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Seattle SuperSonics
1990-2003
Gary Payton ist eine Basketball-Legende und eine der ikonischsten Figuren in der Geschichte der Oklahoma City Thunder. Ausgebildet an der Oregon State. Sein Vermächtnis inspiriert weiterhin Generationen von Fans und Spielern auf der ganzen Welt.
Defensive Game
The only point guard in NBA history to win Defensive Player of the Year. Nine All-Defensive First Team selections. His ability to bodily contain opposing guards — including Michael Jordan — was historically unprecedented at his position.
Intangibles
Among the highest basketball IQs in the history of the point guard position. His defensive anticipation, offensive decision-making, and trash talk were all expressions of the same extraordinary basketball mind.
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The Glove. The only point guard ever named Defensive Player of the Year, the heartbeat of Seattle's golden era, and the snarling two-way force who took Jordan's 72-win Bulls to the brink. Why the franchise retired Gary Payton's #20.
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Milwaukee Bucks
2003-2004
Los Angeles Lakers
2004-2005
Boston Celtics
2005-2006
Miami Heat
2005-2006
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Kinder (3)
Eltern & Geschwister
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Gary Payton Foundation — youth development in Oakland
Annual charity events in Oakland and Seattle
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Payton is the only point guard in NBA history to win the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award — a category dominated by centers and forwards — a testament to his unique physical and mental defensive gifts.
His son Gary Payton II has carved out his own NBA career as a defensive specialist, continuing the family legacy of elite perimeter defense in the league.
Payton's trash talk was so renowned that coaches and players across the league kept journals of his most memorable lines — some of which have become part of NBA oral history.
He famously held Michael Jordan to below his scoring average in Games 4 and 5 of the 1996 NBA Finals after coach George Karl finally assigned Payton to guard MJ — a tactical decision many observers called 'too late.'
Karriereauszeichnungen
Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame (2013)
NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1996)
9x NBA All-Star
9x NBA All-Defensive First Team
9x All-NBA Team
Olympic Gold Medalist (2000)
1996 NBA Finals appearance with Seattle SuperSonics
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