Adreian Payne

Adreian Payne chips in 13 points in T'Wolves loss

Adreian Payne had 13 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals, and 1 block in the Timberwolves loss to the Trail Blazers 82-77.

What It Means:

Adreian Payne had a -4.2 nERD in his rookie season. It's an encouraging sign to see him shooting 41.7 percent from beyond the arc in summer league, even though it's a small sample. Payne had the worst defensive rating on the team last year at 116.1. He has brought that down to 97.4 in summer league so far. He has also brought up his Effective Field Goal Percentage from 41.6% during the season to 47.7% in summer league, but he’s going to need to prove he can keep this up at the NBA level.

Source: NBA.com