Elfrid Payton continued his hot start to his Suns career as the team tipped-off against the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday.
Payton came into the game averaging 17.1 points, 7.8 rebounds and 7.5 assists in his eight games as a Sun. To put those numbers into perspective, only LeBron James and Russell Westbrook are averaging those stats this season.
By the end of the third quarter, Payton already had his fifth double-double as a Sun, but he didn’t stop there. He grabbed five more rebounds in the fourth to secure his second triple-double since being traded to Phoenix.