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Elfrid Payton

RANK #2162025-26 RESULTS · PTS LEAGUEG1022025-26 9-CAT #316 8-CAT #252G · Sacramento KingsAge 326' 3"2024-25 season

3.5

Points / game

3.3

Rebounds

6.9

Assists

21.3

Minutes

32.8%

FG%

19.8

FPTS / game

-11.7

vs G median

TIER 6 · #216 OVERALLDepth piece — #102 among guards

Elfrid Payton is ranked #102 among 203 eligible NBA guards. He profiles as a bench or matchup-based option — draft late or stream when the schedule lines up. He closed the season hot — 5.0 points per game above his average over the final five games, driven by a bigger role: 24.8 minutes/game vs 21.3 season-long. Volume gains tend to stick.

Percentile50%

2025-26 season results · Computed from official box scores · Points scoring: PTS + 1.2×REB + 1.5×AST + 3×STL + 3×BLK − TO · updated October 2

LATE FLIER

Elfrid Payton 2026-27 fantasy outlook

21.2Proj FPTS/G · ~869 / 41 games

12.2–27Typical game · middle 50%

#204Projected rank

—ADP (ESPN drafts)

No live market price for him yet — we rank him #204. Projection drivers: growing workload (24.8 minutes/gm late vs 21.3 season), late-season gains in per-minute production.

INJURY RISK High^?AGE/WORKLOAD RISK Medium^?ROLE SECURITY Unsettled^?How we grade risk

Projection updated October 2 · ESPN ADP updated October 2 · Range = 25th–75th percentile of his 2025-26 game log

Elfrid Payton consistency and floor

24 GAMES

5.6

Floor (p10)

19.8

Average

33.5

Ceiling (p90)

Consistency75%+ of average delivered58%

Boom rate125%+ of average29%

Bust rateunder half of average17%

19.8

Season avg FPTS

23.7

Last 10 FPTS

24.9

Last 5 FPTS

Payton vs other guards

PERCENTILE · 213 RANKED

Points3.58

Rebounds3.364

Assists6.994

Steals1.071

Blocks0.591

Minutes21.344

Fantasy PPG19.853

Percentile among all ranked NBA guards · 99 = best

Payton fantasy points, last 15 games

2024-25 · ■ BOOM · ■ BUST

SEASON HIGH 54.9SEASON LOW -0.5LAST 5 AVG 24.8

Elfrid Payton game log — 2024-25

■ BOOM · ■ BUST

DATE	OPP	RESULT	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FPTS
Apr 13	OKC	L 115-100	18	3	2	3	0	1	0	1-5	1-1	12.9
Apr 12	MIA	L 153-104	29	4	10	13	0	0	2	2-8	0-0	33.5
Apr 11	@MIL	L 136-111	26	2	4	15	1	0	3	1-4	0-2	29.3
Apr 8	@BKN	L 119-114	23	3	6	10	2	1	3	0-3	0-1	31.2
Apr 7	MIL	L 111-107	28	0	2	10	1	0	3	0-3	0-1	17.4
Apr 5	@LAL	L 124-108	20	2	0	12	1	0	5	1-3	0-0	18
Apr 3	@LAC	L 114-98	21	6	4	4	0	0	4	3-4	0-0	12.8
Mar 30	CHA	W 98-94	19	2	3	6	2	1	3	1-7	0-0	20.6
Mar 29	GS	L 111-95	23	4	5	10	0	0	4	2-7	0-0	21
Mar 25	PHI	W 112-99	25	6	6	14	1	2	3	3-8	0-0	40.2
Mar 22	@MIN	L 134-93	12	0	0	1	0	0	2	0-3	0-0	-0.5
Feb 25	@SAC	L 130-88	14	0	2	3	1	1	0	0-2	0-0	12.9
Feb 23	@POR	L 141-88	22	2	1	1	1	1	3	1-4	0-0	7.7
Feb 21	@DEN	L 129-115	16	0	2	3	2	0	1	0-3	0-0	11.9
Feb 20	@LAL	W 100-97	15	0	3	2	0	0	1	0-2	0-0	5.6
Feb 13	@ORL	L 102-86	32	4	4	7	0	1	1	2-6	0-0	21.3
Feb 9	@DET	L 112-102	23	0	1	4	2	0	1	0-4	0-0	12.2
Dec 3	@ATL	L 124-112	6	0	0	1	1	0	1	0-1	0-0	3.5
Dec 1	@NY	L 118-85	17	6	1	7	1	2	3	3-6	0-0	23.7
Nov 29	@MEM	L 120-109	15	2	3	3	0	1	1	1-3	0-0	12.1
Nov 28	TOR	L 119-93	27	10	5	4	3	0	4	5-11	0-0	27
Nov 26	@IND	L 114-110	31	14	7	21	2	0	5	7-11	0-0	54.9
Nov 23	GS	L 112-108	26	4	3	4	3	0	2	2-6	0-0	20.6
Nov 21	@CLE	L 128-100	22	11	5	8	0	0	4	5-8	0-1	25

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QIs Elfrid Payton a good fantasy pick?

He's a depth option, not a priority pick: #216 overall, #102 at his position. Draft late or stream based on matchups.

QWhat round should Elfrid Payton be drafted in?

Late rounds or waivers — he finished #216, so treat him as a flier.

QHow many fantasy points will Elfrid Payton score in 2026-27?

We project 21.2 points per game across an expected 41 games — approximately 869 points for the season. His typical game last season landed between 12.2 and 27 (middle 50% of results), and that puts him #204 in projected scoring.

QHow does Elfrid Payton rank in category leagues?

Based on 2025-26 production, Elfrid Payton finished #316 in 9-cat and #252 in 8-cat leagues by per-game z-score value, versus #216 in points formats. High turnovers cost him in 9-cat — he climbs to #252 when turnovers are excluded.

QHow consistent is Elfrid Payton for fantasy?

He delivered at least 75% of his average in 58% of games, with a floor of 5.6 and a ceiling of 33.5 fantasy points. He boomed (125%+ of average) in 29% of games and busted (under half his average) in 17%.

Answers computed by HoopSplit from official box scores.