{"id":124569,"date":"2025-02-19T06:53:46","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T11:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=124569"},"modified":"2025-02-19T06:58:53","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T11:58:53","slug":"hornets-offer-contract-to-veteran-playmaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/02\/19\/hornets-offer-contract-to-veteran-playmaker\/","title":{"rendered":"Hornets Offer Contract To Veteran Playmaker"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Charlotte Hornets have opted to bring veteran point guard Elfrid Payton<\/a> back on a second 10-day contract, according to multiple reports. After playing two games with the Hornets and seven games with the New Orleans Pelicans, Payton’s averaged 5.7 points, 6.6 assists, and 1.3 steals per game in 2024-25. The 2024 No. 10 pick holds career averages of 10.0 points, 5.8 assists, and 1.2 steals per game.<\/p>\n

Hornets Sign Veteran Elfrid Payton To Second 10-Day Contract<\/h2>\n

In his last contest, he tallied four points, seven assists, and one block in 32 minutes. Due to 2020 No. 3 pick LaMelo Ball<\/a> missing the game with an ankle injury, the 30-year-old found himself starting in his fourth game this season. That being said, with Charlotte trading Vasilije Micic<\/a> to the Phoenix Suns, Payton is now the team’s second-best facilitator.<\/p>\n

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The Charlotte Hornets have agreed to a second 10-day deal with Elfrid Payton, his agent Darrell Comer told @hoopshype<\/a>. Payton has averaged 5.7 points, 6.6 assists, and 3.2 rebounds in 22.1 minutes in nine combined games with the New Orleans Pelicans and Hornets this season.<\/p>\n

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