Cameron Payne

Not to be confused with Cameron Artis-Payne.
Cameron Payne
No. 22 – Oklahoma City Thunder
Position Point guard
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1994-08-08) August 8, 1994
Memphis, Tennessee
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight 185 lb (84 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–present Oklahoma City Thunder
2015 →Oklahoma City Blue
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Cameron Payne (born August 8, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Murray State.

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 at Valparaiso.[2] Payne wound up earning 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–present)

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, 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 by the Thunder 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 7 assists against the San Antonio Spurs.[12]

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, 2016, he suffered an acute fracture to his fifth metatarsal in the team's Blue-White Scrimmage.[15]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  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

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 Oklahoma City 57 1 12.2 .410 .324 .792 1.5 1.9 .6 .1 5.0
Career 57 1 12.2 .410 .324 .792 1.5 1.9 .6 .1 5.0

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016 Oklahoma City 10 0 6.4 .269 .200 .500 .4 .8 .2 .2 1.8
Career 10 0 6.4 .269 .200 .500 .4 .8 .2 .2 1.8

References

  1. ↑ Grant, Michael (November 7, 2014). "Payne hopes to copy Canaan's success at Murray". Courier-Journal.com. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. 1 2 3 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.
  4. ↑ Hurcomb, Michael (March 3, 2015). "Sophomore PG Cameron Payne takes home Ohio Valley POY honors". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Thunder Selects Cameron Payne and Dakari Johnson in the 2015 NBA Draft". NBA.com. June 26, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Thunder Signs Cameron Payne". NBA.com. July 10, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Thunder beat Nuggets 117-93". NBA.com. November 1, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Cameron Payne Assigned to Oklahoma City Blue". NBA.com. December 5, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Huestis, McGary and Payne Recalled From Oklahoma City Blue". NBA.com. December 6, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Josh Huestis and Cameron Payne Assigned to Oklahoma City Blue". NBA.com. December 15, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Huestis and Payne Recalled From Oklahoma City Blue". NBA.com. December 16, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Cameron Payne 2015-16 Game Log". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Cameron Payne Injury Update". NBA.com. July 25, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
  14. ↑ Horne, Erik (September 25, 2016). "Cameron Payne on track to play in Thunder scrimmage on Tuesday". NewsOK.com. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Cameron Payne Injury Update". NBA.com. September 29, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
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