Player Profile
Gary Payton | 20
Position:  G
Born: Jul 23, 1968
Height: 6-4 /  1,93
Weight: 190  lbs. / 86,2  kg.
College : Oregon State

 NBA Playoffs
                  REBOUNDS PER GAME  
 G GS MPG FGM-A FG% 3PM-A 3P% FTM-A FT% OFF DEF RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
First Round
  2 0 16.0 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 .0 2.0 2.0 1.5 .00 .00 2.00 1.50 .0
Cumulative Playoff Statistics
  2 0 16.0 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 .0 2.0 2.0 1.5 .00 .00 2.00 1.50 .0
 2006-07 Statistics
                    REBOUNDS PER GAME  
 Team G GS MPG FGM-A FG% 3PM-A 3P% FTM-A FT% OFF DEF TOT APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
  MIA  68 28 22.1 144-366 .393 32-123 .260 38-57 .667 .3 1.7 1.9 3.0 .63 .04 .97 1.70 5.3
Career Highlights

  • Named All-NBA First-Team in 1998, 2000, All-NBA Second Team in 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999 and All-NBA Third Team in 2001
  • Selected to the NBA All-Defensive First Team eight consecutive seasons (1994-2001)
  • Named Defensive Player of the Year in 1996 and was the first guard to win the award since Michael Jordan in 1987-88
  • Selected to the NBA All-Star Team seven straight seasons (1994-98, 2000-01) and was voted as a starter in 1997 and 1998
  • Member of the gold medal-winning 1996 and 2000 U.S. Men's Olympic Teams
  • Scored his 15,000th career point vs. Philadelphia on 3/19/01, becoming the 88th player in league history to reach the milestone and just the eighth player in NBA history to compile 15,000 points, 6,000 assists and 1,000 steals.
  • Played in the 1996 NBA Finals against the Chicago Bulls
  • Set an NBA Playoffs record with 13 three-point attempts in one half against the Houston Rockets in Game 1 of the 1996 Western Conference Semifinals
  • Named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team in 1990-91 after averaging 7.2 ppg and 6.4 apg

Personal

Full name is Gary Dwayne Payton...his nickname "The Glove" caught on in 1993 when his cousin phoned him during the week of the Western Conference Finals against Phoenix and told him “You’re holding Kevin Johnson like a baseball in a glove”...he and his wife, Monique, have two sons, Gary Jr. and Julian, and one daughter, Raquel…is the son of Al and Annie Payton…has two brothers, Al Jr. and Greg, and one sister, Sharon…lists his father, Al Sr. as the person who made the biggest difference in his life and the person he most admires…graduated from Oregon State University with a degree in broadcast communications…chose his major because he loves to talk…when his playing career is over he would like to be a sportscaster…established the Gary Payton Foundation in October 1996 to help underprivileged children stay in school and provide safe places for recreational activities...is also involved with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and the Make-A-Wish Foundation…says the one thing most people don’t know about him is that he has a big heart…was named to The Sporting News “Good Guys in Sports” list in July 1999…wrote an autobiographical children's book titled "Confidence Counts" in the fall of 1999…owns several restaurants and a few commercial properties…in his free time he likes to shoot pool and play dominos…enjoys football and baseball and lists his hometown San Francisco 49ers and San Francisco Giants as his favorite teams…enjoys old school and hip-hop music…named Martin his favorite television show and The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh as his favorite movie…has appeared on The Jamie Foxx Show, The Wheel of Fortune and The Late Late Show…his favorite kind of food is soul food and chose PF Chang’s as his favorite restaurant…lists breakfast and pasta as things he cooks well and is the self proclaimed “Grill King”…wore No. 2 his first year in Seattle before switching to No. 20 after his rookie year…his favorite player as a kid was George Gervin...considers John Stockton the most difficult opponent he has played…says the most interesting person he's ever met was NFL legend Walter Payton...listed Tim Hardaway's crossover as the one move he says he would pay to have taught to him...was inducted into the Oregon State University Sports Hall of Fame along with former HEAT forward A.C. Green on July 25, 1996…had his jersey number retired at Oregon State during a halftime ceremony of a preseason game on Oct. 25, 1996...the Seattle Mayor's Office proclaimed June 6, 2000 as “Gary Payton Day”...lists Cabos San Lucas as his dream vacation spot and chose London, England as the best place he has ever visited…his game day routine includes always having breakfast and taking a pre-game nap…wears a size 12 shoe.
 Season Highs / Career Highs
  2007-08 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS
 Points 44 @ Minnesota 03/04/01
 Field Goals Made 19 vs. Indiana 12/04/02
 Field Goals Attempted 32 @ Houston 12/27/00
 Three Point Field Goals Made  7 3 Times
 Three Point Field Goals Attempted 17 @ Minnesota 12/23/99
 Free Throws Made 14 vs. Denver 02/13/99
 Free Throws Attempted 20 vs. Denver 02/13/99
 Offensive Rebounds 7 vs. Utah 03/31/92
 Defensive Rebounds 16 @ San Antonio 02/08/00
 Total Rebounds 16 @ San Antonio 02/08/00
 Assists 18 @ Houston 11/05/02
 Steals 8 2 Times
 Blocks 3 2 Times
 Minutes Played 54 @ Cleveland 03/05/96
 CAREER AVERAGES
                REBOUNDS PER GAME  
YEAR TEAM G GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% OFF DEF RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
 90-91 SEA   82 82 27.4 .450 .077 .711 1.3 1.6 3.0 6.4 2.01 .18 2.20 3.00 7.2
 91-92 SEA   81 79 31.5 .451 .130 .669 1.5 2.1 3.6 6.2 1.81 .26 2.15 3.10 9.4
 92-93 SEA   82 78 31.1 .494 .206 .770 1.2 2.3 3.4 4.9 2.16 .26 1.80 3.00 13.5
 93-94 SEA   82 82 35.1 .504 .278 .595 1.3 2.0 3.3 6.0 2.29 .23 2.11 2.80 16.5
 94-95 SEA   82 82 36.8 .509 .302 .716 1.3 2.1 3.4 7.1 2.49 .16 2.45 2.50 20.6
 95-96 SEA   81 81 39.0 .484 .328 .748 1.3 2.9 4.2 7.5 2.85 .23 3.21 2.70 19.3
 96-97 SEA   82 82 39.2 .476 .313 .715 1.3 3.3 4.6 7.1 2.40 .16 2.62 2.50 21.8
 97-98 SEA   82 82 38.4 .453 .338 .744 .9 3.6 4.6 8.3 2.26 .22 2.79 2.40 19.2
 98-99 SEA   50 50 40.2 .434 .295 .721 1.2 3.6 4.9 8.7 2.18 .24 3.08 2.30 21.7
 99-00 SEA   82 82 41.8 .448 .340 .735 1.2 5.2 6.5 8.9 1.87 .22 2.73 2.20 24.2
 00-01 SEA   79 79 41.1 .456 .375 .766 .9 3.6 4.6 8.1 1.61 .33 2.65 2.30 23.1
 01-02 SEA   82 82 40.3 .467 .314 .797 1.0 3.9 4.8 9.0 1.60 .32 2.55 2.20 22.1
 02-03 SEA   52 52 40.8 .448 .298 .692 1.1 3.7 4.8 8.8 1.79 .23 2.52 2.30 20.8
 02-03 MIL   28 28 38.8 .466 .294 .746 .8 2.3 3.1 7.4 1.43 .29 2.00 2.30 19.6
 02-03 --   80 80 40.1 .454 .297 .710 1.0 3.2 4.2 8.3 1.66 .25 2.34 2.30 20.4
 03-04 LAL   82 82 34.5 .471 .333 .714 .9 3.3 4.2 5.5 1.17 .23 1.84 2.10 14.6
 04-05 BOS   77 77 33.0 .468 .326 .761 .6 2.4 3.1 6.1 1.14 .16 1.92 1.60 11.3
 04-05 --   77 77 33.0 .468 .326 .761 .6 2.4 3.1 6.1 1.14 .16 1.92 1.60 11.3
 05-06 MIA   81 25 28.5 .420 .287 .794 .4 2.5 2.9 3.2 .88 .12 1.26 2.10 7.7
 06-07 MIA   68 28 22.1 .393 .260 .667 .3 1.7 1.9 3.0 .63 .04 .97 1.70 5.3
 Career   1335 1233 35.3 .466 .317 .729 1.0 2.9 3.9 6.7 1.83 .20 2.27 2.40 16.3
 Playoff     154 129 35.6 .441 .315 .706 1.0 2.8 3.7 5.3 1.40 .21 1.93 2.80 14.0
 All-Star     9 2 21.7 .436 .261 1.000 1.4 1.9 3.3 8.1 2.11 .00 2.89 1.40 9.4