Like fine wine, Gary Payton's game only improved with age. In the late 1990s, after the Seattle SuperSonics transitioned from Shawn Kemp's high-flying style and handed full control to Payton, GP rose ...

For the first time this NBA season, Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones go to the Dunker Spot mailbag! They answer questions about league-wide defensive trends, potential shifts to the Heat's offense, ...

When he is enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame this week, Jason Kidd will have his mentor, Gary Payton, on stage with him. Kidd and Payton both grew up in the Oakland area and ...

Vernon Maxwell speaks highly of Gary Payton, highlighting the intensity and fearlessness that made him one of the league’s toughest defenders. He recalls how Payton’s confidence and nonstop trash talk ...

It was three years ago, after the Warriors’ improbable 2022 NBA championship run, that they were faced with a dilemma of having to part ways with one of two revered role players among coaches, ...

The Golden State Warriors could be set to reunite with veteran guard Gary Payton II on a new deal in free agency — but not until Jonathan Kuminga‘s future is finally settled one way or the other.