(1992-12-01) December 1, 1992 (age 31) Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight
195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school
Spring Valley (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Westwind Prep (Phoenix, Arizona)
College
Salt Lake CC (2012–2014)
Oregon State (2014–2016)
NBA draft
2016: undrafted
Playing career
2016–present
Career history
2016–2017
Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2017
Milwaukee Bucks
2017
→Wisconsin Herd
2018
Los Angeles Lakers
2018
→South Bay Lakers
2018–2019
Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2019
Washington Wizards
2019
→Capital City Go-Go
2019
Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2019
South Bay Lakers
2019–2020
Washington Wizards
2021
Raptors 905
2021–2022
Golden State Warriors
2022–2023
Portland Trail Blazers
2023–present
Golden State Warriors
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (2022)
NBA G League champion (2019)
NBA G League Defensive Player of the Year (2021)
NBA G League All-Defensive Team (2021)
NBA G League steals leader (2021)
AP Honorable mention All-American (2016)
2× First-team All-Pac-12 (2015, 2016)
2× Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year (2015, 2016)
2× Pac-12 All-Defensive Team (2015, 2016)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Gary Dwayne Payton II (born December 1, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a junior and senior playing college basketball for the Oregon State Beavers, Payton was named first-team All-Pac-12 as well as Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year.[1] He won his first NBA championship with the Warriors in 2022.
He is the son of Hall of Famer Gary Payton.[2] He is sometimes called "Young Glove" in reference to his father's nickname, "the Glove."[3] His other nickname is "the Mitten", but he prefers Young Glove.[4][5][6][7] He is also commonly referred to as "GP2".
^Letourneau, Connor (March 9, 2015). "Gary Payton II, Oregon State Beavers guard, named first team All-Pac-12, Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year". The Oregonian. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
^"Gary Payton II Bio". osubeavers.com.
^Thompson II, Marcus (April 15, 2022). "Young Glove and The Glove, a fit forged through tough love and time". The Athletic. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
^"Gary Payton II Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
^Simmons, Rusty (2021-11-04). "Call him 'Young Glove,' 'Mitten,' or just Gary: Warriors recognize Payton's game". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
^NBA on TNT [@NBAonTNT] (November 17, 2021). ""And what do they call Gary Payton's son?" 👀😂 The son of the glove is... https://t.co/Y6GcbYUHDZ https://t.co/WW64AuM8Sg" (Tweet). Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2022 – via Twitter.
^"Gary Payton II prefers a nickname that's an homage to his Hall-of-Fame dad". fansided.com. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
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