut retires and my cousins up there always have tickets.

[wcd35]

13. Elfrid Payton
COLLEGE: Louisiana Lafayette
HT: 6-4
WT: 185
POS: PG

Payton continues to be this year's high riser. I walked away from a workout with him in Thousand Oaks wowed by his quickness, ability to get to the basket at will and his defensive tenacity. He's improved his mechanics on his jump shot as well. Given his size, length and age (he's young for his class), I think there's a very good chance he's the third point guard taken off the board after Exum and Smart. His range starts with the Kings at No. 8 and I doubt he slides past the Raptors at No. 20.

http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/draft...Ford-Big-Board

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Chad Ford updated his Big Board today and Elfrid continues to rise.

[SlappyCajun]

Essentially, Chad Ford is saying that Elfrid has a good chance to be a lottery pick. Hell, he might even get invited to be in the green room in NYC.

And, he has a realistic chance of passing Kevin Brooks as being our highest drafted player ever. Wow.

[sportsfanatic21]

Good for EP!

[duggie85]

Good for him!

When he's an all-star in a few years, 10k people will recall watching him at UL and proclaiming they knew he was something special...