style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career | 500 || 395 || 26.8 || .447 || .287 || .623 || 4.0 || 5.7 || 1.2 || .3 || 10.1 Playoffs |- | style="text-align:left;"|2021 | style="text-align:left;"|New York | 2 || 2 || 6.5 || .000 || || .500 || .0 || .5 || .5 || .0 || .5 |- | style="text-align:left;"|2022 | style="text-align:left;"|Phoenix | 2 || 0 || 3.8 || .667 || || || .0 || 1.5 || .0 || .0 || 2.0 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career | 4 || 2 || 5.2 || .250 || || .500 || .0 || 1.0 || .3 || .0 || 1.3 College |- | style="text-align:left;"|2011–12 | style="text-align:left;"|Louisiana | 32 || 10 || 22.7 || .448 || .000 || .564 || 3.6 || 3.0 || 1.2 || .3 || 7.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"|2012–13 | style="text-align:left;"|Louisiana | 33 || 33 || 35.5 || .475 || .320 || .643 || 5.6 || 5.5 || 2.4 || .6 || 15.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"|2013–14 | style="text-align:left;"|Louisiana | 35 || 35 || 35.9 || .509 || .259 || .609 || 6.0 || 5.9 || 2.3 || .6 || 19.2 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career | 100 || 78 || 31.6 || .485 || .268 || .611 || 5.1 || 4.9 || 2.0 || .5 || 14.3 Personal life Payton is the son of former Canadian Football League player Elfrid Payton. Payton was well known for his free-flowing hairstyle during his first four seasons in the NBA, before cutting his hair in May 2018. During his time with the Orlando Magic, his hairdo made him a fan favorite. References External links Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns bio Payton's NBA Career Will Start Back Where It All Began 1994 births Living people 21st-century African-American sportspeople African-American basketball players American men's basketball players Basketball players from Louisiana John Ehret High School alumni Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball players New Orleans Pelicans players New York Knicks players Orlando Magic players People from Gretna, Louisiana Philadelphia 76ers draft picks Phoenix Suns players Point guards