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Gary Dwayne Payton Sr. (born July 23, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player. He started at the point guard position. He is best known for his 13-year tenure with the Seattle SuperSonics, and holds Seattle franchise records in points, assists, and steals. He also played with the Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics, and Miami Heat. Payton won an NBA championship with the Heat in 2006. He was nicknamed "The Glove" for his defensive abilities. He was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame on September 8, 2013.
Payton is widely considered one of the greatest point guards of all time. He is the only point guard to win the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award. He was selected to the NBA All-Defensive First Team nine times, an NBA record he shares with Michael Jordan, Kevin Garnett and Kobe Bryant. He was also a nine-time NBA All-Star and a nine-time All-NBA Team member.
Considered the "NBA's reigning high scorer among point guards" in his prime, Payton was called "probably as complete a guard as there ever was" by Basketball Hall of Famer Gail Goodrich.
Career Honours 
NBA
2006
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NBA All Star
2003
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NBA All Star
2002
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NBA All Star
2001
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NBA All Star
2000
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Olympics Gold
2000
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All NBA First Team
2000
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USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year
1999
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NBA All Star
1998
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All NBA First Team
1998
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NBA All Star
1997
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NBA All Star
1996
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NBA Defensive Player of the Year
1996
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Olympics Gold
1996
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NBA All Star
1995
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NBA All Star
1994
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Career MilestonesFormer Youth Teams
1986-1990 |
Former Senior Teams
1989-2000 |
1990-2003 |
2003 |
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2005-2007 |
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| Miami Heat | Appearances | NBA | 2006-2007 | 70 |
| Miami Heat | Assists | NBA | 2006-2007 | 204 |
| Miami Heat | Blocks | NBA | 2006-2007 | 3 |
| Miami Heat | Mins Played | NBA | 2006-2007 | 1,535 |
| Miami Heat | Points | NBA | 2006-2007 | 358 |
| Miami Heat | Rebounds | NBA | 2006-2007 | 136 |
| Miami Heat | Steals | NBA | 2006-2007 | 43 |
| Miami Heat | Turnovers | NBA | 2006-2007 | 70 |
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| Miami Heat | Appearances | NBA | 2005-2006 | 104 |
| Miami Heat | Assists | NBA | 2005-2006 | 293 |
| Miami Heat | Blocks | NBA | 2005-2006 | 13 |
| Miami Heat | Mins Played | NBA | 2005-2006 | 2,865 |
| Miami Heat | Points | NBA | 2005-2006 | 759 |
| Miami Heat | Rebounds | NBA | 2005-2006 | 273 |
| Miami Heat | Steals | NBA | 2005-2006 | 94 |
| Miami Heat | Turnovers | NBA | 2005-2006 | 120 |
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| Boston Celtics | Appearances | NBA | 2004-2005 | 84 |
| Boston Celtics | Assists | NBA | 2004-2005 | 501 |
| Boston Celtics | Blocks | NBA | 2004-2005 | 13 |
| Boston Celtics | Mins Played | NBA | 2004-2005 | 2,780 |
| Boston Celtics | Points | NBA | 2004-2005 | 945 |
| Boston Celtics | Rebounds | NBA | 2004-2005 | 265 |
| Boston Celtics | Steals | NBA | 2004-2005 | 94 |
| Boston Celtics | Turnovers | NBA | 2004-2005 | 159 |
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| Los Angeles Lakers | Appearances | NBA | 2003-2004 | 104 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | Assists | NBA | 2003-2004 | 565 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | Blocks | NBA | 2003-2004 | 23 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | Mins Played | NBA | 2003-2004 | 3,597 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | Points | NBA | 2003-2004 | 1,370 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | Rebounds | NBA | 2003-2004 | 414 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | Steals | NBA | 2003-2004 | 119 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | Turnovers | NBA | 2003-2004 | 179 |
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| Milwaukee Bucks | Appearances | NBA | 2002-2003 | 34 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Appearances | NBA | 2002-2003 | 52 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | Assists | NBA | 2002-2003 | 258 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Assists | NBA | 2002-2003 | 457 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | Blocks | NBA | 2002-2003 | 9 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Blocks | NBA | 2002-2003 | 12 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | Mins Played | NBA | 2002-2003 | 1,336 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Mins Played | NBA | 2002-2003 | 2,123 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | Points | NBA | 2002-2003 | 661 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Points | NBA | 2002-2003 | 1,084 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | Rebounds | NBA | 2002-2003 | 104 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Rebounds | NBA | 2002-2003 | 248 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | Steals | NBA | 2002-2003 | 48 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Steals | NBA | 2002-2003 | 93 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | Turnovers | NBA | 2002-2003 | 69 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Turnovers | NBA | 2002-2003 | 131 |
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| Seattle SuperSonics | Appearances | NBA | 2001-2002 | 87 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Assists | NBA | 2001-2002 | 766 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Blocks | NBA | 2001-2002 | 28 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Mins Played | NBA | 2001-2002 | 3,508 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Points | NBA | 2001-2002 | 1,926 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Rebounds | NBA | 2001-2002 | 439 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Steals | NBA | 2001-2002 | 134 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Turnovers | NBA | 2001-2002 | 222 |
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| Seattle SuperSonics | Appearances | NBA | 2000-2001 | 79 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Assists | NBA | 2000-2001 | 642 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Blocks | NBA | 2000-2001 | 26 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Mins Played | NBA | 2000-2001 | 3,244 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Points | NBA | 2000-2001 | 1,823 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Rebounds | NBA | 2000-2001 | 361 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Steals | NBA | 2000-2001 | 127 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Turnovers | NBA | 2000-2001 | 209 |
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| Seattle SuperSonics | Appearances | NBA | 1999-2000 | 87 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Assists | NBA | 1999-2000 | 769 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Blocks | NBA | 1999-2000 | 19 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Mins Played | NBA | 1999-2000 | 3,646 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Points | NBA | 1999-2000 | 2,111 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Rebounds | NBA | 1999-2000 | 567 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Steals | NBA | 1999-2000 | 162 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Turnovers | NBA | 1999-2000 | 242 |
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| Seattle SuperSonics | Appearances | NBA | 1998-1999 | 50 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Assists | NBA | 1998-1999 | 436 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Blocks | NBA | 1998-1999 | 12 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Mins Played | NBA | 1998-1999 | 2,008 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Points | NBA | 1998-1999 | 1,084 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Rebounds | NBA | 1998-1999 | 244 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Steals | NBA | 1998-1999 | 109 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Turnovers | NBA | 1998-1999 | 154 |
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| Seattle SuperSonics | Appearances | NBA | 1997-1998 | 92 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Assists | NBA | 1997-1998 | 749 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Blocks | NBA | 1997-1998 | 19 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Mins Played | NBA | 1997-1998 | 3,573 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Points | NBA | 1997-1998 | 1,811 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Rebounds | NBA | 1997-1998 | 410 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Steals | NBA | 1997-1998 | 203 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Turnovers | NBA | 1997-1998 | 255 |
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| Seattle SuperSonics | Appearances | NBA | 1996-1997 | 94 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Assists | NBA | 1996-1997 | 687 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Blocks | NBA | 1996-1997 | 17 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Mins Played | NBA | 1996-1997 | 3,759 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Points | NBA | 1996-1997 | 2,070 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Rebounds | NBA | 1996-1997 | 443 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Steals | NBA | 1996-1997 | 223 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Turnovers | NBA | 1996-1997 | 250 |
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| Seattle SuperSonics | Appearances | NBA | 1995-1996 | 102 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Assists | NBA | 1995-1996 | 751 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Blocks | NBA | 1995-1996 | 26 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Mins Played | NBA | 1995-1996 | 4,073 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Points | NBA | 1995-1996 | 1,997 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Rebounds | NBA | 1995-1996 | 447 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Steals | NBA | 1995-1996 | 268 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Turnovers | NBA | 1995-1996 | 322 |
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| Seattle SuperSonics | Appearances | NBA | 1994-1995 | 86 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Assists | NBA | 1994-1995 | 604 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Blocks | NBA | 1994-1995 | 13 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Mins Played | NBA | 1994-1995 | 3,187 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Points | NBA | 1994-1995 | 1,760 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Rebounds | NBA | 1994-1995 | 291 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Steals | NBA | 1994-1995 | 209 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Turnovers | NBA | 1994-1995 | 209 |
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| Seattle SuperSonics | Appearances | NBA | 1993-1994 | 87 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Assists | NBA | 1993-1994 | 522 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Blocks | NBA | 1993-1994 | 21 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Mins Played | NBA | 1993-1994 | 3,062 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Points | NBA | 1993-1994 | 1,428 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Rebounds | NBA | 1993-1994 | 286 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Steals | NBA | 1993-1994 | 196 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Turnovers | NBA | 1993-1994 | 181 |
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| Seattle SuperSonics | Appearances | NBA | 1992-1993 | 101 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Assists | NBA | 1992-1993 | 469 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Blocks | NBA | 1992-1993 | 24 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Mins Played | NBA | 1992-1993 | 3,153 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Points | NBA | 1992-1993 | 1,344 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Rebounds | NBA | 1992-1993 | 344 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Steals | NBA | 1992-1993 | 211 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Turnovers | NBA | 1992-1993 | 182 |
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| Seattle SuperSonics | Appearances | NBA | 1991-1992 | 89 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Assists | NBA | 1991-1992 | 544 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Blocks | NBA | 1991-1992 | 23 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Mins Played | NBA | 1991-1992 | 2,770 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Points | NBA | 1991-1992 | 825 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Rebounds | NBA | 1991-1992 | 316 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Steals | NBA | 1991-1992 | 155 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Turnovers | NBA | 1991-1992 | 184 |
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| Seattle SuperSonics | Appearances | NBA | 1990-1991 | 87 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Assists | NBA | 1990-1991 | 560 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Blocks | NBA | 1990-1991 | 16 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Mins Played | NBA | 1990-1991 | 2,379 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Points | NBA | 1990-1991 | 612 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Rebounds | NBA | 1990-1991 | 256 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Steals | NBA | 1990-1991 | 173 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Turnovers | NBA | 1990-1991 | 189 |
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