Pelicans sign Elfrid Payton to second 10-day contract

The New Orleans Pelicans have signed guard Elfrid Payton to a second 10-day contract. Payton, 6-4, 202, has appeared in 517 NBA games (400 starts) across nine seasons with Orlando, Phoenix, New Orleans, New York and Charlotte. Selected 10th overall in the 2014 NBA Draft, Payton holds career averages of 9.9 points, 5.7 assists and …