As expected, he went through all the stages, especially during Saturday’s collective training, so Gary Payton II should resume competition against Wolves this Sunday evening.
The final green light will be given a few hours before the start of the match, but the player’s feelings are good for the moment.
“I’m starting to be myself again”he assured for ESPN. “I’ve missed a lot of matches this season, so I’m ready to get back on the court. »
The 2022 champion suffered a right adductor injury and his last match dates back to February 8. He was then playing at the Blazers and his transfer to Golden State then caused a lot of ink to flow.
The Warriors forget their complaint
The Warriors had indeed accused the Portland franchise of having lacked transparency and not having specified that Payton II was taking anti-inflammatory treatment to be able to play despite his injury.
The transfer had almost collapsed and the Californian franchise reserved the right to file a complaint against that of Oregon. Eventually, tells us Chris Haynesthe leaders of Golden State abandoned this idea.
Place in the field now with a Payton II in form, but which will have a limited playing time at first, said Steve Kerr. Not to mention that, even if he knows this team well, he will have to fit into this mold again and there is very little time left before the playoffs to do so.
“Nothing is perfect in the NBA, especially at this time of the season,” notes the coach. “If he had spent the whole season with us, the transition would have been easier. But, the reality is, that’s not the case and some players haven’t really evolved with him. It will take time to set up combinations and game patterns.”
| Gary Payton II | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2016-17 | MIL | 6 | 17 | 36.4 | 11.1 | 60.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| 2017-18 * | All Teams | 23 | 10 | 40.5 | 24.0 | 33.3 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 3.0 |
| 2017-18 * | MIL | 12 | 9 | 39.4 | 16.7 | 66.7 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| 2017-18 * | ALL | 11 | 11 | 41.5 | 30.8 | 16.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 3.6 |
| 2018-19 | WAS | 3 | 5 | 62.5 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3.7 |
| 2019-20 | WAS | 29 | 15 | 41.4 | 28.3 | 50.0 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 3.9 |
| 2020-21 | GOS | 10 | 4 | 76.9 | 50.0 | 75.0 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| 2021-22 | GOS | 71 | 18 | 61.6 | 35.8 | 60.3 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 7.1 |
| 2022-23 | ORP | 15 | 17 | 58.5 | 52.9 | 100.0 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 4.1 |
| Total | 157 | 15 | 54.5 | 33.6 | 59.1 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 5.1 | |
