Trade Radar · open rumor · Wednesday, September 16 · 13 h ago

Kings To Sign Elfrid Payton

Reported by Michael ScottoRead the original report ↗

Free agent point guard Elfrid Payton has agreed to sign with the Kings, according to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link), who reports that Payton will compete to earn a regular season roster spot in Sacramento. The 10th overall pick in the 2014 draft, Payton has made 524 regular season appearances for five NBA teams, […]

Confidence

50%

Reporter starting tier	50	2 calls on the ledger, tier used until 5
Corroboration	+0	nobody else has reported this yet
Age	−0	1 day old · a rumor loses 1.2 points a day, up to 25

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Who it involves

Sacramento Kings

$191.8M · over the cap · 13 contracts · cap sheet

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