Gary Payton

Gary Payton
	Payton with the Miami Heat in 2007
Personal information
Born	July 23, 1968 (age 55); Oakland, California, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Skyline (Oakland, California)
College	Oregon State (1986–1990)
NBA draft	1990: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
	Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics
Playing career	1990–2007
Position	Point guard
Number	2, 20
Career history
1990–2003	Seattle SuperSonics
2003	Milwaukee Bucks
2003–2004	Los Angeles Lakers
2004–2005	Boston Celtics
2005–2007	Miami Heat
Career highlights and awards
	NBA champion (2006); 9× NBA All-Star (1994–1998, 2000–2003); 2× All-NBA First Team (1998, 2000); 5× All-NBA Second Team (1995–1997, 1999, 2002); 2× All-NBA Third Team (1994, 2001); NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1996); 9× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1994–2002); NBA steals leader (1996); NBA All-Rookie Second Team (1991); NBA 75th Anniversary Team; Consensus first-team All-American (1990); Pac-10 Player of the Year (1990); 3× All-Pac-10 (1988–1990); Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year (1987); No. 20 retired by Oregon State Beavers; USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (1999);
Career NBA statistics
Points	21,813 (16.3 ppg)
Rebounds	5,269 (3.9 rpg)
Assists	8,966 (6.7 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
	Basketball Hall of Fame as player
Men's basketball
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
FIBA Americas Championship
FIBA U19 World Championship

Gary Dwayne Payton (born July 23, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player who was a point guard in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Widely considered one of the greatest point guards of all time, he is best known for his 13-year tenure with the Seattle SuperSonics, where he holds franchise records in assists and steals and led them to an NBA Finals appearance. He also played with the Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics, and Miami Heat. Payton won an NBA championship with the Heat in 2006. Nicknamed "the Glove" for his defensive abilities, Payton was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013.^[1] In October 2021, Payton was named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.^[2]

Payton is the first point guard to win the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award, and the only point guard winner in the award's first 39 years, until Marcus Smart was selected in 2022.^[3]^[4] He was selected to the NBA All-Defensive First Team nine times, an NBA record he shares with Michael Jordan, Kevin Garnett, and Kobe Bryant.^[5] He was also a nine-time NBA All-Star and a nine-time All-NBA Team member. Payton was called "probably as complete a guard as there ever was"^[6] by Basketball Hall of Famer Gail Goodrich.

^ Gary Payton's Hall of Fame induction video and speech
^ "NBA's 75 Anniversary Team Players". NBA.com. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
^ "The H.O.F. Watch – Gary Payton". Dimemag.com. October 4, 2007. Archived from the original on July 18, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
^ "10 greatest point guards ever". Sports.espn.go.com. May 11, 2006. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
^ "NBA announces all-defensive team". May 9, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
^ Barber, Phil (September 18, 2000). "Gold Glove | Sporting News, The | Find Articles at BNET". Findarticles.com. Retrieved September 21, 2010.

[1] Gary Payton's Hall of Fame induction video and speech

[2] "NBA's 75 Anniversary Team Players". NBA.com. Retrieved January 4, 2022.

[3] "The H.O.F. Watch – Gary Payton". Dimemag.com. October 4, 2007. Archived from the original on July 18, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2010.

[4] "10 greatest point guards ever". Sports.espn.go.com. May 11, 2006. Retrieved September 21, 2010.

[5] "NBA announces all-defensive team". May 9, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2011.

[autogenerated1-6] Barber, Phil (September 18, 2000). "Gold Glove | Sporting News, The | Find Articles at BNET". Findarticles.com. Retrieved September 21, 2010.

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