Last Updated on April 17, 2026 by Mat Diekhake

Here is detailed information about Cameron Payne:

Player Profile

  • Full Name: Cameron Payne
  • Nationality: American
  • Age: Born August 8, 1994
  • Hometown: Memphis, Tennessee, USA
  • Height: 6’1″ (1.85 m)
  • Weight: 183 lbs (83 kg)
  • Wingspan: 6’7″ (2.01 m)
  • Shoe Size: 12 (US)
  • Number: 22 (Oklahoma City Thunder), 22 (Chicago Bulls), 3 (Cleveland Cavaliers), 15 (Phoenix Suns), 15 (Milwaukee Bucks), 22 (Philadelphia 76ers), 1 (New York Knicks)
  • Position: Point Guard
  • High School: Lausanne Collegiate School (Memphis, TN)
  • College: Murray State University (2013–2015)
  • NBA Draft: 2015, 1st Round, 14th Overall Pick by the Oklahoma City Thunder
  • Teams Played For:
    • Oklahoma City Thunder (2015–2017)
    • Chicago Bulls (2017–2019)
    • Cleveland Cavaliers (2019)
    • Phoenix Suns (2020–2023)
    • Milwaukee Bucks (2023–present)
  • Championship Rings: None as of 2024
  • Kids: No publicly known children
  • Siblings: One sibling, a brother named Tony

Player Archetype / Play Style

Cameron Payne’s player archetype is a change-of-pace scoring point guard, a left-handed combo lead who brings instant offensive juice through ball handling, pull-up shooting and live-dribble playmaking. Offensively, he is most effective running pick-and-roll, getting into floaters and quick jumpers, creating advantages with shifts of pace and serving as a secondary initiator who can both score and set up teammates without needing to dominate every possession. Defensively, his role is more about competing at the point of attack, using quick feet, anticipation and his long wingspan to bother opposing guards than consistently overpowering matchups, since his frame is lighter than that of bigger backcourt defenders. Physically, Payne is around 6-foot-2 and 183 pounds with a 6-foot-7.25 wingspan, and his overall style is defined by burst, craft, lefty shot-making and energetic bench offense that can lift tempo and give a lineup a needed scoring jolt. (NBA)

Player Insights

Cameron Payne had a stretch of his career where he was competing for championships as a backup point guard for the Phoenix Suns. Payne sometimes started for that Suns team. He also had a meaningful role coming off the bench during the playoffs for the same Suns team. I watched him a lot during the years he played for the Suns and he had a lot of skill and was quick and athletic. 1/22/2025

Sources:

NBA.com — Cameron Payne | Guard | Philadelphia 76ers | NBA.com
NBADraft.net — Cameron Payne
NBA.com — 2015 NBA Draft Profile: Cameron Payne | Los Angeles Lakers
DraftExpress — Cameron Payne NBA Draft Scouting Report and Video Breakdown
TheScore — Scouting Report: Cameron Payne, PG, Murray State