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Elfrid Payton

エルフリッド・ペイトン　/　えるふりっど・ぺいとん

American basketball player

February 22, 1994 (age 32)　・　Gretna, Louisiana, United States

Louisiana
basketball player

My Take

Elfrid Payton always read to me as a defense-first point guard, which I have a soft spot for. Born in Gretna, Louisiana, in 1994, he made his name at Louisiana-Lafayette, winning the 2014 Lefty Driesell Award as the nation's top college defender. That's a real calling card, and it tells you exactly what his game was built on before he ever reached the league. He's now with the Austin Spurs in the NBA G League, and honestly I think there's something admirable about a player still grinding to stay in the game rather than walking away. The hairstyle got the headlines, but the defense was the substance.

Overview

Elfrid Payton Jr. (born February 22, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Austin Spurs of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns, winning the Lefty Driesell Award as the national college defensive player of the year in 2014.

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1. Profile

Name (English): Elfrid Payton
Name (Japanese): エルフリッド・ペイトン
Reading: えるふりっど・ぺいとん
Born: February 22, 1994 (age 32)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Pisces / Dog
Origin: Gretna, Louisiana, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 193 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: basketball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: John Ehret High School
University: University of Louisiana at Lafayette

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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