When the trade for Elfrid Payton first occurred, I wrote how the Phoenix Suns had easily won the trade. However, 18 games into Payton’s tenure as the starting point guard isn’t showing good results. The union of the two hasn’t been pretty, since the trade the Suns have been an abysmal 1-17. Like most dysfunctional relationships, the Suns and Payton share the blame in the failures on court.
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Payton’s defensive effort has been lacking, which can be seen from his decrease in steals per game after the trade was executed, however it goes beyond just steals.