Elfrid Payton

[CajunRed]

Already thinking of a trip to Orlando to watch some..."Elfrid magic"!

[cajun4ever]

Magic!

[wcd35]

Love this quote from Aaron Gordon, his new (and former) teammate:

"Elfrid is on our team? Oh my goodness, that’s absolutely incredible,’’ Gordon said to the Orlando media. "He’s my kind of player because he plays both ends, he can handle the ball and he’s a good decision-maker. He’s very unselfish, he plays with a lot of heart and he has good character. I played on the USA team with him and every time we’ve been in a (pre-draft) workout together we’ve been paired up for 2-on-2 and we get wins.’’

[GeauxCajuns]

he does get the money slotted for the 10 spot right? or is it the 12 since he was traded? or is there even a difference?

[MelRock]

he does get the money slotted for the 10 spot right? or is it the 12 since he was traded? or is there even a difference?

I was told last night that he will get the 10 spot money because that is where he was drafted.

[GeauxCajuns]

I was told last night that he will get the 10 spot money because that is where he was drafted.

good for him.

[wcd35]

Well of course he gets the money for the slot he was drafted in. Just like he's not considered the 12th pick because he was the 10th pick. He was traded for a lower pick plus an extra pick. Bigger salary=2 smaller salaries

2014-15 Rookie Scale

Pick--1st yr--2nd yr--3rd yr--4th yr option--5th yr option
10--$1,998,200--$2,088,100--$2,178,000--27.5%--36.2%
12--$1,803,400--$1,884,600--$1,965,700--37.8%--37.6%

(The option percentages is the percent above the previous year for the option.)

http://basketball.realgm.com/nba/info/rookie_scale/2015

[CrazyCajun]

Eli manning got 1st pick money when drafted by chargers even though he was traded to giants

[Bandwagon King]

This is awesome. The young man definitely made the right decision. Congratulations Elfrid.

[CajunJack55]

This is awesome. The young man definitely made the right decision. Congratulations Elfrid.

You are right about that and just think next year we could very well likely have another first rounder. Great for these young men and our school.

[NewsCopy]

"We knew they were very serious about wanting Elfrid." Serious enough to have spent more than three hours in Lafayette recently talking with the Ragin' Cajuns coaches and other members of the basketball staff. Payton, a 6-foot-4, 185-pound point ...

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[NewsCopy]

Former Ragin' Cajuns star Andrew Toney, a two-time NBA All-Star, was picked eighth overall by Philadelphia in the 1980 NBA Draft. Payton finished 16th in school history in scoring (1,425 points) while grabbing 508 rebounds with 486 assists (fifth on the ...

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