Despite Payton's lack of outside shooting ability, he found a role for himself in the early years of this decade for the Knicks as a lower usage point guard that can defend multiple positions. After joining New York in 2019, he was even a serviceable starting point guard for a short time.  However, Payton predictably struggled in the 2021 playoffs, as he was eventually pulled from the Knicks' starting lineup and the rotation entirely. He has since bounced around on short-term deals and 10-day contracts, and his NBA career is on the ropes. Payton has historically put up pretty good box stats, showing some playmaking skills and rebounding well for a guard. He also lowered his turnover rate in New York, although that hasn't continued in his stops since then, and posted a league-worst turnover rate for his position in his limited minutes in '24-'25, according to Cleaning the Glass. As an under-29% three-point shooter on low volume, Payton's lack of outside shot as plagued him his whole career. Payton at least has enough skill that even if he doesn't shoot an open look he could potentially attack the opening and make plays for others. He also has enough size that his teams have flexibility in regards to what type of players you can play next to him. Payton is already 31 years old and hanging onto his NBA career by a thread. He is probably best served as an insurance-level guard that can fill in adequately if a team has lots of injuries, but some teams would rather use those last roster spots on young prospects instead.