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Reports have surfaced that the Oklahoma City Thunder have an agreement to take Cameron Payne with pick 14.
League sources suspect that Cameron Payne already has a draft promise. I'm hearing there's a really good chance he goes in the lottery.
— Alex Kennedy (@AlexKennedyNBA) May 27, 2015
Chad Ford in a chat: "a lot of buzz... Thunder promised Cameron Payne they'd take him at 14." http://t.co/VMPl2BsMKj pic.twitter.com/RbxcBfUKju
— Up The Thunder (@UpTheThunder) May 27, 2015
If we assume that this rumor is true, who exactly is Cameron Payne?
Here arehis stats last season at Murray State:
Points |
Rebounds |
Assists |
Turnovers |
FT% |
3PT% |
STLS |
20.3 |
3.2 |
6.0 |
2.6 |
78.3 |
37.3 |
1.8 |
Payne should slide in nicely and give the Thunder minutes at point, but he could also find a spot with the 2nd unit. I think his best chance at making an impact long term is as a 6th man. In fact with his ability to score the basketball he could easily be a guy who end's up winning a 6th man of the year award.
Here is a short video showing the strengths of Payne. He is a really good player.
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