Abejas tab Chris Payton, ex Kilsyth C.

Abejas de Leon (LNBP) inked 25-year old American 203cm forward Chris Payton (college: Kent State). He played this summer at Kilsyth Cobras in Australian NBL One. In 23 games he just recently played he averaged impressive 15.5ppg, 7.9rpg and 3.2apg. The last seasonhe played for different teams. He ended the season at KB Bora Prishtina (Superliga) in Kosovan league. Payton also played for OGM Ormanspor Genclik Ankara (BSL) in Turkish league. The other team he played shortly was another Turkish team Tofas (BSL) in Turkish league.
He is a very experienced player. Payton has played also professionally in Cyprus (AEK Larnaca), Greece (Lavrio), Hungary (PVSK-Veolia), Kosovo and Turkey. His team made it to the Kosovan Final Four in 2026.
He graduated from Kent State in 2024 and it will be his fourth season in pro basketball. Payton played for other colleges like: University of Pittsburgh, Indian Hills Community College, Southern Illinois University.