Payton supplied 12 points (5-10 FG, 2-6 3Pt), two rebounds, one assist, one block and one steal in 20 minutes during Tuesday's 121-116 Play-In Game win over Memphis. Payton is known as a defensive ...

As a member of the Grizzlies, Houston wing Dillon Brooks unleashed a flagrant foul that broke Gary Payton II’s elbow during Golden State’s championship run in 2022. Warriors forward Draymond ...

With Warriors defender Gary Payton II in close pursuit and Morant driving to the basket, the Grizzlies guard threw the ball off the backboard before grabbing it out of the air and completing a layup.

But the next-highest scorer was Gary Payton II with 12. The lack of scoring from the rest of the roster was why both Windhorst and Stephen A. Smith called out Kerr’s way of handling Kuminga ...

Butler had 38 points and Curry notched 37. Gary Payton II and Quinten Post had 12 and 11 points, respectively, off the bench. No other Warriors player had more than nine points. Butler’s scoring ...

Instead, Marc Grandi suggests Quentin Post or Gary Payton II could assume starting duties, with the possibility of Jonathan Kuminga being more involved. "An otherwise clear injury report for the ...

He is a shoo-in for All-Defensive First Team, the league’s leader in steals (229) and deflections (443) — the first player to reach this many takeaways in a season since Gary Payton 29 years ago.

Kuminga was not one of them. The Warriors head coach opted to turn to Gary Payton, Kevon Looney, Buddy Hield, and Quinten Post instead. Golden State got a lackluster 16 bench points in the process.