Elfrid Payton is the latest in a series of point guards brought in to eat up playing time from recent lottery pick Frank Ntilikina, and in 2019-20 he feasted on almost 28 minutes a game while putting up solid counting stats but providing little inspiration.
Payton, signed as part of the Summer 2020 Free Agent Extravaganza™, has an $8 million team option for next season. He’s a capable ball-handler who can’t shoot and never seemed to contribute directly to much winning. Then again, the Knicks didn’t win too often this year, so can you really blame Payton for the team’s lack of success?