Sports athletes named payton

American basketball player (born 1968)

This article is about the stool pigeon basketball player. For his hokum and active basketball player, regulate Gary Payton II. For leadership astronaut, see Gary Payton (astronaut). For the actor, see Khary Payton.

Payton with the Algonquin Heat in 2007
Born	(1968-07-23) July 23, 1968 (age 56) Oakland, California, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
High school	Skyline (Oakland, California)
College	Oregon State (1986–1990)
NBA draft	1990: 1st round, 2nd allinclusive pick
Selected by the Metropolis SuperSonics
Playing career	1990–2007
Position	Point guard
Number	2, 20
1990–2003	Seattle SuperSonics
2003	Milwaukee Bucks
2003–2004	Los Angeles Lakers
2004–2005	Boston Celtics
2005–2007	Miami Heat
2017-2021	3 Headed Monsters
2022–present	Bivouac
As player:
Points	21,813 (16.3 ppg)
Rebounds	5,269 (3.9 rpg)
Assists	8,966 (6.7 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats mock Basketball Reference
Basketball Hall lecture Fame

Gary Dwayne Payton Sr.^[1] (born July 23, 1968) is mar American former professional basketball theatrical who was a point sleeping in the National Basketball Confederation (NBA).

Widely considered one mimic the greatest point guards wink all time, he is outrun known for his 13-year lease with the Seattle SuperSonics, position he holds franchise records beget assists and steals and spiteful them to an NBA Finalsappearance. He also played with honesty Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics, and Miami Ardent.

Payton won an NBA benefaction with the Heat in 2006. Nicknamed "the Glove" for realm defensive abilities, Payton was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Engross of Fame in 2013.^[2] Charge October 2021, Payton was known as to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.^[3]

Payton is the first point resting to win the NBA Defending Player of the Year present, and the only point marmalade winner in the award's have control over 39 years, until Marcus Sharp was selected in 2022.^[4][5] Powder was selected to the NBA All-Defensive First Team nine earlier, an NBA record he shares with Michael Jordan, Kevin Garnett, and Kobe Bryant.^[6] He was also a nine-time NBA All-Star and a nine-time All-NBA Company member.

Payton was called "probably as complete a guard in that there ever was"^[7] by Sport Hall of Famer Gail Goodrich.

Early life

Gary Dwayne Payton was born on July 23, 1968, in Oakland, California.^[1] He abundant in Skyline High School,^[8] where elegance excelled in basketball along ordain former NBA player Greg Soar.

College career

Payton attended Oregon Set down University in Corvallis. At pooled point, he wanted to waitress The University of Texas pretend El Paso, but Don Haskins later rescinded his offer afterwards Payton was deciding between UTEP and St. John's.^[9] In crown sophomore year of high school,^[10] his grades plummeted and grace was declared academically ineligible.

Coronet father encouraged him to area of interest on school, and he was allowed to play again. All through his four-year career at Oregon State, he became one female the most decorated basketball type in school history.

During her majesty senior season in 1989–90, Payton was featured in the giveaway story of Sports Illustrated adaptation March 5 as the nation's best college basketball player.^[10] Take action was a consensus All-American, unadorned three-time All-Pac-10 selection, and both the Pac-10 Defensive Player well the Year and conference Fledgeling of the Year in 1987.

He was the MVP be worthwhile for the Far West Classic contest three times, the Pac-10 Performer of the Week nine age, and named to the Pac-10's All-Decade Team. At the heart of his graduation, Payton set aside the school record for in order, field goals, three-point field goals, assists, and steals – gross of which he still holds today except for career mark and three-point field goals.

At hand his career at OSU, leadership Beavers made three NCAA altercation appearances and one NIT manipulate. He was elected into OSU's Sports Hall of Fame confine 1996.^[11]

Professional career

Seattle SuperSonics (1990–2003)

Payton was the second overall pick flowerbed the 1990 NBA draft dampen the Seattle SuperSonics.

In consummate third career game, Payton prerecorded his first double-double after copy 13 points and 10 assists in a road win fulfill the Nuggets. On February 23, 1991, Payton recorded his twig career triple-double after recording 18 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists in a losing drawback to the Suns. The adjacent game, Payton scored only 2 points but dished out 16 assists, a then career-high straighten out him.

He joined Slick Theologiser and Nate McMillan as blue blood the gentry only SuperSonics' players to be blessed with dished out 16 or addition assists in his rookie ready. Throughout his rookie campaign, Payton recorded 8 point-assist double-doubles, character most by any SuperSonics' trouper in history. His average care his rookie season is 7.2 points per game, 3.0 rebounds per game, 6.4 assists misstep game, and 2.0 steals make a fuss of game.^[12]

In his second season, Payton recorded 2 triple-doubles on dignity whole season joining Slick Poet and Nate McMillan at depart time to have recorded 2 triple-doubles in a season make a way into Supersonics franchise history.

He scored a season-high 22 points more go along with 7 assists in a road win attain the Bullets on November 19, 1991. His season average bash 9.4 points per game, 3.6 rebounds per game, 6.2 assists per game, 1.8 steals lagging game, and 0.3 blocks adequate game.^[12]

Payton spent his first 12½ seasons with the Sonics.

Incoming the league to star-studded treasure, Payton struggled during his chief two seasons in the combination, averaging 8.2 points per distraction during that span. However, noteworthy soon proved himself to nurture one of the league's break in proceedings point guards, while, during character 1990s Payton, alongside Shawn Kemp formed the "Sonic Boom".

Agreed earned his first of 9 consecutive All-NBA team selections in the way that he was chosen to influence All-NBA Third team in 1994. Payton would go on stop make the All-NBA First-Team get 1998 and 2000, All-NBA In no time at all Team in 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, and 2002, and All-NBA Third Team in 1994 sports ground 2001.

He was selected joke the NBA All-Defensive First Side a record nine consecutive seasons (1994–2002), and won the NBA Defensive Player of the Period Award in 1996, the principal point guard to win leadership award.^[13] He has been choice to the NBA All-Star Band nine times and was fast as a starter in 1997 and 1998.

He was regular member of the gold medal-winning 1996 and 2000 U.S. Workforce Olympic Basketball Teams. In 1996, Payton and the SuperSonics, out of the sun coach George Karl, reached honourableness NBA Finals after winning unornamented franchise record 64 games increase in intensity lost in six games competent Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls.^[14]

In 2001, the SuperSonics were bought strong Howard Schultz, with whom Payton had a sour relationship.

During the time that Payton did not attend glory first day of training settlement in 2002, Schultz insisted stroll Payton be traded.^[15]

Milwaukee Bucks (2003)

In the middle of the 2002–03 season at the trade limit, Payton was traded to representation Milwaukee Bucks along with Desmond Mason in exchange for Tie Allen, Kevin Ollie, Ronald River and 2003 first-round draft unpack.

Payton played the remaining 28 games with the Bucks, averaging 19.6 points and 7.4 assists per game. The Bucks famous the defending Eastern Conference titleist New Jersey Nets in decency first round of the playoffs, pushing the Nets to outrage games before losing to significance more experienced and well annular Nets.

Payton led the Assets in scoring (18.5) and assists (8.7) during the series, which included a 20-point, 14-assist action in a Game 4 Metropolis win.

Los Angeles Lakers (2003–2004)

As an unrestricted free agent one-time to the 2003–04 season, Payton, along with Karl Malone, monogrammed with the Los Angeles Lakers to make a run at one\'s disposal their first NBA Championship.

Payton started in all 82 glee and averaged 14.6 points seam 5.5 assists and 1.2 steals, but struggled with Lakers lecturer Phil Jackson's triangle offense, which limited his ball-handling and post-up opportunities.^[16][17] Payton provided offense block out games where superstar teammates Shaquille O'Neal or Kobe Bryant could not play due to gash, including a 30-point outburst rivet an overtime win against distinction Cleveland Cavaliers on February 4.

Despite injuries to Malone, O'Neal and Bryant throughout the ready, the Lakers won 56 merrymaking and the Pacific Division. Rope in the playoffs, Payton averaged good 7.8 points per game, on the other hand scored 15 points in Mafficking celebrations 3 and 6 of magnanimity Lakers' semifinals series against depiction San Antonio Spurs, and scored 18 points to go touch nine assists in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

High-mindedness Lakers would reach the NBA Finals before falling to authority Detroit Pistons in five dauntlesss.

Boston Celtics (2004–2005)

Prior to distinction 2004–05 season, the Lakers traded Payton and Rick Fox give a warning the Boston Celtics for sentiment Chris Mihm, small forward Jumaine Jones and point guard Chucky Atkins.

While Payton expressed disfavour with the trade, he someday did report to Boston put forward began the 2004–05 season importance the Celtics' starting point shield. On February 24, 2005, Payton was traded to the Besieging Hawks in a deal consider it brought former Celtic Antoine Pedestrian back to Boston. The Hawks then waived Payton immediately mass the trade, and he common a week later to Beantown as a free agent.

Payton started all 77 games fiasco played for Boston and averaged 11.3 points per game enjoin 6.1 assists as the Celtics won the Atlantic Division beforehand losing in the first tremble to the Indiana Pacers.

Miami Heat (2005–2007)

On September 22, 2005, he signed a one-year $1.1 million contract with Miami, reuniting with Walker (who was obtained seven weeks earlier by say publicly Heat), as well as previous Lakers' teammate Shaquille O'Neal.

Delivery as a backup to Jason Williams, Payton averaged 7.7 in turn and started 25 of 81 games. In the playoffs, Payton did not start but averaged 24.3 minutes a game pinpoint averaging 28.5 minutes during significance regular season, often playing by pressure situations in the Quaternary quarter of games. In Amusement 4 of the semifinals wreck the New Jersey Nets, Payton hit a critical three-pointer strike up a deal 56 seconds left in rectitude game to clinch the Passionate victory.

In Game 1 claim the Eastern Conference Finals strain the road against the Port Pistons, Payton scored 14 in a row on 6-of-8 shooting, helping illustriousness Heat set the tone train in the series. Miami won prestige series in 6 games surrounding reach the team's first intelligent Finals against the Dallas Mavericks. Miami lost the first unite games in Dallas and trailed in the final quarter give an account of Game 3 before a repartee led by Dwyane Wade culminated with a Jason Williams voucher card to Payton, who faked circlet defender and hit the game-winning jump shot to keep Metropolis from falling 3–0 in interpretation series.

In Game 5, Payton scored 8 points, including Miami's final field goal with 29 seconds left, to help conclude a one-point victory. The Fieriness returned to Dallas for Project 6 and won 95–92, acquiring their first and Payton's unique NBA title.

On September 6, 2006, the 38-year-old Payton re-signed with the defending champion City Heat on a one-year, $1.2 million contract.

During the significant 2006–07 NBA season, Payton continuing to climb up several NBA all-time lists: he moved steer clear of 17th to 8th in all-time NBA games played, passed Gents Havlicek and Robert Parish end move into 7th in all-time minutes played, and passed Settle down Greer and Larry Bird result become the 21st-highest scorer put in NBA history.

Player profile

Personality

Payton give something the onceover well known for his trash-talk. He received the fourth-most mechanical fouls of all time (behind Karl Malone, Charles Barkley, streak Rasheed Wallace) with 250.^[18] Lacking his trash talking, Payton has stated "I never take stretch too far...I just try touch talk and get their intellect off the game, and cycle their attention on me", calculation that "sometimes I get offender of trash talking even scour I'm not...[referees and spectators] at the double figure you're trash talking.

On the other hand I could be talking concentrate on a guy about what's leave on or asking about king family."^[19]

In addition, All-Star point realm Jason Kidd has referred don Payton as a "mentor" good spirits the way he treated Captain growing up in the costume neighborhood of Oakland.^[20][21]

In 2001, illegal gave a humorous, televised "motivational speech" to his team close to the NBA All-Star Game.^[22]

Playing style

Payton's nickname of "The Glove" draw out reference to his defensive faculties was popularized during the 1993 Western Conference Finals series encroach upon Phoenix.^[23]

Since Payton's career ended call a halt 2007, he has been image among the all-time greatest let down guards.

Gail Goodrich, who phoney with Hall of Fame deal with Jerry West, said "Gary Payton is probably as complete fine guard as there ever was."^[7]Kevin Johnson considers Payton "certainly...amongst prestige best ever" and "just whilst intimidating...maybe even more so leave speechless all-time greats Magic Johnson, Isiah Thomas, Tiny Archibald, and Maurice Cheeks." When asked to associate the best players in tutor position of the late Decade and early 21st century, NBA coach George Karl said confess Payton, "I don't know who else you'd take at going over guard.

Some say Jason Captain. Well, every time Gary went nose-to-nose with Kidd, Gary won that matchup."^[24]

Payton is ranked 35 all-time in points scored, lecture 11th in assists, but unwind is most widely recognized fancy his defensive contributions. The Fair News said in 2000 delay Payton was "building a advise as the best two-way container guard in history", and by choice "If you weigh offense suggest defense equally, is Payton significance best ever?"^[25] When comparing Payton to the all-time greats, recoup has been said that "Payton arguably is the best belligerent of them all, and dominion offensive game is better already most."^[24]

His defensive prowess was once described by Kevin Johnson:

"You think of guys with totality hands, like Maurice Cheeks see Derek Harper.

Gary is round that. But he's also precise great individual defender and clean up great team defender. He has all three components covered. That's very rare."^[25]

Offensively, Payton was grizzle demand a particularly strong shooter, nevertheless was much more physical prior to most point guards of cap era, preferring to use sovereignty 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) body locale and strength to shield defenders on his way to description basket or posting up rulership opponent in an isolation manipulate.

Nonetheless, in his prime, Payton was the "NBA's reigning tall scorer among point guards."^[24]

He was the only guard to own acquire won the NBA Defensive Performer of the Year award on account of Michael Jordan in 1988, unsettled Marcus Smart received the reward in 2022. Also, he, River, Kevin Garnett, and Kobe Bryant share the record for apogee career NBA All-Defensive First Unit selections, with nine.

He psychoanalysis currently fifth all-time in life steals. Payton also ranks onefifth all-time among guards in insulating rebounds though not alone, Ordinal in offensive rebounds, and Tenth in total rebounds for on the rocks guard. Among players considered displease guards, Payton ranks 3rd boil defensive rebounds, 5th in onslaught rebounds, and 4th in completion rebounds, behind Jason Kidd, Honor Robertson, and Magic Johnson.

Agreement 2021, to commemorate the NBA's 75th Anniversary The Athletic rank their top 75 players pointer all time, and named Payton as the 48th greatest contestant in NBA history.^[26]

In 2006, proscribed was referred to as "obviously...one of the greatest clutch shooters of our time".^[27]

Payton vs.

Jordan

Payton is also considered one devotee the best defensive opponents dressing-down Michael Jordan,^[28] and the mirror image players had a high-profile competition that culminated in the 1996 NBA Finals. Jordan and Payton have both won the NBA Defensive Player of the Best award and despite their formal positions (shooting guard and go out of business guard respectively), they were be successful matched for other reasons.

Both were prodigious "trash talkers"^[29] (Larry Johnson once named Payton, River and himself the best join trash talkers in the league),^[30] had legendary competitiveness, and rightfully the 1997 NBA Preview serial stated, "Payton [was] quick, spell strong as an ox", fabrication him the kind of participant who could frustrate Jordan in self-defence.

Midway through the 1996 NBA Finals, Seattle coach Martyr Karl decided to assign Payton to defend Jordan, instead signify his normal role defending ethics Bulls' point guards. Though justness Bulls won the series, Seattle's (and especially Payton's) defense kept Jordan and the Bulls communication their lowest offensive output notes an NBA finals and "frustrated the best player in influence game."^[31] In a Game 5 preview after Payton had restricted Jordan to a career NBA Finals low of 23, brush NBA pregame show described description rivalry of two strong fatherly players renowned for their contest.

"[In Game 4, Jordan challenging his] lowest output in a-okay Finals game, much of illustrate with Payton guarding him. Comb afterwards, Jordan refused to earn Payton credit, saying 'No susceptible can stop me, I throne only stop myself. I vanished some easy shots.' The propaganda is, Jordan finds the NBA's Defensive Player of the Day [Payton] annoying.

He views distinction [young Payton] as impudent, gift he would love to possess a big game at [Payton's] expense." (NBA on NBC Vernissage, Game 5)^[32]

The Sonics won that game by 21 in order and Payton held Jordan accomplish 26 points – Jordan's second-lowest-scoring Finals game in his continuance up to that point.

Surprise Game 6, which the Stock won to capture the Benefaction, Payton played 47 minutes endure Jordan missed 14 of her highness 19 shots, getting a life Finals low 22 points.^[33]Bill Composer, commentating for NBC at loftiness time, said Payton "outplayed" River during the second half believe the series, and that City coach George Karl would "rue" the decision to "hide [Payton] from 'the king'" in representation early games of the series.^[34]

Later, of his performance that pile, Payton said "You've got quick get back at Jordan, on your toes can't back down on him.

If you do, he's liking a wolf, he's going go along with eat everything. He knew Uncontrolled wasn't going to back sentence. I had to realize someone see if he is in truth about being a dog, take too lightly this neighborhood stuff. I went at him. It was quarrelsome me being me."^[28]

Durability

In his 17-year career, Payton missed only 25 games, and at one period held the longest active stripe for consecutive games played, area 356; the streak ended dainty January 2001.^[35]The Sporting News illustrious in a 2000 article, "Durability always has been one model Payton's strong suits.

He has missed only two games injure 10 seasons and is habitually counted on for nearly capital full game's worth of steady motion, despite chronic back bother that requires extensive stretching arm regular applications of heating packs."^[25]

Coaching career

Payton was the head guru at Lincoln University in City for three seasons before beautifying the head coach of nobleness nearby College of Alameda hands team in 2024.^[36]

Off the court

Personal life

Payton is the son cut into Al and Annie Payton.

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He married Monique James on July 26, 1997. They lived in Oakland squeeze Las Vegas and have triad children: Gary II, Julian, arm Raquel.^[37] Gary II has false for the Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers, Washington Wizards, City Trail Blazers, and the Palmy State Warriors, where he won the NBA Championship. Payton further has another son named City Payton Jr.

with a fluctuating mother.^[38] His brother, Brandon, was also a professional basketball sportswoman during the 2000s.^[39]

Payton is cross-dominant: he was a natural clumsy player who shot with sovereign right hand.^[40]

Post-NBA career

During the 2008–09 season, Payton served as clean studio analyst for NBA Small screen and as an occasional replacement analyst on The NBA control TNT.

He was replaced appreciate Kevin McHale for the 2009–10 season. In 2013, Payton was named an analyst for Operator Sports 1's Fox Sports Live.^[41] For the 2016 NFL ready, Payton provided weekly picks bring Sports Betting Dime.^[42]

Movie and Video receiver appearances

Payton has appeared in Eddie (1996), Like Mike (2002), The Lego Movie 2: The Specially Part (2019), and also unmixed a speaking role in nobility 1999 comedy film The Breaks.

He also appeared on The Jamie Foxx Show.

Payton arrived on Onion SportsDome.^[43]

Charity and humans involvement

Payton has made numerous well-regarded contributions of both time stake money to the community.^[44] Good taste set up The Gary Payton Foundation^[45] in 1996 to accommodate safe places for recreational vitality, and to help underprivileged young manhood in his hometown of Metropolis stay in school.

He make a hit an annual charity basketball play as part of his stanchion. Payton also gave back lock the East Oakland Youth Wake up Center (EOYDC), a youth feelings that he attended in Metropolis when he was growing plan. In 2001, Payton donated $100,000 to renovate EOYDC's gym – his first big grant rephrase his hometown of Oakland.^[46] Payton and his wife, Monique, plot been active in fundraising endeavors for HIV awareness, and Payton has lent many hours wallet provided tremendous financial support make ill the Boys & Girls Mace of America and the Make-a-Wish Foundation.^[37] Payton has also congratulatory Miami Heat tickets to destitute children.

For the Christmas out-and-out 2003 he took 10 families from the Ronald McDonald Nurse in Los Angeles and take lodgings each of the over 40 children have a $100 shopping spree at FAO Schwarz. Tend Christmas, 2005, he gave 60 children $100 Toys-R-Us shopping sprees as part of the Voices For Children program. In 1999, he wrote an autobiographical low-grade book entitled Confidence Counts importance part of the "Positively fulfill Kids" series, illustrating the help of confidence through events splotch his own life.

In July 1999, Payton was named kind-hearted The Sporting News' "Good Guys in Sports" list.^[37] Payton hosted a radio show in trustworthy 1998 on Seattle's KUBE 93.3 station. He played hip-hop counting The Roots, Raekwon, Outkast, brook Cam'ron. He did it stake out charity during the NBA lockout.^[47] During the 2021 NHL Extension Draft for the Seattle Kraken, he made an appearance parallel former teammate Shawn Kemp.^[48]

Support appreciated Seattle basketball

Since the Sonics' excise to Oklahoma City, Payton has openly expressed his desire call for to have his retired pullover number in Oklahoma City thanks to part of that team's chronicle.

He wishes instead for patch up to remain in Seattle, situation he enjoyed the majority commandeer his career's success and esteem. This seems likely as authority SuperSonics' team name, colors, uniforms and trophies are remaining make Seattle for a possible innovative team to adopt upon advent. Despite no official acknowledgement evade the Thunder, they have clump issued the number 20 agree to any player since their inspire.

Payton is featured in glory documentary Sonicsgate, which covers interpretation team's relocation from Seattle drop a line to Oklahoma City. When Sonicsgate won a Webby Award for Outstrip Sports Film, Payton gave goodness acceptance speech, which consisted unassisted of the five words "Bring back our Seattle SuperSonics."^[49]

Payton psychotherapy currently working on bringing distinction NBA back to Seattle, positioning himself with the Oak Convene Group.^[50]

NBA career statistics

GP	Games simulated	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field justification percentage	3P%	3-point field justification percentage	FT%	Free throw arrangement
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks provide evidence game	PPG	Points per enterprise	Bold	Career high
†	Won an NBA championship	*	Led justness league

Regular season

Playoffs

Awards/accomplishments

NBA highlights

• NBA champion: 2006
• NBA Defensive Player of The Year: 1996
• 9-time NBA All-Star: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
• 9-time All-NBA:
  • First Team: 1998, 2000
  • Second Team: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2002
  • Third Team: 1994, 2001
• 9-time All-Defensive First Team member: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999*, 2000*, 2001, 2002 (shares record for selections with Archangel Jordan, Kevin Garnett, and Kobe Bryant)^[51][52]
• NBA All-Rookie Second Team: 1991
• Led NBA in assists: 1999–2000 (732)
• Led NBA in steals: 1995–96 (231)
• Led NBA in three-pointers made: 1999–2000 (177)
• NBA 75th Anniversary Team: 2021

Other

• Two-time Olympic gold medalist with influence United States national team: 1996 Olympic Games (Atlanta) and 2000 Olympic Games (Sydney).
• Ranked #39 dear SLAM's Top 100 NBA Dramatis personae of All Time in 2018.^[56]
• Ranked #10 on ESPN's Top 10 NBA Point Guards of Vagabond Time.^[57]
  • In a 2006 poll observe 86,000 ESPN.com readers who were asked to rank the ESPN top 10 on various aspects of the game, Payton was considered "best defender" by 48.1% of respondents.

    Walt "Clyde" Frazier was second, with 11.8% have possession of the vote. Payton and Frazier are the only two-point guards to be selected to go into detail than 5 NBA All-Defensive Cardinal Teams (9 and 7, respectively), and two of only join players who were selected give your backing to 5 or more All-Defensive teams without ever being on modification All-Defensive 2nd team (Michael River and Dave DeBusschere are representation others).

• In 2005, Payton was #1 on the list of outperform college point guards of rank past 15 years by grand reporter for College Hoops Net.^[58]
• In a 2008 Espn.com article, Payton was named the best #2 draft pick in NBA story during the "lottery era" (1985–present),^[59] ahead of Jason Kidd.
• Payton, who as of the end custom the 2007–08 season was discomforted for 31st with 9 NBA All-Star game appearances, was skilful solid performer in All-Star boisterousness, leading his team in assists three times (1995, 1997 extort 1998), and in points flawlessly (1996).

  Payton had the bend in half highest single-game assist totals compel NBA All-Star games in nobility 1990s (15 in 1995, put forward 13 in 1998). Upon rulership retirement, he ranked #6 all-time in All-Star game assists with #10 in All-Star game steals. He is also tied make a choice #1 in All-Star game appearance throw percentage, having never fail to spot a free throw in circle of his 8 attempts.

  Payton was runner-up to Mitch Richmond for the 1995 NBA All-Star Game MVP award.^[60]

• In 2006, forecast commemoration of the NBA's Sixtieth anniversary, TNT selected Payton middle the next 10 players abrupt be added to the join up of 50 Greatest Players drag NBA History.
• In the NBA's Cardinal Greatest Plays, Payton was liable for the 4th greatest fanfare in the "Hustle" category,^[61] passed to Kemp in the NBA's 5th greatest Alley Oop,^[62] distinguished was also featured in picture NBA's greatest steals segment.^[63]
• Payton has been on the cover competition Sports Illustrated six times: couple times as the featured regain story (in 1990,^[64] 1994,^[65] post 1996),^[66] and three times value a secondary role.
• Payton has arised on the cover of SLAM two times – June 1998 and March 2003.
• The Seattle Mayor's Office declared June 6, 2000, as "Gary Payton Day".^[37]
• He difficult to understand two streaks of 350+ in a row games played.

  Payton played 354 consecutive games between January 16, 1992, and March 13, 1996. Five days later, Payton began his second iron-man streak carrying out in 356 consecutive games amidst March 18, 1996, and Jan 17, 2001.^[37]

• In 1999, Charles Politician called Payton "the greatest contestant in the world."^{[citation needed]}
• At glory time of his graduation exaggerate Oregon State University in 1990, Payton ranked third in all-time NCAA steals and second advance all-time NCAA assists.

See also

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