Elfrid Payton has the most assists in a game this season

[miamiheat319]

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No, this isn't a ten year old thread. Elfrid Payton is back in the NBA and set the mark for most assists in a game this season last night, beating Trae Young's mark of 19 on 11/18. If this holds all season, this is going to be one heck of a trivia question in the future lol

https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/most-assists-in-a-game-this-season-by-a-player-nba

[Kent]

I've seen this movie before.

[Dubious Handles]

Ngl I clicked to see what kind of wacky hairstyle he got this time around

[Bornstellar]

Crazy, dude hasn't played in the NBA since 2022, gets signed by the Pels and drops 21 assists.

[Woodsanity]

No idea why he couldn't get a contract. He is a decent backup PG. Can't score or shoot that well but he can run the point well.

[KokoKaizer]

Who ?

[JujitsuFlip]

Looks like 16 was his previous career high, during his first stint with the Pels.

[NyKnicks1714]

Ngl I clicked to see what kind of wacky hairstyle he got this time around

Disappointingly normal

[Wallace_Wallace]

Who ?

Was he that bad that you tried to forgot that he existed? Because I feel the same way about this one guy......I forgot his name already but his nickname was J-Smooth and he was anything but smooth.

[KokoKaizer]

Who ?

Was he that bad that you tried to forgot that he existed? Because I feel the same way about this one guy......I forgot his name already but his nickname was J-Smooth and he was anything but smooth.

We (Magic fans) had a lot of hopes for him back in the day, that's all

Not a bad guy at all but you know... a disapointment

[Jabroni Lames]

Honestly, this just goes to show you how much basketball talent exists these days and how much 3-pt shooting is valued (or maybe over-valued) by NBA GMs. Payton was a high draft pick, with great size and defense for the PG spot. He can do everything, except shoot.

[Clav]

I think this is a combination of no one guarding Elfrid and he wanted to show out. Some passes were really nice but he had a lot of room to operate, very little scouting was done on him it looks like. Some Pacer players might've thought he was JAG.

Seemed like a magical game for Payton's sake because nearly every pass to teammates led to made buckets or and-1s and his shot kept going in, which is pretty much the opposite of the bulk of Payton's career thus far lol

[Clincher]

Saw him with NYK for a few seasons, was painful to watch him. He works hard and gives 100% but he just wasn't very good. Surprising he's still in the NBA.

[MrGoat]

Outliers happen. Look up Ramon Sessions' career high in assists

Still an impressive feat

[MalVicious]

Waiting for Markelle Fultz to pop up back in the league and do the same thing

[pilkoids]

I remember him going in the top 10, but it doesn't feel like 10 years ago

[pilkoids]

This reminds me of another guard who flamed out, in case anyone is interested in his story:

https://www.theplayerstribune.com/posts/michael-carter-williams-nba-basketball

[HMFFL]

Being away from the game has helped him but the season is long. He's 30 years old now so maybe he can be a solid veteran player for years to come.



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[Woodsanity]

Saw him with NYK for a few seasons, was painful to watch him. He works hard and gives 100% but he just wasn't very good. Surprising he's still in the NBA.

We played him way too many minutes and he had too big of a role. He is more of a 10-15 minutes bench guy ideally. He is a pretty bad scorer/shooter but as a bench player he is fine.

[Edrees]

Reminds me of jose calderon who had a lot of 15+ assist games but otherwise was a compete average role player