Gary Payton A fantastic point guard, once Defensive Player of the Year and 9 times selected for the NBA All-Defensive First Team, Payton finally had his desired championship in the third attempt in 2005-06 with the Miami Heat. With USA National Basketball Team he continued the dominance of the original Dream Team with Golden Medals in the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games

Full Name: Gary Dwayne Payton

Nicknames: The Glove

Position: Point Guard

Jersey Number: 2 and 20

Birth date: July 23, 1968

Place of Birth: Oakland, California, USA

Teams: Seattle Supersonics (1990-91 to 2002-03), Milwaukee Bucks (2002-03), Los Angeles Lakers (2003-04), Boston Celtics (2004-05) and Miami Heat (2005-06 to 2006-07)

NBA Seasons: 17

Team Titles won:

NBA Championships: 1 - 2005-06 with Miami Heat
Olympic Medals: 2 - Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000

Personal Titles and Awards:

NBA Defensive Player of the Year: 1 - 1995-96
All NBA First Team: 2 - 1997-98 and 1999-00
All-Defensive First Team: 9 - 1993-94 to 2001-02
Selected for the NBA All-Star Game: 9 - 1993-94 to 1997-98 and 1999-00 to 2002-03
Led the league in steals per game: 1 - 2.9 spg in 1995-96

Career highlights:
- Led the Seattle Supersonics to the NBA Finals in 1995-96 where they lost at the hands of Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls

- In 2003-04 Gary Payton joined the L.A. Lakers for a chance to win a championship. That team, that included Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal and Karl Malone were dominated by the Pistons in the NBA Finals.

- In 2005-06 he teamed again with Shaquille O'Neal in Miami, where he finally got his championship ring.

Career Stats:

Year	Team	G	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	OFF	DEF	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PF	PPG
1990-91	Seattle	82	82	27.4	.450	.077	.711	1.3	1.6	3.0	6.4	2.0	0.2	2.20	3.00	7.2
1991-92	Seattle	81	79	31.5	.451	.130	.669	1.5	2.1	3.6	6.2	1.8	0.3	2.15	3.10	9.4
1992-93	Seattle	82	78	31.1	.494	.206	.770	1.2	2.3	3.4	4.9	2.2	0.3	1.80	3.00	13.5
1993-94	Seattle	82	82	35.1	.504	.278	.595	1.3	2.0	3.3	6.0	2.3	0.2	2.11	2.80	16.5
1994-95	Seattle	82	82	36.8	.509	.302	.716	1.3	2.1	3.4	7.1	2.5	0.2	2.45	2.50	20.6
1995-96	Seattle	81	81	39.0	.484	.328	.748	1.3	2.9	4.2	7.5	2.8	0.2	3.21	2.70	19.3
1996-97	Seattle	82	82	39.2	.476	.313	.715	1.3	3.3	4.6	7.1	2.4	0.2	2.62	2.50	21.8
1997-98	Seattle	82	82	38.4	.453	.338	.744	0.9	3.6	4.6	8.3	2.3	0.2	2.79	2.40	19.2
1998-99	Seattle	50	50	40.2	.434	.295	.721	1.2	3.6	4.9	8.7	2.2	0.2	3.08	2.30	21.7
1999-00	Seattle	82	82	41.8	.448	.340	.735	1.2	5.2	6.5	8.9	1.9	0.2	2.73	2.20	24.2
2000-01	Seattle	79	79	41.1	.456	.375	.766	0.9	3.6	4.6	8.1	1.6	0.3	2.65	2.30	23.1
2001-02	Seattle	82	82	40.3	.467	.314	.797	1.0	3.9	4.8	9.0	1.6	0.3	2.55	2.20	22.1
2002-03	Seattle	52	52	40.8	.448	.298	.692	1.1	3.7	4.8	8.8	1.8	0.2	2.52	2.30	20.8
2002-03	Milwaukee	28	28	38.8	.466	.294	.746	0.8	2.3	3.1	7.4	1.4	0.3	2.00	2.30	19.6
2002-03	total	80	80	40.1	.454	.297	.710	1.0	3.2	4.2	8.3	1.7	0.2	2.34	2.30	20.4
2003-04	L.A. Lakers	82	82	34.5	.471	.333	.714	0.9	3.3	4.2	5.5	1.2	0.2	1.84	2.10	14.6
2004-05	Boston	77	77	33.0	.468	.326	.761	0.6	2.4	3.1	6.1	1.1	0.2	1.92	1.60	11.3
2004-05	total	77	77	33.0	.468	.326	.761	0.6	2.4	3.1	6.1	1.1	0.2	1.92	1.60	11.3
2005-06	Miami	81	25	28.5	.420	.287	.794	0.4	2.5	2.9	3.2	0.9	0.1	1.26	2.10	7.7
2006-07	Miami	68	28	22.1	.393	.260	.667	0.3	1.7	1.9	3.0	0.6	0.0	0.97	1.70	5.3
Career		1335	1233	35.3	.466	.317	.729	1.0	2.9	3.9	6.7	1.8	0.2	2.27	2.40	16.3
All-Star		9	2	21.7	.436	.261	1.000	1.4	1.9	3.3	8.1	2.1	0.0	2.89	1.40	9.4

Best Websites: Gary Payton with the Lakers, Gary Payton Profile and his official website is Gary Payton Foundation

Other interesting information:

- Gary Payton was a member of the second Dream Team which won Gold Medals in the Olympic Games of 1996 and 2000