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Ranking The Top NBA Players By Age: Age 22

By Gerald Bourguet

Nov 27, 2015; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams (12) blocks a shot by Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond (0) during the first quarter at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 27, 2015; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams (12) blocks a shot by Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond (0) during the first quarter at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 23, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Orlando Magic guard Elfrid Payton (4) dribbles against Philadelphia 76ers guard Ish Smith (1) during the first half at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /

6. Elfrid Payton

It won’t be long before Elfrid Payton is one of the most overlooked point guards in the league. Not only is his defense superb, his playmaking developing nicely and his perimeter shooting vastly improving, but no one talks enough about his ridiculous hairdo that would make The Weeknd proud.

Hairstyles aside, Payton is averaging 10.7 points, 6.0 assists, 3.4 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game this season, all while shooting 43.2 percent from the floor and 38.2 percent from three-point range.

Payton has only made 59.6 percent of his free throws this season and the Orlando Magic have posted a catastrophic 9-24 record since the calendar flipped to 2016, but it seems like it’s only a matter of time before this quick and scrawny young point guard becomes the two-way floor general this rebuilding team needs.

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