Gary Payton II is close to signing a multi-year deal with the Portland Trail blazers, according to his agent,
Sources told Spears that the Portland Trail blazers are expected to sign Payton to a three-year deal. Sources told Spears that the Warriors offered a taxpayer mid level exception.
He has a connection to the Bay Area and his father is a Hall of Fame guard. His father was a player for the Seattle Super Sonics. During his time at Oregon State, he played for two years.
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He finally found a fit in Golden State that allowed his game to flourish after bouncing around the league since his first year in the league.
When he came out of college, he was seen as a point guard, but when he joined the Warriors, he was used more as a forward.
A defensive rating of 100 is good for 40th in the league and sixth-best amongst players who played around the same minutes.
The fact that he added a little more shooting to his arsenal made him a morerounded player, as he was successful against some of the league's best big men.