Gary Payton

Retired • Retired after 2007 season • PG • 17 years of NBA experience

Not to be confused with: Gary Payton II

Height6'4

Born23rd July 1968 (age 58)

Weight190 lbs

Nationality🇺🇸USA

NBA Draft2nd pick, 1990

Pre-draft teamOregon State

HandRight

Agentn/a

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Stats

20 seasons

Year	League	Team	G	GS	MPG	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS/G
1990-91	NBA	Seattle Supersonics	82	82	27.4	3.2	7.0	45.0%	0.0	0.2	7.7%	3.1	6.9	45.9%	.451	0.8	1.2	71.1%	1.3	1.6	3.0	6.4	2.0	0.2	2.2	3.0	7.2
1991-92	NBA	Seattle Supersonics	81	79	31.5	4.1	9.1	45.1%	0.0	0.3	13.0%	4.0	8.8	46.1%	.453	1.2	1.8	66.9%	1.5	2.1	3.6	6.2	1.8	0.3	2.1	3.1	9.4
1992-93	NBA	Seattle Supersonics	82	78	31.1	5.8	11.7	49.4%	0.1	0.4	20.6%	5.7	11.3	50.5%	.498	1.8	2.4	77.0%	1.2	2.3	3.4	4.9	2.2	0.3	1.8	3.0	13.5
1993-94	NBA	Seattle Supersonics	82	82	35.1	7.1	14.1	50.4%	0.2	0.7	27.8%	6.9	13.5	51.5%	.510	2.0	3.4	59.5%	1.3	2.0	3.3	6.0	2.3	0.2	2.1	2.8	16.5
1994-95	NBA	Seattle Supersonics	82	82	36.8	8.4	16.4	50.9%	0.9	2.8	30.2%	7.5	13.6	55.3%	.535	3.0	4.2	71.6%	1.3	2.1	3.4	7.1	2.5	0.2	2.5	2.5	20.6
1995-96	NBA	Seattle Supersonics	81	81	39.0	7.6	15.8	48.4%	1.2	3.7	32.8%	6.4	12.1	53.2%	.523	2.8	3.8	74.8%	1.3	2.9	4.2	7.5	2.9	0.2	3.2	2.7	19.3
1996-97	NBA	Seattle Supersonics	82	82	39.2	8.6	18.1	47.6%	1.5	4.6	31.3%	7.2	13.4	53.3%	.517	3.1	4.3	71.5%	1.3	3.3	4.6	7.1	2.4	0.2	2.6	2.5	21.8
1997-98	NBA	Seattle Supersonics	82	82	38.4	7.1	15.6	45.3%	1.6	4.8	33.8%	5.4	10.7	50.5%	.505	3.4	4.6	74.4%	0.9	3.6	4.6	8.3	2.3	0.2	2.8	2.4	19.2
1998-99	NBA	Seattle Supersonics	50	50	40.2	8.0	18.5	43.4%	1.7	5.6	29.5%	6.4	12.8	49.5%	.479	4.0	5.5	72.1%	1.2	3.6	4.9	8.7	2.2	0.2	3.1	2.3	21.7
1999-00	NBA	Seattle Supersonics	82	82	41.8	9.1	20.3	44.8%	2.2	6.3	34.0%	7.0	14.0	49.7%	.502	3.8	5.2	73.5%	1.2	5.2	6.5	8.9	1.9	0.2	2.7	2.2	24.2
2000-01	NBA	Seattle Supersonics	79	79	41.1	9.2	20.1	45.6%	1.3	3.4	37.5%	7.9	16.7	47.2%	.488	3.4	4.5	76.6%	0.9	3.6	4.6	8.1	1.6	0.3	2.6	2.3	23.1
2001-02	NBA	Seattle Supersonics	82	82	40.3	9.0	19.2	46.7%	0.9	2.9	31.4%	8.1	16.4	49.4%	.490	3.3	4.1	79.7%	1.0	3.9	4.8	9.0	1.6	0.3	2.5	2.2	22.1
2002-03	NBA	Milwaukee Bucks	28	28	38.8	7.9	16.9	46.6%	0.7	2.4	29.4%	7.2	14.5	49.5%	.487	3.1	4.2	74.6%	0.8	2.3	3.1	7.4	1.4	0.3	2.0	2.3	19.6
2002-03	NBA	Seattle Supersonics	52	52	40.8	8.5	19.1	44.8%	0.7	2.2	29.8%	7.9	16.9	46.7%	.465	3.1	4.5	69.2%	1.1	3.7	4.8	8.8	1.8	0.2	2.5	2.3	20.8
2002-03	NBA	Total (NBA)	80	80	40.1	8.3	18.3	45.4%	0.7	2.3	29.7%	7.6	16.1	47.6%	.472	3.1	4.4	71.0%	1.0	3.2	4.2	8.3	1.7	0.3	2.3	2.3	20.4
2003-04	NBA	L.A. Lakers	82	82	34.5	5.9	12.5	47.1%	0.7	2.0	33.3%	5.2	10.5	49.7%	.498	2.2	3.1	71.4%	0.9	3.3	4.2	5.5	1.2	0.2	1.8	2.1	14.6
2004-05	NBA	Boston Celtics	77	77	33.0	4.4	9.4	46.8%	0.5	1.7	32.6%	3.9	7.7	49.8%	.497	2.0	2.6	76.1%	0.6	2.4	3.1	6.1	1.1	0.2	1.9	1.6	11.3
2005-06	NBA	Miami Heat	81	25	28.5	2.8	6.8	42.0%	0.8	2.8	28.7%	2.0	3.9	51.7%	.481	1.2	1.6	79.4%	0.4	2.5	2.9	3.2	0.9	0.1	1.3	2.1	7.7
2006-07	NBA	Miami Heat	68	28	22.1	2.1	5.4	39.3%	0.5	1.8	26.0%	1.6	3.6	46.1%	.437	0.6	0.8	66.7%	0.3	1.7	1.9	3.0	0.6	0.0	1.0	1.7	5.3
2016-17	NBA	Milwaukee Bucks	6	0	16.5	1.3	3.7	36.4%	0.2	1.5	11.1%	1.2	2.2	53.8%	.386	0.5	0.8	60.0%	0.0	2.0	2.0	2.2	0.5	0.7	1.7	1.5	3.3

NBA Salary

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Listed total $18,250,000

2025/26	2026/27	2027/28	2028/29
$3,625,000 Retired Fully guaranteed	$4,250,000 Retired Fully guaranteed	$4,875,000 Retired $2,437,500 guaranteed Team option	$5,500,000 Retired $2,750,000 guaranteed Player option

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Bookkeeping The Retired Guys, 2013 Edition

19th March 2013

Gary Payton - Hard to pinpoint exactly what he does, but appears at many charity events, and is really pushing for the NBA's return to Seattle in some untitleable capacity.

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Where Are They Now, 2011: Bookkeeping The Retired Guys

19th April 2011

Gary Payton - Payton was removed from TNT's coverage after only one year. He now mixes up his time campaigning for an NBA return to Seattle, working out prospects, and talking.

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Creative Financing in the NBA, 2010

12th August 2010

After the Jones buyout came their renouncements. With the team option on Mario Chalmers exercised, the team promptly renounced everyone other than Dwyane Wade [sic] and Joel Anthony. This meant that 10 free agents from the previous season were renounced; Jermaine O'Neal, Quentin Richardson, Udonis Haslem, Dorell Wright, Yakhouba Diawara, Rafer Alston, Carlos Arroyo, Jamaal Magloire, Shavlik Randolph and Kenny Hasbrouck. Some free agents from previous seasons were also still clogging up cap space; namely, Alonzo Mourning, Steve Smith, John Wallace, Wang Zhi Zhi, Gary Payton, Bimbo Coles, Christian Laettner, and Shandon Anderson. In total, before these renouncements took place, Miami's free agent cap holds amounted to a total of $88,184,132, $24,166,800 alone was for Jermaine O'Neal.

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Where Are They Now, 2010; Part 50

13th April 2010

- Gary Payton

Payton was replaced on NBA on TNT and NBA TV broadcasts this summer by Kevin McHale, because, well, he was a bit unintelligible. So unintelligible that he spawned a range of Youtube videos in his honour.

Payton now does some work for Betflix, providing opinions and insight and stuff.

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