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Gary Payton

“The Glove”

Career (regular season)

GP
1,335
PTS
16.3
REB
3.9
AST
6.7

Personal details

Position
Guard
Height and weight
1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) · 86 kg (190 lb)
Born
July 23, 1968 (age 58)
Birthplace
Oakland, Estados Unidos
School / club
Oregon State
Draft
1990: round 1, pick 2
NBA career
1990-2006 · 17 seasons

Stats

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Regular season

Season Team GP PTS REB AST MIN STL BLK TOV FG% 3P% FT%
1990-91 SEA 82 588 243 528 2,244 165 15 180 45.0 7.7 71.1
1991-92 SEA 81 764 295 506 2,549 147 21 174 45.1 13.0 66.9
1992-93 SEA 82 1,110 281 399 2,548 177 21 148 49.4 20.6 77.0
1993-94 SEA 82 1,349 269 494 2,881 188 19 173 50.4 27.8 59.5
1994-95 SEA 82 1,689 281 583 3,015 204 13 201 50.9 30.2 71.6
1995-96 SEA 81 1,563 339 608 3,162 231 19 260 48.4 32.8 74.8
1996-97 SEA 82 1,785 378 583 3,214 197 13 215 47.6 31.3 71.5
1997-98 SEA 82 1,571 376 679 3,145 185 18 229 45.3 33.8 74.4
1998-99 SEA 50 1,084 244 436 2,008 109 12 154 43.4 29.5 72.1
1999-00 SEA 82 1,982 529 732 3,425 153 18 224 44.8 34.0 73.5
2000-01 SEA 79 1,823 361 642 3,244 127 26 209 45.6 37.5 76.6
2001-02 SEA 82 1,815 396 737 3,297 131 26 209 46.7 31.4 79.7
2002-03 SEA 52 1,084 248 457 2,123 93 12 131 44.8 29.8 69.2
2002-03 MIL 28 550 86 206 1,085 40 8 56 46.6 29.4 74.6
2002-03 TOT 80 1,634 334 663 3,208 133 20 187 45.4 29.7 71.0
2003-04 LAL 82 1,199 342 449 2,827 96 19 151 47.1 33.3 71.4
2004-05 BOS 77 873 236 469 2,542 88 12 148 46.8 32.6 76.1
2005-06 MIA 81 626 233 257 2,305 71 10 102 42.0 28.7 79.4
2006-07 MIA 68 358 132 201 1,503 43 3 66 39.3 26.0 66.7
Career 1,335 21,813 5,269 8,966 47,117 2,445 285 3,030 46.6 31.7 72.9

Playoffs

Season Team GP PTS REB AST MIN STL BLK TOV FG% 3P% FT%
1990-91 SEA 5 24 13 32 135 8 1 9 40.7 0.0 100.0
1991-92 SEA 8 61 21 38 221 8 2 10 46.6 0.0 58.3
1992-93 SEA 19 234 63 70 605 34 3 34 44.3 16.7 67.6
1993-94 SEA 5 79 17 28 181 8 2 8 49.3 33.3 42.1
1994-95 SEA 4 71 10 21 172 5 0 8 47.8 20.0 41.7
1995-96 SEA 21 434 108 143 911 37 7 62 48.5 41.0 63.3
1996-97 SEA 12 285 65 104 546 26 4 35 41.2 33.3 82.0
1997-98 SEA 10 240 34 70 428 18 1 26 47.5 38.0 94.0
1999-00 SEA 5 129 38 37 221 9 1 18 44.2 39.1 76.9
2001-02 SEA 5 111 43 29 207 3 2 13 42.5 26.7 58.6
2002-03 MIL 6 111 18 52 251 8 1 13 42.9 6.7 70.0
2003-04 LAL 22 171 72 116 772 23 4 28 36.6 25.0 75.0
2004-05 BOS 7 72 29 32 239 6 1 11 44.6 7.1 83.3
2005-06 MIA 23 133 40 36 560 23 3 18 42.2 29.3 72.0
2006-07 MIA 2 0 4 3 32 0 0 4 0.0 0.0 —
Career 154 2,155 575 811 5,481 216 32 297 44.1 31.5 70.6

TOT: season total across all the teams he played for.

Awards and titles

  • Hall of Fame: 2013 (as a player)
  • NBA champion: 2005-06
  • Defensive Player of the Year: 1995-96
  • All-NBA First Team (2): 1997-98, 1999-00
  • All-NBA Second Team (5): 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-99, 2001-02
  • All-NBA Third Team (2): 1993-94, 2000-01
  • All-Defensive First Team (9): 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2001-02
  • All-Rookie Second Team: 1990-91
  • Steals leader: 1995-96
  • All-Star (9): 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 (starter), 1998 (starter), 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

Championship rings (1)

  • Drawing of the Miami Heat championship ring, 2005-0620062005-06

    Maker: Jostens

    El trofeo Larry O’Brien en una piedra negra con «WORLD CHAMPIONS» en diamantes; los laterales dicen «FAMILY», «15 STRONG», «FAITH» y «2006», y por dentro «IT WAS OUR TIME» con la fecha del título (20/6/2006) (según la casa de subastas).

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    Miami Heat

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Medals

  • Gold · 1996 Olympic Games (United States)
  • Gold · 2000 Olympic Games (United States)

Draft

Transactions

  1. · Trade

    The Milwaukee Bucks traded Ray Allen, Ronald Murray, Kevin Ollie and a 2003 1st round draft pick (Luke Ridnour was later selected) to the Seattle SuperSonics for Desmond Mason and Gary Payton.

  2. · Signing

    The Los Angeles Lakers signed Gary Payton as a free agent.

  3. · Trade

    The Boston Celtics traded Chucky Atkins, Jumaine Jones and Chris Mihm to the Los Angeles Lakers for Rick Fox, Gary Payton and a 2006 1st round draft pick (Rajon Rondo was later selected).

  4. · Trade

    The Atlanta Hawks traded Antoine Walker to the Boston Celtics for Tom Gugliotta, Gary Payton, Michael Stewart and a 2006 1st round draft pick (Rajon Rondo was later selected).

  5. · Waived

    The Atlanta Hawks waived Gary Payton.

  6. · Signing

    The Boston Celtics signed Gary Payton as a free agent.

  7. · Signing

    The Miami Heat signed Gary Payton as a free agent.

Salaries

Season Team Salary
1990-91 SEA $1.7M
1991-92 SEA $1.9M
1992-93 SEA $2.2M
1993-94 SEA $2.4M
1994-95 SEA $2.6M
1995-96 SEA $2.8M
1996-97 SEA $10.2M
1997-98 SEA $10.5M
1998-99 SEA $8.7M
1999-00 SEA $11.0M
2000-01 SEA $12.2M
2001-02 SEA $12.9M
2002-03 SEA $12.6M
2003-04 LAL $4.9M
2004-05 BOS $5.4M
2005-06 MIA $1.1M
2006-07 MIA $1.2M
Career total $104.4M

Regular-season salaries; if a team waived him and kept paying, the amounts are added up. Data from Basketball-Reference, cross-checked with HoopsHype and ESPN.

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