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Player of the Day

Search a player below to set them as today's featured player on the home page. Set Player of the Day stores the pick in this browser only. To publish it to all visitors on Cloudflare, click Download potd-overrides.js, drop the file into your project folder, and redeploy.

On This Day

Up to 5 cards on the home page. Search a player, pick their team era, then write the stat line or moment. Cards 4“5 are optional.

News Ticker

Headlines scroll across the home page (the "Around the league" strip). Press Enter or click Add to save in this browser. To publish to all visitors on Cloudflare, click Download ticker-overrides.js, drop the file into your project folder, and redeploy.

On the Move & On the Market

On the Move shows trades; On the Market shows signings, extensions, free agency, and releases. Add transactions below On This Day. Pick the type first — the form adjusts. Newest items land at the top.

Team A abbr (left side)

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Logo Variants

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Rarities (Public Deploy)

With Edit Mode on, open any team and click a player on the depth chart (starters, bench, injured, or G-League) to set their rarity — no need to search one by one. You can still set rarity on a player’s career page when viewing a stint. Saves in this browser only until you export.

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Playoff bracket (Public Deploy)

Edit playoff results live by clicking series winners + scores in the Playoffs hub. Setting a winner auto-advances them to the next round. To publish your edits to all visitors, click below, drop the file into your project, and redeploy.

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Elfrid Payton

Elfrid Payton (PG, 6'3) was drafted #10 overall by the Orlando Magic in 2014. Currently with the Sacramento Kings.

2014 #10 · 2015 All-Rookie 1st · 2026-27 roster

Elfrid Payton career timeline

Orlando Magic · 2014–2018
Draft — June 26, 2014 — Philadelphia selected Payton #10 overall out of Louisiana, then flipped him to Orlando on draft night for Dario Šarić's rights and picks. Four Magic seasons as the starting point guard before a February 2018 trade to Phoenix.
Louisiana floor general who stepped into Orlando's starting job as a rookie — All-Rookie First Team and consecutive triple-doubles in March 2015 before the Suns acquired him at the 2018 deadline.
Awards: 2014–15 NBA All-Rookie First Team
Phoenix Suns · 2018
Trade — February 8, 2018 — acquired from Orlando for a 2018 second-round pick (Jarred Vanderbilt). Finished the season in Phoenix, then signed with New Orleans in free agency.
Half-season Suns stop after the Magic trade — free agency path to New Orleans that summer.
New Orleans Pelicans · 2018–2019
Free agent — July 8, 2018 — one-year, $3 million deal with New Orleans. Renounced in July 2019 before the Knicks signing.
Hometown-state Pelicans year — playmaking minutes beside AD before New York offered a multi-year deal.
New York Knicks · 2019–2021
Free agent — July 8, 2019 — two-year, $16 million Knicks deal. Waived and re-signed November 2020 on a one-year deal before Phoenix brought him back in 2021.
Knicks rebuild starter under Fizdale/Thibodeau's early years — two seasons before a Phoenix reunion.
Phoenix Suns · 2021–2022
Free agent — August 11, 2021 — one-year veteran minimum with Phoenix. Left the NBA after 2021–22; Indiana Exhibit 10 in 2023 never stuck.
Second Suns chapter on a minimum — last full NBA season before multi-year free agency and G League stops.
New Orleans Pelicans · 2024–2025
Free agent — October 2024 — Louisiana return on Exhibit 10 / ROS cycles, waived, two Charlotte 10-days in February 2025, then 10-days and a rest-of-season deal back in New Orleans. Pelicans declined the 2025–26 team option June 29, 2025.
Second Pelicans chapter — camp deals, a Charlotte hardship midseason, and a late ROS that ended when New Orleans declined his 2025–26 option.
Sacramento Kings · 2026–present
Free agent — September 16, 2026 — signed a one-year Exhibit 10 / non-guaranteed camp deal with Sacramento to compete for backup point guard minutes behind Darius Acuff Jr. (and alongside Ben Simmons).
Camp invite in Sacramento — Scott Perry reunion from the Magic/Knicks days, competing for the backup PG spot behind Acuff.

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