According to Shams, today the Suns struck a 1-year contract with free agent Elfrid Payton, and if nothing else, it will be a base salary.
Just saying that the name may not be remembered by many people, right? But when it comes to the player with the ugliest hairstyle in the NBA, it is estimated that many people will remember, well, it was once, after all, now Payton has cut his hair.
Alas, the good villain was also a rookie member, a little famous three-double little prince, the result is now reduced to the bottom salary, the key is that he is only 27 years old now.
This year's free market has moved quite quickly, and there are many people who have received big contracts, and I don't understand why Payton can wait until this time and no one wants it, and finally can only sign the basic salary.
Just looking at the data, Payton's performance is still OK.
Payton has played for the Knicks in the last two seasons, and last season was the Knicks' iron starter in the regular season, starting all 63 games and averaging 10.1 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game, maintaining his consistent level in the past few seasons.
I just don't know why, Peyton suddenly didn't get a chance to play in the playoffs, and then the free market became a state of nobody.
I don't know which link is wrong, but the Knicks' state last season is basically who has a chance, who plays well and who plays well, but the playoffs are almost to the point of being refrigerated, which really affects the signing of the offseason (for details, refer to rocket melon).
I don't know if little Payton can start over well after going to the sun.
But that said, Payton also played for the Suns, in the 2017-18 season, Payton joined the Suns in the middle of the way, all 19 games started, averaging 11.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 1 steal per game, looking at the data is definitely the level of the starting level, but the Suns did not leave him behind after the end of the season.
The sun of that period, the impression of Ai Qing should remember, right? That is basically the black hole of the point guard, basically every year looking for a reliable point guard, but none of them can play out to the sun, can meet the requirements of the day tube, until this year ushered in Paul, finally took the Sun into the playoffs.
Now payton should not be as stressed as he was when he returned to the Sun, and he does not have to take on the task of leading a rebuilding team.
Now Payton is at most Paul's substitute, or even Paul's substitute, after all, there is a Payne in front of him, this year Payne played well, after the end of the season also got the Suns' 3-year 19 million renewal, the current team status should still be higher than Payton.
27 years old no one wants, taking the basic salary is indeed quite a blow to confidence, but it is also a blessing in misfortune to be signed by the sun, after all, if the sun can't be saved, there are not many teams in the league that can save him, if the sun can play well and play back, there is still hope for the future.