Everything has finally accelerated for Gary Payton II the last days. After recovering his champion ring during the passage of Portland on the floor of the Warriors, the son of Gary Payton was finally able to play in his new colors last night.
Operated on the level of the abdominal strap this summer, he was able to play 13 minutes, the time to register 7 points, take 2 rebounds and deliver 4 assists. Icing on the cake, the Blazers exploded the Pistons (135-106).
After the meeting, it was time for relief for GP II.
“It feels good to be able to play with the guys, get used to everyone, see how everyone moves and what everyone likes to do”, did he declare before evoking these long months of convalescence on the sidelines. “It was frustrating. I was tired of watching my friends play. With my profile, my only way to help and to be available to play. That was the most frustrating thing, not being able to help my team. Now that I’m here, it’s better. We had a great game, especially in attack. It was flying everywhere, there was an infectious energy that pushed everyone.
Chauncey Billups also sees his return with a good eye while the coach also recovered Jusuf Nurkic (sick). In 13 minutes, the Blazers were able to see what their first reinforcement of 2023 was capable of.
“I thought he looked good. As I told you before the game, it will have an impact on both sides of the pitch. It is his strength. He’s a disrupter defensively, and offensively, he’s truly unique. He plays on a register that is not usually that of the backs. He causes problems for the opponent. He did a great job with his playing time in this match., did he rejoice. “Few teams have a player like him (…). In attack, he is a very good passer, he puts his 3-pointers in the corner, and he is a great screener. He is also a good second creator on the field. He does a lot of things. It’s like a Swiss army knife.
| Gary Payton II | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | 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 |
| Total | 142 | 15 | 54.2 | 32.0 | 57.1 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 5.2 | |
