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NBA trade deadline: Suns acquire G Elfrid Payton from Magic, report says
Now Magic guard Elfrid Payton is on the move.
According to ESPN, Orlando has traded the 2014 No. 10 overall pick to the Suns for a 2018 second-rounder.
Orlando has traded Elfrid Payton to Phoenix for a second-round pick, league source tells ESPN.— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 8, 2018
Phoenix is sending a 2018 second-round pick via Memphis to Orlando in the Payton deal, league sources tell ESPN.— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 8, 2018
The pick the Suns are trading was acquired from the Grizzlies.
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Payton, 23, is averaging 13.0 points and 6.3 assists per game this the season. He is long, lean and athletic and will fit nicely alongside Devin Booker, who is more of a true scorer while Payton is a distributor with the ability to score.
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