Gary

Payton II

Gary Payton II

Height : 6' 2" · Weight : 195 lbs · Age : 33

NBA record

Year	Team	GP	GS	MIN	FG	FG%	3PT	3P%	FT
2025-26	Golden State Warriors	73	1	15.6	3.3-5.7	58.3	0.5-1.7	29.1	0.4-0.5
2024-25	Golden State Warriors	62	11	15.0	2.8-4.8	57.4	0.5-1.5	32.6	0.4-0.6
2023-24	Golden State Warriors	44	0	15.5	2.3-4.2	56.3	0.5-1.3	36.4	0.3-0.5
2022-23	2022 23 Totals	22	1	16.7	1.9-3.1	59.4	0.6-1.2	50.0	0.3-0.3
2022-23	Golden State Warriors	7	0	16.0	2.4-4.0	60.7	0.6-1.3	44.4	0.3-0.4
2022-23	Portland Trail Blazers	15	1	17.0	1.6-2.7	58.5	0.6-1.1	52.9	0.3-0.3
2021-22	Golden State Warriors	71	16	17.6	3.0-4.8	61.6	0.6-1.7	35.8	0.5-0.8
2020-21	Golden State Warriors	10	0	4.0	1.0-1.3	76.9	0.2-0.4	50.0	0.3-0.4
2019-20	Washington Wizards	29	17	14.9	1.7-4.0	41.4	0.4-1.6	28.3	0.1-0.3
2018-19	Washington Wizards	3	0	5.3	1.7-2.7	62.5	0.3-0.7	50.0	0.0-0.0
2017-18	2017 18 Totals	23	6	9.6	1.3-3.2	40.5	0.3-1.1	24.0	0.1-0.4
2017-18	Los Angeles Lakers	11	0	10.5	1.5-3.7	41.5	0.4-1.2	30.8	0.1-0.5
2017-18	Milwaukee Bucks	12	6	8.8	1.1-2.8	39.4	0.2-1.0	16.7	0.2-0.3
2016-17	Milwaukee Bucks	6	0	16.5	1.3-3.7	36.4	0.2-1.5	11.1	0.5-0.8

ContractGolden State Warriors payroll →

This season: 2.45 M$
Seasons left: 1 · through 2026-27
Total remaining: 2.4 M$

2026-27
2.45 M$
Guaranteed

Advanced stats, 2025-26GuardsNBA stats →

Points

7.5

Rebounds

3.6

Assists

1.7

TS%

63.2 %

Usage

18.4 %

PER

18.3

WS/48

.149

On/off +/−

+0.6

Minutes

15.6

Games

Per game, regular season. Stats: Basketball-Reference.

2026-27 projectionNBA trends →

Projected WAR

2.5

Points/game

6.9

Games

WAR 2025-26

3.0

This season's pace, over the average minutes of the last two, adjusted for age.

Trend

→ Stable (+4)

2022-230.5 WAR
2023-241.4 WAR · 4.1 per 2,000 min
2024-252.2 WAR · 4.7 per 2,000 min
2025-263.0 WAR · 5.3 per 2,000 min

Outlook, age included

-11 · 33 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2025-26All ratings →

Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

Established regular

SCO: Scoring; 81
SHT: Shooting; 52
FIN: Finishing; 92
PLY: Playmaking; 71
BAL: Ball security; 74
REB: Rebounding; 92
DEF: Defense; 87
DUR: Durability; 70
EX: Experience; 81

Why these ratings?

SCO — Scoring : Points per 100 possessions, usage, efficiency (TS%)
SHT — Shooting : Three-point shooting (accuracy and volume), free throws, midrange
FIN — Finishing : Finishing at the rim, dunks, free throws drawn
PLY — Playmaking : Assists (rate and volume)
BAL — Ball security : Turnovers avoided
REB — Rebounding : Offensive and defensive rebound rates
DEF — Defense : Defensive impact estimated from available stats (defensive BPM, steals, blocks); not a complete measure of individual defense
DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
EX — Experience : Seasons in the NBA

WAR and PAL Rating, 2025-26How we rate →

WAR: Basketball-Reference's VORP × 2.7, wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).

WAR

3.0

#48 of 121 regular guards

PAL Rating

77 / 100

#28 of 121 regular guards

Value Rating

96 / 100

PAL expected for this salary: 22 · salary $2.4M

PAL: dimensions

Impact71

Scoring71

Playmaking43

Shooting5

Rebounding99

Defense86

Where WAR comes from

VORP+1.1

BPM (per 100 possessions)+1.9

Offensive BPM+0.7

Defensive BPM+1.3

Win Shares+3.5

Shooting profileNBA shooting profiles →

Where the shots come from and how well they go in, 2025-26 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the group: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Avg distance

9.6 pi

97th percentile

At the rim

81.2 %

95th percentile

Rim share

44.8 %

99th percentile

Midrange

—

Three-point

.291

6th percentile

3PA share

30.6 %

11th percentile

Corner threes

32.8 %

19th percentile

Free throws

.650

4th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	PTS	WAR	PAL	OV	TS %	3P%	3PA share
2025-26	GSW	7.5	3.0	77	78	63.2	.291	30.6
2024-25	GSW	6.5	2.2	78	76	63.5	.326	31.9
2023-24	GSW	5.5	1.4	68	72	62.1	.364	30.1
2022-23	GSW	4.6	0.5	71	78	70.1	.500	37.7
2021-22	GSW	7.1	4.9	90	79	67.9	.358	34.9

Game log

Date	Opponent	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT
Apr 18	@ PHX	L 111-96	26	4	3	3	0	0	2-4	0-1
Apr 16	@ LAC	W 126-121	24	6	3	1	2	0	2-4	0-0
Apr 13	@ LAC	L 115-110	12	2	2	1	1	0	1-2	0-1
Apr 11	@ SAC	L 124-118	15	10	3	0	2	0	5-6	0-0
Apr 10	vs LAL	L 119-103	14	10	1	0	1	0	4-4	0-0
Apr 8	vs SAC	W 110-105	25	12	4	3	3	0	5-7	0-1
Apr 6	vs HOU	L 117-116	25	14	3	2	0	0	6-11	0-3
Apr 3	vs CLE	L 118-111	27	8	12	2	2	1	4-9	0-2
Mar 30	@ DEN	L 116-93	21	16	5	1	0	0	7-8	1-2
Mar 28	vs WAS	W 131-126	25	15	5	2	1	1	7-11	0-1