Gary Payton II is a basketball shooting guard / small forward who plays for the Golden State Warriors in the NBA as of May 2025. He is the son of Hall of Famer Gary Payton and is sometimes called "Young Glove" as a tribute to his father’s nickname, "the Glove." As of May 2025, he averaged 5.5 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game (via Basketball Reference).
He attended Spring Valley High School before transferring to Westwind Preparatory Academy for the 2011–12 season, via his Oregon State college roster page. Payton played at Salt Lake Community College from 2012 to 2014 before transferring to Oregon State University. Payton II attended Oregon State from 2014 to 2016, where he was acknowledged with the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year award and was also part of the All-Pac-12 First Team in 2015 and 2016. Payton went undrafted in the 2016 NBA Draft.
Gary Payton II's Rings
Gary Payton II has won one championship so far in his career — in the 2021-22 NBA season with the Golden State Warriors.
He demonstrated his career-high stats in the regular season, averaging 7.1 points, 3.5 rebounds, 0.9 assists, and 1.4 steals per contest over 17.6 minutes of average playing time in 71 games. In the 2021–22 playoffs, he appeared in 12 games, averaging 6.5 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 1.3 steals in 16.9 minutes per game.
FAQs on Gary Payton Il
A. The Warriors guard weighs around 88 kg (195 lb).
A. Gary Payton Il is listed at 6 feet 2 inches (188 cm).
A. The Warriors guard will earn a base salary of $9,130,000 for the ongoing 2024-25 NBA season.
A. Gary Payton Il attended Oregon State for his collegiate basketball and played there for two seasons before going undrafted in 2017.
