Elfrid Payton

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.

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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)

Origin

Gretna, Louisiana, United States

Height

193 cm

Occupation

basketball player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Dog

High school

John Ehret High School

University

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/elfrid/
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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elfrid%20Payton
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%83%95%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9A%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16847519

Tags

• Louisiana
• basketball player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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