Sacramento is still looking for the right veteran point guard to back up their star rookie, Darius Acuff.
Elfrid Payton is going to get that chance after signing a one-year, non-guaranteed contract to come to the Kings’ training camp, reports Michael Scotto of Hoopshype.
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Payton will be competing with Ben Simmons — also on a one-year, non-guaranteed deal — for that backup point guard role. It’s also fair to say Simmons is the likely frontrunner in that race.
Payton has nine seasons of NBA experience, but has played just 24 games in the league over the past four seasons and was not in the NBA last season. The 32-year-old point guard…
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