However, 1996 NBA Defensive Player of the Year winner and nine-time NBA All-Defensive first-team member Gary Payton said that if Irving played during the '90s era, "Kai" would have been an easy ...

In November 2007, with 17 NBA seasons behind him and no team to play for, Gary Payton found himself in the middle of a typical career retrospective. With retirement on the horizon, the then-free ...

Sonics legend Gary Payton sees it. "It's big for them because we don't have our Supersonics," Payton told me on Thursday. "We're trying to bring them back, which will hopefully happen in the next ...

NBA Hall of Famer Gary Payton says. The pair previously share a relationship from Harrison's past national marketing role at Nike. Payton came to his friend's defense, asking detractors to try and ...

Gary Payton: Then I started playing, and I started feeling better and better. We were down too much in the series, and I just started saying: “Let me guard him.” And he [Jordan] was averaging ...

Jun 22, 2019; Detroit, MI, USA; 3 Headed Monsters head coach Gary Payton yells at a referee during the game against the Trilogy at Little Ceasars Arena. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-Imagn Images ...

Payton provided one steal in six minutes during Wednesday's 121-110 loss to the Timberwolves in Game 5 of the Western Conference Semifinals. Payton was used sparingly in the postseason, playing an ...

Then there are key role players like Gary Payton II and Kevon Looney. Both have played essential roles on the Warriors’ championship teams and were instrumental in helping Golden State get as ...

One guard that will be set to hit unrestricted free agency this summer is Warriors backup point guard Gary Payton II. Mar 3, 2025; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Gary ...

NBA legend Gary Payton made headlines a week ago by saying that Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving would've been easy to guard in the 1990s. It's a bold claim considering most people think Irving ...

Gary Payton came into the NBA with more than just defense in his arsenal. He laced up with a full toolkit — quick hands, relentless hustle and a mouth that never clocked out. In an era when ...