Elfrid Payton’s defensive development crucial to the offseason

After a disappointing 2015-16 season Elfrid Payton has a few things to work on so he can reclaim his spot as one of Orlando’s core players.

Elfrid Payton has experienced a roller-coaster career in his first two seasons as a NBA point guard.

In his rookie year, Payton showed a lot of promise as a defender and was named a First Team All-Rookie player. In his sophomore campaign, Payton took a large step back as his coach seemingly had a vendetta against him from the jump.

Now, with Scott Skiles gone and the reports the Magic chose Payton over Skiles, eyes are on Payton to prove Skiles was the coach many thought he was — a taskmaster who wants his young talent to play a certain way and discards…