The New Orleans Pelicans hope to bring the best out of former lottery selection and John Ehret alumn, Elfrid Payton, in the 2018/19 season.
After signing Payton to the team’s valuable Bi-annual exception, fans were cautiously optimistic about the possibility of a high upside rotational player to spell and possibly replace Rajon Rondo, in time. But with Rondo’s unexpected departure to team up with LAbron, Elfrid Payton’s time to shine in New Orleans is now.
The former Lefty Driesell Award winner for best collegiate defensive player was brought to Orlando to reinforce the defense in the backcourt with a former number two overall pick, Victor Oladipo, and captain an offense featuring the promising likes of Evan Fournier and draft classmate, Aaron Gordon.