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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