Former first-rounder Cameron Payne reportedly signs with Mavericks' G League team

After appearing in just two CBA games, point guard Cameron Payne has departed the Shanxi Loongs for the G League, according to Nicola Lupo of Sportando. Payne joined the Loongs in November. He has been claimed off waivers by the Mavericks’ Frisco-based affiliate, the Texas Legends.

The former NBA point guard was drafted at the tail end of the 2015 NBA lottery with the No. 14 pick by the Thunder. The 6-foot-3 Murray State alum spent his four NBA seasons on the Thunder, Bulls and Cavaliers. Over the course of his NBA career, Payne averaged a slash line of 6.0 points, 2.5 assists and 1.8 rebounds per game, while shooting 33.1 percent from three-point range on 2.4 attempts. He started in just 28 of a possible 153 games.