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Payne finished with zero points (0-1 FG, 0-1 3Pt), one rebound, five assists, one block and one steal across 12 minutes during Wednesday's 116-107 win over the Heat. Despite not scoring, Payne led all bench players with five assists in Wednesday's win. Payne has carved out a backup point guard role behind Jalen Brunson, averaging 6.0 points, 3.3 assists and 2.3 rebounds in 16.3 minutes across four appearances.
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Payne is not in the starting lineup for Friday's preseason game against the Wizards, Kristian Winfield of the New York Daily News reports. The Knicks will start what should be their Opening Night lineup in this contest, so Payne will return to the bench. He was in the first unit in Tuesday's contest against the Hornets, but he figures to be a depth option off the bench once the 2024-25 regular season begins next Tuesday against the Celtics on the road.
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Payne will start in Tuesday's preseason matchup against the Hornets, James L. Edwards III of The Athletic reports. Payne will enter the starting five with the Knicks deciding to rest their normal starters Tuesday. The 30-year-old is expected to serve in the club's backcourt, and he will have to compete for playing time with Miles McBride and Landry Shamet behind Jalen Brunson (rest) and Mikal Bridges (rest).
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Payne agreed to a one-year, $3.1 million contract with the Knicks on Monday, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports. Payne appeared in 78 games across stops with Milwaukee and Philadelphia this past season, averaging 7.4 points, 2.6 assists and 1.5 rebounds in 16.7 minutes. He'll join New York as backcourt depth behind Jalen Brunson on a veteran minimum contract.
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Payne isn't in the starting five for Friday's game versus the Magic, Noah Levick of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports. Kyle Lowry will reclaim his starting spot from Payne on Friday after missing Philadelphia's previous two contests with a knee injury. Payne is averaging 7.4 points, 2.8 assists and 1.3 rebounds in 15.0 minutes across his last 10 appearances coming off the bench.
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Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | Result | Min | PTS | TRB | AST | BK | ST | TO | FPTS |
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| 11/01 | @  |
W 128-98 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 10/30 | @  |
W 116-107 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 10/28 | vs  |
L 110-104 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 10/25 | vs  |
W 123-98 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| 10/22 | @  |
L 132-109 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
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Career Stats
| Season | G | FG | FGP | 3PT | 3PTP | FT | FTP | PTS | PPG | FPTS |
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| 2024 | 5 | 12 | 36.4 | 4 | 26.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 28 | 5.60 | 72 |
| 2023 | 78 | 208 | 43.2 | 104 | 39.0 | 58 | 86.6 | 578 | 7.41 | 1092 |
| 2022 | 48 | 188 | 41.5 | 68 | 36.8 | 49 | 76.6 | 493 | 10.27 | 987 |
| 2021 | 58 | 240 | 40.9 | 71 | 33.6 | 75 | 84.3 | 626 | 10.79 | 1319 |
| 2020 | 60 | 191 | 48.4 | 73 | 44.0 | 50 | 89.3 | 505 | 8.42 | 1075 |
| 2019 | 8 | 33 | 48.5 | 15 | 51.7 | 6 | 85.7 | 87 | 10.88 | 165 |
| 2018 | 40 | 96 | 43.0 | 25 | 29.8 | 33 | 80.5 | 250 | 6.25 | 526 |
| 2017 | 25 | 87 | 40.5 | 35 | 38.5 | 12 | 75.0 | 221 | 8.84 | 515 |
| 2016 | 31 | 64 | 33.2 | 27 | 31.4 | 5 | 62.5 | 160 | 5.16 | 307 |
| 2015 | 57 | 114 | 41.0 | 36 | 32.4 | 19 | 79.2 | 283 | 4.96 | 582 |
| 3 Year Avg | 61 | 212 | 41.8 | 81 | 36.7 | 61 | 83.6 | 566 | 9.28 | 1134 |
| Career | 410 | 1233 | 42.1 | 458 | 36.8 | 307 | 82.3 | 3231 | 7.88 |