Then there are key role players like Gary Payton ... league,” Payton said Wednesday. “It would be great to do it here. I love this organization. I love playing for Steve (Kerr).

The good news for Golden State is that Gary Payton II is available for Monday’s game despite continuing to deal with a lingering left thumb injury. Of course, Steve Kerr has used Payton II a ton ...

Steve Kerr knows it ... The defense, fueled by Jimmy Butler, Draymond Green, Gary Payton II — and even Hield and Brandin Podziemski putting pressure on the ball — has made Minnesota look ...

Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green; Buddy Hield and Gary Payton II; Pat Spencer and Kevon ... It was a credit to Warriors coach Steve Kerr. The man has four championship rings as a coach for a ...

They have not reached triple-digit points yet in a single game, and when Jimmy Butler has had to leave the floor for rest, their offensive rating falls to an impossibly low 79.3. Steve Kerr ...

Thus, the question was put to Warriors coach Steve Kerr: Why keep going back to Podziemski as a starter? Why not look to Gary Payton II (Kerr did so in Game 6 vs. Houston) or gamble on ...

Yes, instead of Eric Paschall, Mychal Mulder, and Marquese Chriss, the Warriors had a hobbled, not-even-close-to-100-percent, and kinda-going-through-the-motions Jimmy Butler, a frustrated and ...