PTS7.5REB3.6AST1.7

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Gary Payton II

GSW· Guard· #0· 2025-26

1.88 m · 88 kg · 33 years old

1 Rings1 Finals (1-0)

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His profile
in the leagueno. 61among guardsReboundsno. 75among guardsBlocksno. 78among guardsSteals2025-26 · vs 178 players

Season

73 games

PTS

REB

AST

STL

BLK

MIN

FG%

58.3%

3P%

29.1%

FT%

65%

Season by season · tap a row

Season	Team	GP	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	MIN	FG%	3P%	FT%
2025-26	GSW	73	7.5	3.6	1.7	0.9	0.3	0.8	1.8	15.6	58.3%	29.1%	65%
2024-25	GSW	62	6.5	3	1.3	0.8	0.3	0.6	1.7	15	57.4%	32.6%	71.1%
2023-24	GSW	44	5.5	2.6	1.1	0.9	0.4	0.6	1.8	15.5	56.3%	36.4%	60.9%
2022-23	PORPOR/GSW	22	4.6	3.1	1.4	1	0.2	0.7	2	16.7	59.4%	50%	85.7%
2021-22	GSW	71	7.1	3.5	0.9	1.4	0.3	0.6	1.8	17.6	61.6%	35.8%	60.3%
2020-21	GSW	10	2.5	1.1	0.1	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.8	4	76.9%	50%	75%
2019-20	WAS	29	3.9	2.8	1.7	1.1	0.2	0.7	1.9	14.9	41.4%	28.3%	50%
2018-19	WAS	3	3.7	0.7	1.3	1	0.3	0.3	0.7	5.3	62.5%	50%	—
2017-18	MILMIL/LAL	23	3	1.9	0.9	0.3	0.1	0.3	1.3	9.6	40.5%	24%	33.3%
2016-17	MIL	6	3.3	2	2.2	0.5	0.7	1.7	1.5	16.5	36.4%	11.1%	60%

— = not available for that season yet (we are completing the historical percentages).

Player DNA2025-26 · vs 178 players

Career · 10 seasons

Points

5.9 per game

Rebounds

3 per game

Assists

1.3 per game

52.3%Field goals

In the clutch

last 5 min, within 5 points · 2017–2025

PTS/game

0.5

Win %

54.9%

102 games with clutch minutes

Who guards him2025-26 · official matchups

Luke Kornet32 poss6 pts/100

What he scores per 100 possessions against each defender, in the recorded matchups. Observed history: it does not say who defends him best.

Videosplay by play · official NBA clips

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TRACKING PROFILE · NBA 2025-26

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distance

2.09km#292/414

Covers more court per minute than most: one of those who never stops.

73 games · SpeedDistance

points per touch

0.3#203/342

Touch and go: he barely dribbles before deciding.

The provider does not publish this data point's sample. · Possessions

HOW IT CREATES ITS SHOTS

88.9%

The provider does not publish this data point's sample. · CatchShoot + PullUpShot

conversion rate

57.4%#95/283

The provider does not publish this data point's sample. · Rebounding

Readings

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Observed

Gary Payton II: 6 tracking signals with a league rank in 2025-26; the highest, paint touches (#63 of 414).

3.8

Paint touches · 2025-26

2.09 kmKilometres per game#292/414
0.26Points per touch#203/342
3.8Paint touches#63/414
0.9Drives per game#343/414
4.3Points created by assists#236/414
57.4 %Rebound conversion#95/283

Optical tracking · 2025-26 · ranks among players with ≥ 30 games

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▸ See evidence · 6 pieces of evidence

Kilometres per game: 2.09 km · rank 292 of 414 · 73 games · 2026-04-12
Points per touch: 0.26 · rank 203 of 342 · 2025-26 · 2026-04-12
Paint touches: 3.8 · rank 63 of 414 · 73 games · 2026-04-12
Drives per game: 0.9 · rank 343 of 414 · 2025-26 · 2026-04-12
Points created by assists: 4.3 · rank 236 of 414 · 73 games · 2026-04-12
Rebound conversion: 57.4 % · rank 95 of 283 · 2025-26 · 2026-04-12

Limits

Ranks among players with ≥ 30 box-score games; rates also require their event floor.

Revision 3fc5a4c8 · house data · 2026-04-12

Measured

Gary Payton II sits in the 66th percentile among the league's guards in rebounding (2025-26).

Percentile · Rebounding · 2025-26

Against 178 league guards with ≥ 20 games and ≥ 15 min

Measured

With II on the floor his team is 3.7 points worse per 100 possessions than without him (2025-26).

-3.7

On/off difference · per 100 possessions · 2025-26

Real lineups of 2025-26 · 318 min with him · 1,014 min without

Observed

Gary Payton II holds around 7.5 points per game: 10 seasons without a material change.

7.5

Points per game · 2025-26

Career · 2016-17–2025-26 · 10 seasons

Forecast

Gary Payton II: projected impact 0.2 in 2026-27 (band -2.5–2.9, BPM scale).

0.2

Projected impact · 2026-27

Season 2026-27 · current model · computed 2026-09-20

Observed

Gary Payton II passes most to Brandin Podziemski (3.41 passes per game) in 2025-26; 6 teammates with ≥ 1 pass per game.

3.41

Most frequent connection · Passes per game · 2025-26

Passes made per game · 2025-26 · regular season

Career highs · advanced

PER

BPM

VORP

TS%

USG%

Points per game · tap a bar

2016-172025-262025-26

👟 On his feet

Nike

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Current physique

Official team listing · with shoes · no measurement date

Height188 cm

Weight88 kg

NBA Draft Combine 2016

Measured by the NBA in 2016 · barefoot · not his current physique

Anthropometrics

Height without shoes188 cm74.00″

Height with shoes191 cm75.00″

Wingspan203 cm80.00″46.º of 56

Standing reach253 cm99.50″45.º of 56

Hand length22.2 cm8.75″20.º of 55

Hand width24.1 cm9.50″16.º of 55

Explosiveness

Standing vertical80 cm31.50″19.º of 44

Max vertical98 cm38.50″7.º of 44

Mobility

¾ court sprint3.23 s15.º of 43

Lane agility11.57 s34.º of 44

Modified lane agility3.17 s33.º of 43

Body composition

Weight83 kg184 lb

Body fat4.0%

The rank is within the 2016 invitees who completed that drill.

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Injury history

2024-04-11calf · left

2024-01-03hamstring · left37 days out

2023-11-29calf · right30 days out

2023-11-17ankle · left7 days out

2023-01-19calf · left3 days out

2022-05-04elbow · left29 days out

🚫 Block duels

Play by play, since 2003.

Blocks the most

Terence Davis3

Nikola Jokić3

Ja Morant2

Chris Paul2

Most blocked by

Steven Adams3

John Collins3

Mason Plumlee2

Nic Claxton2

🔗 Who he plays with

Passes per game, 2025 season. Source: NBA tracking.

His main partner

Brandin Podziemski

3.4 passes per game

Passes to most

Brandin Podziemski3.416%

Pat Spencer3.014%

Stephen Curry2.913%

Draymond Green2.712%

De'Anthony Melton1.57%

Receives most from

Brandin Podziemski2.816%

Draymond Green2.514%

Pat Spencer2.213%

Stephen Curry2.212%

Gui Santos1.38%

🎯 How he scores

Shot distribution from play-by-play. These are shares, not totals.

64%

33%

At the rim70%Three33%Mid-range35%

Assisted baskets: 82%Buzzer-beaters: 4bandeja: 51%mate: 20%palmeo: 5%

🪪 Passport and numbers

🇺🇸United StatesPosition: base

College: Oregon State

His numbers

0GSW2020–20258GSW202220WAS201923LAL20170MIL2016

🧬 Physical twins

Who does he resemble? By height, weight, wingspan and reach (combine).