Gary Payton II

Gary Payton II
Payton with the Washington Wizards in 2020
No. 0 – Golden State Warriors
PositionShooting guard / small forward
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1992-12-01) December 1, 1992 (age 31)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2017Milwaukee Bucks
2017→Wisconsin Herd
2018Los Angeles Lakers
2018→South Bay Lakers
2018–2019Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2019Washington Wizards
2019→Capital City Go-Go
2019Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2019South Bay Lakers
2019–2020Washington Wizards
2021Raptors 905
2021–2022Golden State Warriors
2022–2023Portland Trail Blazers
2023–presentGolden State Warriors
Career highlights and awards
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Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

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.[1] He won his first NBA championship with the Warriors in 2022.

He is the son of Hall of Famer Gary Payton.[2] He is sometimes called "Young Glove" in reference to his father's nickname, "the Glove."[3] His other nickname is "the Mitten", but he prefers Young Glove.[4][5][6][7] He is also commonly referred to as "GP2".

  1. ^ Letourneau, Connor (March 9, 2015). "Gary Payton II, Oregon State Beavers guard, named first team All-Pac-12, Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year". The Oregonian. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  2. ^ "Gary Payton II Bio". osubeavers.com.
  3. ^ Thompson II, Marcus (April 15, 2022). "Young Glove and The Glove, a fit forged through tough love and time". The Athletic. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  4. ^ "Gary Payton II Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
  5. ^ Simmons, Rusty (November 4, 2021). "Call him 'Young Glove,' 'Mitten,' or just Gary: Warriors recognize Payton's game". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
  6. ^ NBA on TNT [@NBAonTNT] (November 17, 2021). ""And what do they call Gary Payton's son?" 👀😂 The son of the glove is... https://t.co/Y6GcbYUHDZ https://t.co/WW64AuM8Sg" (Tweet). Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2022 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "Gary Payton II prefers a nickname that's an homage to his Hall-of-Fame dad". fansided.com. Retrieved June 19, 2022.