NEW YORK, July 15, 2024 – The New York Knicks announced today that the team has signed Cam Payne.
Payne, 29-years-old (6-3, 183-pounds), averaged 7.4 points, 2.6 assists and 1.5 rebounds over 16.7 minutes in 78 games (10 starts) last season with Milwaukee and Philadelphia. After being traded to Philadelphia on Feb. 8, Payne posted 9.3 points, 3.1 assists and 1.8 rebounds over 19.4 minutes in 31 games (eight starts). In five games against the Knicks in the 2024 NBA Playoffs, Payne recorded 5.6 points, 1.4 assists and 1.2 rebounds in 12.2 minutes, including 11 points, three assists and two blocks in Game 3. The nine-year vet has played in 405 NBA career games (66 starts) with Oklahoma City, Chicago, Cleveland, Phoenix, Milwaukee and Philadelphia. He holds career averages of 7.9 points, 3.3 assists and 2.1 rebounds while shooting 36.9-percent from three-point range.
Originally selected by Oklahoma City with the 14th overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, Payne played collegiately at Murray State. He earned All-OVC First Team honors in each of his two seasons with the Racers, while averaging a conference-best 20.2 points per contest as a sophomore.
