Gary Payton II
Gary Dwayne Payton II (born December 1, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a junior and senior playing college basketball for the Oregon State Beavers, Payton was named first-team All-Pac-12 as well as Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year. He won his first NBA championship with the Warriors in 2022.
Payton with the Washington Wizards in 2020 | |
| No. 0 – Golden State Warriors | |
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| Position | Shooting guard / small forward |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 1, 1992 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
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| College |
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| NBA draft | 2016: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| 2016–2017 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
| 2017 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 2017 | →Wisconsin Herd |
| 2018 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2018 | →South Bay Lakers |
| 2018–2019 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
| 2019 | Washington Wizards |
| 2019 | →Capital City Go-Go |
| 2019 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
| 2019 | South Bay Lakers |
| 2019–2020 | Washington Wizards |
| 2021 | Raptors 905 |
| 2021–2022 | Golden State Warriors |
| 2022–2023 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 2023–present | Golden State Warriors |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
He is the son of Hall of Famer Gary Payton. He is sometimes called "Young Glove" in reference to his father's nickname, "the Glove." His other nickname is "the Mitten", but he prefers Young Glove. He is also commonly referred to as "GP2".
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