Gary Payton II

2022 - 12 - 31

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Gary Payton II given Warriors NBA championship ring by Draymond ... (NBC Sports Bay Area)

The Warriors presented Gary Payton II with his NBA championship ring before Friday night's game at Chase Center, with Draymond Green doing the honors.

So, great to see him tonight, and I know our crowd will give him an ovation. "It will be a great moment," Kerr told reporters. And we don't win the championship without him. Now it's just about becoming mentally ready to play in an NBA game. "So, thrilled to see Gary tonight, and we kept in touch a little bit. [three-year free-agent contract](https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warriors/nba-rumors-gary-payton-ii-trail-blazers-finalizing-three-year-contract) with the Blazers over the summer, was an [integral part of the Warriors' NBA title run](https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warriors/warriors-still-miss-gary-payton-ii-after-discovering-his-true-nba-value) last season and played his way into a deal that was [too rich for Golden State](https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warriors/gary-payton-ii-leaving-warriors-trail-blazers-was-business-deal) to match.

Warriors still miss Gary Payton II after discovering his true NBA value (Yahoo Sports)

Gary Payton II is the rarest of the rare, a great and popular teammate who at 6-foot-3 can defend four positions so well that it can change the tone of the ...

WATCH: Gary Payton II Receives his Warriors Championship Ring (Sports Illustrated)

It feels like his time with the team was ages ago, but Gary Payton II finally received his championship ring with the Golden State Warriors.

"I'm honored to be able to present this to someone who's gone on the journey that you've gone on. The Warriors are currently facing off against the Blazers at home, and the team had a small little ceremony for Payton to receive his ring. "A very special moment for this man right here," Draymond Green said during the presentation.

Championship Ring Ceremony for Gary Payton II (Trailblazers.com)

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Warriors welcome back Gary Payton II with championship ring ... (San Francisco Chronicle)

Gary Payton II receives his 2022 NBA Championship Ring during a pregame ceremony at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., Friday, Dec. 30, 2022. Payton II, who ...

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Billups Cites Mental Hurdles in Gary Payton II Injury Recovery (Blazer's Edge)

Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Blazers has shed some light on Gary Payton II's delayed return to the court. Prior to the Blazers game against Golden ...

[reported the defensive-minded guard ](https://www.blazersedge.com/2022/12/22/23523510/gary-payton-ii-portland-trail-blazers-golden-state-warriors-abdominal-surgery)was hoping to make his Blazers debut soon. [Portland Trail Blazers](https://www.blazersedge.com) coach Chauncey Blazers has shed some light on Gary Payton II’s delayed return to the court. I always tell people a lot of times like nobody really understands like when you have an injury, you have surgery, there’s not just the physical component that you have to get over, there’s a mental component as well.

Gary Payton II gets touching tribute from Warriors in ring ceremony (ClutchPoints)

Blazers guard Gary Payton II was given his championship ring from the Warriors in a pregame ceremony on Friday.

Payton underwent abdominal surgery in the off-season and was supposed to be ready to play for the start of the season. His return to the court kept getting pushed back although the Blazers seemingly The Blazers made their way to the Chase Center on Friday and it was then that the Warriors presented Payton with his championship ring as well as He has yet to suit up though for the Blazers this season. Throughout the 2022 postseason, Gary Payton put up 6.5 points per game, 3.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists while shooting 65.9 percent shooting from the field and 53.3 percent from the three-point line. In the Finals against the Boston Celtics, Payton averaged 7.0 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists while shooting 59.1 percent from the three-point line.

Draymond Green 'honored' to give Gary Payton II Warriors ... (NBC Sports Bay Area)

Gary Payton II will be in street clothes when the Portland Trail Blazers visit the Warriors on Friday night, but that won't stop his former teammates from ...

Payton being back on the Warriors' home court to shine in diamond will be both a remembrance and a reminder. There are a handful of players around the league who can come off the bench and score points in bunches. "Making it in the NBA is hard," Green said. Payton was that kind of ignitor and he became even more valuable as his offense expanded. One of the bigger problems has been trying to replace Payton's production. There's defying expectations, and then there's doing what Payton did for the Warriors last season. That won't stop Green and other former teammates from showing Payton a whole lot of love. Little did they know that Payton would end up being a key piece to bringing a Warriors championship back to The Bay. Over 12 playoff games, Payton, as he guarded some of the top scorers in the game, 6.5 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.2 steals per game while shooting 65.9 percent overall and 53.3 percent from deep. Plays one game and makes the team. "It wasn't quite done," Green said Friday to reporters after Warriors shootaround, hours before the Warriors take on Payton's Portland Trail Blazers at Chase Center. Payton's 10-day contract was coming to an end, thinking the same would be said for his time with the Warriors.

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