Cameron Payne
Cameron Payne (born August 8, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for Texas Legends of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for Murray State.
![]() Payne with the Thunder in 2017 | |
No. 1 – Texas Legends | |
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Position | Point guard |
League | NBA G League |
Personal information | |
Born | Bartlett, Tennessee | August 8, 1994
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Lausanne Collegiate School (Memphis, Tennessee) |
College | Murray State (2013–2015) |
NBA draft | 2015 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14th overall |
Selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder | |
Playing career | 2015–present |
Career history | |
2015–2017 | Oklahoma City Thunder |
2015; 2017 | →Oklahoma City Blue |
2017–2019 | Chicago Bulls |
2017–2018 | →Windy City Bulls |
2019 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
2019–2020 | Shanxi Loongs |
2020–present | Texas Legends |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com |
High school career
Payne attended Lausanne Collegiate School in Memphis, Tennessee. He grew from 5'5' as a freshman to 6'0 as a senior. Despite leading Lausanne Collegiate to a 2013 Division II state title in Tennessee, Payne was not a heavily scouted player by collegiate programs. He was considered to be a three-star recruit by Rivals.com and was not ranked in the top 100 prospects. He was recruited by William Small to play college basketball at Murray State, choosing the Racers over a few other schools. Payne then went from a little-known college recruit to a potential NBA lottery pick.
College career
As a freshman, Payne averaged 16.8 points, 5.4 assists, 3.6 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game.[1][2] He was forced to start at point guard as a freshman due to an injury to Zay Jackson, and began his collegiate career registering 21 points, five boards and four assists in the team's opener at Valparaiso.[2] Payne earned first-team All-OVC honors and was named freshman of the year by the conference.[3] As a sophomore, he was the Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year after he averaged 20.2 points, 6.0 assists, 3.7 rebounds and 1.9 steals per game.[4] Payne opted to declare for the NBA Draft after his sophomore season.[3]
Professional career
Oklahoma City Thunder (2015–2017)
2015–16 season
During workouts prior to the NBA draft, Payne broke the ring finger on his non-shooting hand. The injury did not require surgery.[3] On June 25, 2015 Payne was selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder with the 14th overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft.[5] On July 10, 2015, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Thunder.[6] He made his debut for the Thunder on November 1 in a 117–93 win over the Denver Nuggets, recording three assists in four minutes.[7] On December 5, he was assigned to the Oklahoma City Blue, the Thunder's D-League affiliate.[8] He was recalled on December 6,[9] reassigned on December 15,[10] and recalled again on December 16.[11] On December 29, he had a 16-point effort in a 131–123 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. In the Thunder's regular season finale on April 12, 2016, Payne recorded career highs of 17 points and seven assists in a 102–98 loss to the San Antonio Spurs.[12]
2016–17 season
On July 25, 2016, Payne underwent a successful procedure to repair a fractured fifth metatarsal in his right foot.[13] He recovered quickly and was cleared to practice when training camp opened. He went through full contact during the Thunder's first two days of practice,[14] but on September 27, he suffered an acute fracture to his fifth metatarsal in the team's Blue-White Scrimmage.[15] As a result, he missed the first two months of the 2016–17 season. After spending six days with the Oklahoma City Blue in early January,[16][17] Payne joined the Thunder playing group for the first time in 2016–17 on January 7.[18] He subsequently made his season debut that night, scoring eight points in 13 minutes against the Denver Nuggets.[19] On February 9, 2017, he scored a season-high 15 points in a 118–109 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.[20]
Chicago Bulls (2017–2019)
On February 23, 2017, Payne was traded, along with Joffrey Lauvergne and Anthony Morrow, to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for Taj Gibson, Doug McDermott and a 2018 second-round draft pick.[21] During the 2016–17 season, Payne had multiple assignments with the Windy City Bulls, the Bulls' D-League affiliate.[22]
On September 8, 2017, Payne was ruled out for three to four months after undergoing surgery on his right foot two days prior. He was known as the tank commander.[23] He made his season debut for the Bulls on February 22, 2018 in a 116–115 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers.[24] On March 23, 2018, he had a career-high 17 points and six assists in a 118–105 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks.[25]
On October 24, 2018, Payne scored all of his career-high 21 points in the second half of the Bulls' 112–110 win over the Charlotte Hornets, going 7 for 11 on 3-pointers.[26] On January 3, 2019, he was waived by the Bulls.[27]
Cleveland Cavaliers (2019)
On January 6, 2019, Payne signed a 10-day contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers.[28] On January 16, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Cavaliers.[29] He parted ways with the Cavaliers following the expiration of his second 10-day contract.[30]
Toronto Raptors (2019)
On July 25, 2019, Payne signed a contract with the Toronto Raptors.[31] On October 8, 2019 Payne played for 12 minutes against the Houston Rockets and tallied 4 points, 1 assist, and 1 rebound. On October 19, 2019, the Raptors released Payne.[32]
Shanxi Loongs (2019–2020)
On November 12, 2019, Payne was reported to join the Shanxi Loongs.[33] He played in two games for the team, averaging 22.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 7.5 assists and 4.5 steals per contest. On January 2, 2020, Payne was replaced.[34]
Texas Legends (2020–present)
On January 25, 2020, the Texas Legends announced that they had acquired Payne.[35]
During the week of March 3, 2020, Payne was named the NBA G-League Player of the Week, averaging 23.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, 10.3 assists, 2.7 steals, and 1.3 blocks per game while leading the Legends to a perfect 3-0 record for the week.[36]
Career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
NBA
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2015–16 | Oklahoma City | 57 | 1 | 12.2 | .410 | .324 | .792 | 1.5 | 1.9 | .6 | .1 | 5.0 |
2016–17 | Oklahoma City | 20 | 0 | 16.0 | .331 | .308 | 1.000 | 1.6 | 2.0 | .5 | .3 | 5.3 |
2016–17 | Chicago | 11 | 0 | 12.9 | .333 | .324 | .250 | 1.5 | 1.4 | .4 | .0 | 4.9 |
2017–18 | Chicago | 25 | 14 | 23.3 | .405 | .385 | .750 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 1.0 | .4 | 8.8 |
2018–19 | Chicago | 31 | 12 | 17.3 | .411 | .271 | .880 | 1.7 | 2.7 | .6 | .2 | 5.7 |
2018–19 | Cleveland | 9 | 1 | 19.6 | .491 | .360 | .688 | 2.1 | 2.6 | .9 | .3 | 8.2 |
Career | 153 | 28 | 16.0 | .397 | .331 | .775 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 0.7 | .2 | 6.0 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2016 | Oklahoma City | 10 | 0 | 6.4 | .269 | .200 | .500 | .4 | .8 | .2 | .2 | 1.8 |
2017 | Chicago | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | .500 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 3.0 |
Career | 11 | 0 | 6.2 | .286 | .273 | .500 | .5 | .7 | .2 | .2 | 1.9 |
College
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2013–14 | Murray State | 34 | 34 | 32.7 | .404 | .341 | .774 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 1.7 | .6 | 16.8 |
2014–15 | Murray State | 35 | 35 | 32.2 | .456 | .377 | .787 | 3.7 | 6.0 | 1.9 | .5 | 20.2 |
Career | 69 | 69 | 32.4 | .432 | .359 | .781 | 3.7 | 5.7 | 1.8 | .5 | 18.5 |
References
- Grant, Michael (November 7, 2014). "Payne hopes to copy Canaan's success at Murray". Courier-Journal.com. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
- Dauster, Rob (October 24, 2014). "Cameron Payne didn't expect to fill Isaiah Canaan's void at Murray State, but he did". NBC Sports. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- Spears, Marc (June 21, 2015). "How Cameron Payne went from little-known college recruit to potential NBA lottery pick". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- Hurcomb, Michael (March 3, 2015). "Sophomore PG Cameron Payne takes home Ohio Valley POY honors". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
- "Thunder Selects Cameron Payne and Dakari Johnson in the 2015 NBA Draft". NBA.com. June 26, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
- "Thunder Signs Cameron Payne". NBA.com. July 10, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
- "Thunder beat Nuggets 117-93". NBA.com. November 1, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
- "Cameron Payne Assigned to Oklahoma City Blue". NBA.com. December 5, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
- "Huestis, McGary and Payne Recalled From Oklahoma City Blue". NBA.com. December 6, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
- "Josh Huestis and Cameron Payne Assigned to Oklahoma City Blue". NBA.com. December 15, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
- "Huestis and Payne Recalled From Oklahoma City Blue". NBA.com. December 16, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- "Cameron Payne 2015-16 Game Log". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
- "Cameron Payne Injury Update". NBA.com. July 25, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- Horne, Erik (September 25, 2016). "Cameron Payne on track to play in Thunder scrimmage on Tuesday". NewsOK.com. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
- "Cameron Payne Injury Update". NBA.com. September 29, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
- "Cameron Payne Assigned to Oklahoma City Blue". NBA.com. January 1, 2017. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
- "Cameron Payne Recalled from Oklahoma City Blue". NBA.com. January 7, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- "Thunder's Cameron Payne to make season debut vs. Nuggets". NBA.com. January 7, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- "Westbrook's 17th triple-double lifts Thunder past Nuggets". ESPN.com. January 7, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- "Westbrook's 29 points, triple-double lead Thunder past Cavs". ESPN.com. February 9, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
- "Bulls acquire Payne, Morrow, and Lauvergne from Thunder". NBA.com. February 23, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
- "2016-17 NBA Assignments". NBA.com. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- "CAMERON PAYNE INJURY UPDATE". NBA.com. September 8, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
- "Simmons' late FTs gives 76ers 116-115 win over Bulls". ESPN.com. February 22, 2018. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
- "Bucks overcome sluggish start to beat Bulls 118-105". ESPN.com. March 23, 2018. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
- Associated Press (October 24, 2018). "Zach LaVine lifts Bulls past Hornets with 2 late free throws". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 24, 2018.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- "CHICAGO COMPLETES TRADE WITH MEMPHIS". NBA.com. January 3, 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
- "Cavaliers Sign Cameron Payne". NBA.com. January 6, 2019. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
- "Cavaliers Sign Cameron Payne to Second 10-Day Contract". NBA.com. January 16, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
- Fedor, Chris (January 25, 2019). "Cleveland Cavaliers don't sign Cameron Payne to rest-of-season deal". cleveland.com. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
- "Raptors sign Payne". NBA.com. July 25, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/basketball/news/cameron-payne-waived-by-raptors/
- "Shanxi signing Cameron Payne". sportando.basketball. November 12, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- "Shanxi, Zhejiang revamp CBA rosters". xinhuanet.com. January 2, 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
- "Legends Acquire Cameron Payne". NBA.com. January 25, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- https://texas.gleague.nba.com/news/cameron-payne-named-nba-g-league-player-of-the-week/
External links
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- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com, or Basketball-Reference.com
- Murray State Racers bio