<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/warriors-news-brandin-podziemski-identifies-gary-payton-iis-twin-brother-on-roster');   ga('set', 'title', 'Warriors’ Brandin Podziemski identifies Gary Payton II’s ‘twin brother’ on roster');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Warriors-news-Brandin-Podziemski-identifies-Gary-Payton-II-twin-brother-on-roster.jpg"></figure><h1>Warriors’ Brandin Podziemski identifies Gary Payton II’s ‘twin brother’ on roster</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-02T21:09:56-07:00">October 2nd, 9:09pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-02T21:09:56-07:00">October 2nd, 9:09pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Golden State Warriors, in the aftermath of franchise legend Klay Thompson’s departure in free agency, decided to return to their “Strength in Numbers” ethos. They signed multiple key pieces in De’Anthony Melton, Buddy Hield, and Kyle Anderson as they look towards filling the void Thompson left as a collective. Brandin Podziemski, in particular, appears <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-brandin-podziemski-details-new-energy-before-training-camp">headed for a breakout sophomore season</a> considering the huge role he’s about to play for the Dubs.</p><p>But again, Podziemski is not about to do it by his lonesome. He will get plenty of help from the Warriors’ impressive guard depth, and they appear to be getting back to their stifling perimeter defense roots. The Dubs already had one of the best guard defenders in basketball in Gary Payton II, but then they added Melton — a pairing that Podziemski <a href="https://twitter.com/957thegame/status/1841646426092446053" rel="noopener">has been impressed with</a> at the start of training camp.</p><p>“[Melton’s defense has] been good. Feel like he could be twin brothers with Gary. They both kinda look the same. Both love defense,” Podziemski told reporters during training camp, via 95.7 The Game on X (formerly known as Twitter).</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“It’s been good. Feel like he could be twin brothers with Gary.”</p><p>Podz on what he’s seen from Melton defensively <a href="https://t.co/Jy8uinjjCR">pic.twitter.com/Jy8uinjjCR</a></p><p>— 95.7 The Game (@957thegame) <a href="https://twitter.com/957thegame/status/1841646426092446053?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 3, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Something has to be said for the Warriors employing an iron sharpens iron approach. Podziemski said that he is having to expand his game while being covered by stifling defenders in Melton and Payton, which could only be good thing for the Dubs moving forward.</p><p>“So for me, being able to go against that and vice versa, me playing defense against them, has been great. I think the better they are defensively now, the better it makes guys like me and [Stephen Curry] during the regular season,” Podziemski added.</p><p>The best part about the Warriors’ backcourt depth is that there seems to be no skillset overlap among their players. Everyone can make each other better at certain areas, and head coach Steve Kerr will have the luxury to mix and match depending on matchups. The Dubs already seem to be reaping the rewards of training camp.</p><h2><b>Stephen Curry and Brandin Podziemski lead the Warriors’ stacked backcourt</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Warriors-guard-Brandin-Podziemski_b08c7f.jpg"></figure><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/why-stephen-curry-warriors-believe-relevancy-klay-thompson-loss">Warriors’ title-winning teams</a> have always boasted quality depth, but over the past few seasons, they have been stretched thin, thanks in large part to the considerable financial investment they had in their core pieces. But with Klay Thompson gone, it freed up the opportunity for the Dubs to load up once again. They have as many as 12 players who can be viable rotation players for them next season.</p><p>Steve Kerr has always prioritized skill and system fit over size, which means that the Warriors’ backcourt will once again be looked at as a major source of production for the team. Stephen Curry showed during the 2024 Paris Olympics that he has plenty of gas left in the tank, while Brandin Podziemski, on the back of an impressive rookie season, seems to have all the runway in the world for a breakout campaign.</p><p>But behind Curry and Podziemski, the Warriors have an embarrassment of riches. Podziemski already alluded to the twin brotherhood of De’Anthony Melton and Gary Payton II; Melton provides more shooting and ballhandling than Payton does, but Payton is a better finisher and cutter. Buddy Hield is also around to provide some top-tier spacing, while Moses Moody could also provide some solid minutes for the team at the two if more size is needed.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Warriors’ Brandin Podziemski identifies Gary Payton II’s ‘twin brother’ on roster

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-news-gary-payton-lands-college-basketball-coaching-job');   ga('set', 'title', 'Gary Payton lands college basketball coaching job');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/NBA-news-Gary-Payton-lands-college-basketball-coaching-job.jpg"></figure><h1>Gary Payton lands college basketball coaching job</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-07T19:27:57-07:00">September 7th, 7:27pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-07T19:27:57-07:00">September 7th, 7:27pm</time><address><a href="https://haydencilley.wixsite.com/hayden-cilley-s-port">Hayden Cilley</a>Hayden Cilley joined ClutchPoints in August 2024 as a Phoenix Suns and Mercury reporter, as well as an Associate Editor. Hayden graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University while covering events like the 2023 NCAA Men's Final Four, the 2024 Vrbo Fiesta Bowl and the Arizona State men's swim and dive team. He recently covered the Phoenix Mercury for The Next Hoops and PHNX Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Basketball Hall-of-Famer Gary Payton Sr. found his <a href="https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/41166128/sources-gary-payton-sr-new-basketball-coach-college-alameda">second collegiate basketball coaching job</a> on Saturday. He will be the men’s basketball head coach at the College of Alameda in Alameda, California, according to ESPN. Payton will make his debut after being the head coach at the NAIA school, Lincoln University in Oakland, California for the past three seasons.</p><p>College of Alameda athletic director Ramaundo Vaughn talked about why Payton is the right fit for his program.</p><p>“Gary Payton is the right choice for the College Of Alameda for a number of reasons,” Vaughn said. “Gary has always been a leader and winner. We know that Coach Payton will hold our athletes accountable on the court, in the classroom, and in the community.</p><p>“During the interview process, he spoke about having our student-athletes in the community, giving back. The energy and passion that he brings along with his genuine love for the East Bay is unmatched. The opportunity for our players to learn from one of the all-time NBA greats and an Olympic gold medalist is one that we knew we could not afford to pass up.”</p><h2><b>What can NBA Hall-of-Famer Gary Payton bring to the College of Alameda?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Gary-Payton-takes-over-as-College-of-Alameda-mens-basketball-coach.jpg"><figcaption>© Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Payton has more head coaching experience than one might think. When Ice Cube’s basketball league, the Big 3 formed, Payton became the head coach of the 3 Headed Monsters. He then coached another team, Bivouac for the 2023 season.</p><p>Payton has a resume unlike any other player in his position. The former Seattle Supersonics point guard <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/25-greatest-point-guards-nba-history-ranked">garnered his nickname “The Glove” for a reason</a>. He ended up as the first-ever point guard to win Defensive Player of the Year in 1996. His defensive tenacity and aggressive style led him to be a menace on the court.</p><p>Stories of Payton’s trash talk circulate all around the NBA. Former teammates Dwyane Wade and Shaquille O’Neal know what it’s like. People within the Big 3 know how Payton can start chirping. Even Payton’s own <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-gary-payton-ii-on-his-dad-trash-talking-him-as-a-kid">son knows all about his father’s trash talk</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Uncensored all-access footage showing how heated BIG3 games get with Gary Payton talking trash and coaching his team to a victory! <a href="https://t.co/eisOvb0I9w">pic.twitter.com/eisOvb0I9w</a></p><p>— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ballislife/status/1818393540965110221?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 30, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Still, it’s much more than Payton’s competitiveness that stands out as a coach. His IQ, pace of play and ability to break down a defense were mesmerizing, Even Hall-of-Famer Kevin Garnett <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2woYY7zzYEE&amp;embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwp.clutchpoints.com%2F&amp;source_ve_path=OTY3MTQ" rel="noopener">mentioned a story</a> on the All The Smoke podcast with Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson about Payton controlling the entire game.</p><p>As Garnett mentioned, Payton trash-talked to get advantages for his team. Although Payton might not be able to talk trash as much as head coach, he can still influence the game. He knows how to manipulate calls, run an offense and play a role effectively, something that the players of the College of Alameda would benefit from tremendously.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Gary Payton lands college basketball coaching job

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/warriors-news-gary-payton-ii-major-contract-decision-free-agency');   ga('set', 'title', 'Warriors’ Gary Payton II makes $9.1 million contract decision before free agency');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Warriors-news-Gary-Payton-II-makes-9.1-million-contract-decision-before-free-agency.jpg"></figure><h1>Warriors’ Gary Payton II makes $9.1 million contract decision before free agency</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-06-19T09:19:36-07:00">June 19th, 9:19am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-06-19T09:38:59-07:00">June 19th, 9:38am</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Although there was some talk that he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-gary-payton-ii-open-warriors-return-but-theres-a-catch">could opt out of his contract</a> in order to restructure his current deal, Gary Payton II had decided to <a href="https://x.com/kendra__andrews/status/1803459134630797630" rel="noopener">opt into</a> his $9.1 million player option to remain with the Golden State Warriors for the 2024-25 season, according to ESPN’s Kendra Andrews.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">🚨 Gary Payton II is opting in to his $9.1 million player option to return to the Warriors next season, per <a href="https://twitter.com/kendra__andrews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@kendra__andrews</a>. <a href="https://t.co/R01gbtE5lW">pic.twitter.com/R01gbtE5lW</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints NBA (@ClutchPointsNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsNBA/status/1803460389755068820?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 19, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Payton, whom the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-trade-grades-after-sending-away-james-wiseman-bringing-back-gary-payton-ii">Warriors re-acquired</a> during the 2022-23 season after letting him go in free agency, has proven to be an essential part of the Warriors’ success defensively. By opting into his contract with the Warriors, Payton will now be able to agree to terms on a new deal with the organization during the offseason to ensure his long-term status.</p><p>However, Golden State’s payroll continues to rise with this decision by Payton. Already projected to be a second apron tax team, the Warriors will face some difficult decisions pertaining to the rest of their roster. In addition to the Warriors having to decide on keeping or releasing Chris Paul and Kevon Looney, they will also face the scenario of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-could-klay-thompsons-role-impacting-warriors-contract-dispute">Klay Thompson being an unrestricted free agent</a> this offseason.</p><p>Money was set to become a major factor for the Warriors at some point during their championship run, and it seems like everything is beginning to catch up to them ahead of the 2024-25 season. The good news is that Payton, a fan favorite and vocal leader for this team, isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.</p><p>This past season, Payton played in only 44 games for the Warriors due to multiple injuries. The 31-year-old averaged 5.5 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 0.9 steals in roughly 15.5 minutes per game while shooting 36.4 percent from three-point range.</p><p>The Warriors have utilized Payton as a 3-and-D player who can virtually fill any position on the court. The value and energy he brings defensively can’t be replaced, which is why the Warriors decided to bring Payton back during the 2022-23 season after initially letting him sign a deal with the Portland Trail Blazers.</p><p>The problem with Payton opting into his contract is that the Warriors now have their backs up against the wall in terms of choosing who they are going to have to let go of.</p><h2><b>How Gary Payton II’s contract impacts Warriors’ offseason plans</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Klay-Thompson-and-Gary-Payton-II-leave-the-court.jpg"><figcaption>Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>The Warriors are not in a good position entering the offseason. Not only did they miss the playoffs, but they were going to be faced with financial problems regardless of whether Payton opted into or out of his contract. In the event that Payton had decided to opt out and become a free agent, the Warriors’ payroll situation would have become a lot clearer, especially as they look to keep Klay Thompson.</p><p>However, now that he has opted in, the team’s payroll sits at roughly $174 million, just about $15 million under the second apron. If they were to <a href="https://x.com/YossiGozlan/status/1803459682574671939">waive Paul and Looney</a>, then Golden State would be about $32 million below the $171.3 million luxury tax line entering free agency, according to NBA capologist Yossi Gozlan. Essentially, this would give them the money needed to retain Thompson.</p><p>Aside from what is to happen with Looney, Paul, and Thompson, there are also questions about what Payton opting into his contract actually means. Will he finish out this deal and sign a new one with the Warriors, or could Payton’s moderately-sized contract be utilized in a trade for the Warriors to add an immediate upgrade in search of another title?</p><p>All options are on the table for the Warriors as they approach the 2024 NBA Draft and free agency. This is a critical offseason for them.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Warriors’ Gary Payton II makes $9.1 million contract decision before free agency

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/grizzlies-news-wild-gary-payton-hubie-brown-confrontation-recalled-shane-battier');   ga('set', 'title', 'Wild Gary Payton, Hubie Brown confrontation recalled by Shane Battier');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/What-famous-bald-NBA-players-looked3.jpg"></figure><h1>Wild Gary Payton, Hubie Brown confrontation recalled by Shane Battier</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-05-22T10:00:00-07:00">May 22nd, 10:00am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-05-22T10:00:00-07:00">May 22nd, 10:00am</time><address><a>Scotty White</a>Scotty White is a graduate of the University of Michigan and has been in the sports journalism industry since 2020. He has covered athletics at the University of Michigan and the University of Southern California and is now serving as an Associate Editor and Chicago Bulls beat writer at ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Hubie Brown is 90 years old, and he is now a basketball commentator for ESPN. However, before his broadcasting days, Brown was a head coach in the NBA. His most recent job in the NBA was with the Memphis Grizzlies from 2002-2004. One player that was on the Grizzlies during that time is Shane Battier, and he recently recalled a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/duke-basketball-news-shane-battier-eye-opening-tom-izzo-reason-choosing-blue-devils-over-michigan-state">bizarre story regarding Brown</a> and Gary Payton that happened at a Los Angeles Lakers-<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-grizzlies-consider-no-9-pick-trade-ja-morant-returns">Grizzlies game back when</a> Brown was the head coach of Memphis.</p><p>The Lakers and the Grizzlies were battling things out on the court, but the game wasn’t very close. However, tensions were high because of a feud that was going on between Gary Payton and Hubie Brown. Shane Battier recently appeared on The OG’s Podcast W/ Udonis Haslem &amp; Mike Miller, and here is how the situation was described.</p><p>Shane Battier: “So <a href="https://youtu.be/Oiidg7B7wNo?t=2629" rel="noopener">we’re playing them in</a> Staples, and the Lakers are rolling, they got GP (Gary Payton), they got Karl Malone, they’re rolling, and you know we’re the Grizzlies and they kick our a*s. So Earl Watson, our guard, had a relationship with Gary from his time in Seattle, so GP’s just talking, talking, talking to Earl, and they’re kicking our a*s. During the game Hubie (Brown) says ‘Hey, don’t talk to my player like that.'”</p><p>Mike Miller: “He actually says too all the time, ‘Hey GP, ‘Why don’t you shut the f—k up Jack.'”</p><p>Shane Battier: “True story.”</p><p>Mike Miller: “And I’m kind of standing there, and GP looks at me saying, ‘I guess I got to shut the f**k up dawg’ like I don’t know what to tell you, I’m not going to say nothing about you.”</p><p>Shane Battier: “So GP and him (Hubie Brown) go toe to toe during the game, I’ve never seen a coach and a player go toe to toe during a game. So everyone steps in, technical fouls, and GP’s like ‘I’ll see you after the game old man.'”</p><p>Shane Battier: “We’re on the bus and sure enough GP’s waiting for Hubie at the bus. GP confronts him, face to face…”</p><p>Mike Miller: “Hubie says one of the most gangster things I’ve ever heard by the way at this time.”</p><p>Shane Battier: “So they’re face to face and GP says ‘You’re not so tough now old man are you.’ Hubie grabs his shirt like this.”</p><p>Mike Miller: “I’m telling Shaq, ‘Shaq come here…'”</p><p>Shane Battier: “And Hubie says, ‘I hope you brought a lunch pale Jack, it’s going to be a long day'”</p><p>Mike Miller: “After that happens, then Hubie walks up on the bus, he addresses the team and says ‘You see that s**t Jack, don’t back down from nobody Jack, unless they got a gun or knife.'”</p><p>That’s quite the bizarre story. Hubie Brown wasn’t backing down back then. Brown had a long coaching career, and it is impressive to see him still in the broadcasting game now even though he is 90. He is clearly a resilient guy that has no trouble facing some adversity.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Wild Gary Payton, Hubie Brown confrontation recalled by Shane Battier

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/warriors-news-gary-payton-ii-open-warriors-return-but-theres-a-catch');   ga('set', 'title', 'Gary Payton II open to Warriors return, but there’s a catch');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/7305417391-1.jpg"></figure><h1>Gary Payton II open to Warriors return, but there’s a catch</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-04-17T12:46:01-07:00">April 17th, 12:46pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-04-17T20:49:18-07:00">April 17th, 8:49pm</time><address><a>Christopher Smith</a>Christopher Smith is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints. The Aurora, Illinois native earned a degree in philosophy from Creighton University, where he also competed as a Division 1 Cross Country runner. Smith has previously written for FanSided and Last Word on Sports, and his primary interests lie within the NBA and distance running.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Golden State Warriors are coming off a tough 118-94 <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-stephen-curry-drops-emotional-truth-bomb-on-possible-end-of-big-3">NBA Play-In Tournament loss</a> to the Sacramento Kings. Questions about many players’ futures on the team arose after the defeat. Nevertheless, Gary Payton II has taken a decisive stance about his contract with Golden State ahead of the NBA free agency period.</p><p>Payton wants to return to the Warriors, but the catch is he has a player option for the next season and is willing to renegotiate his contract to free up money for the team.</p><p>“I would <a href="https://twitter.com/MarcJSpears/status/1780654137446953346">love to come back</a> and run it back. Better yet, just redo my whole deal and stay here for a little bit longer. We’ll figure it out,” Payton said, per Marc J. Spears.</p><p>Payton finished his fourth season with Golden State in 2023-24. He averaged 5.5 points, 2.6 rebounds, 0.9 steals, and shot 36.4% on three-pointers in 44 games. A season prior, Payton only played seven games with the Warriors due to a torn calf injury. He had just come off a 15-game stint with the Portland Trail Blazers.</p><p>Payton’s stats may not be eye-popping, but he is a significant presence for Golden State. After joining the team during the 2020-21 season, Payton made an impeccable impact the following year. He amassed a career-high 7.1 points and 1.4 steals in 71 games. More importantly, he helped the Warriors win their fourth NBA championship during the summer of 2022.</p><p>It will be interesting to see how the Warriors handle Gary Payton II’s contract ahead of many pivotal off-season decisions. Most notably, Klay Thompson’s NBA free agency decision will partially determine how the franchise proceeds with its stars.</p><p>Thompson will be an unrestricted free agent, as his $43.2 million contract is expiring. Like Payton, Thompson has expressed a desire to stay with Golden State, but is keeping him on the roster best for the team?</p><h2><b>Warriors contemplate big decisions after disappointing postseason exit</b></h2><p>Thompson has the support of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-stephen-curry-drops-emotional-truth-bomb-on-possible-end-of-big-3">Golden State’s franchise player</a>. After Tuesday night’s loss to the Kings, Stephen Curry admired the way Thompson handled the season, despite his poor zero-point performance.</p><p>“Everybody’s gonna talk about one game and I know he wanted to play better, but we go through so much over 82 games, and the fact that he was able to turn his season around with a new role, adjusting to coming off the bench for a long period and then back in the starting lineup, really just having fun playing basketball and being at peace out there,” Curry said, per ClutchPoints’ Jack Winter.</p><p>“I’m more worried about that because I know he’s a true champion, and we all prepare ourselves to play our best when the lights are bright. When it doesn’t happen, nobody needs to tell you anything. Because all we wanna do is win. Numbers aside, that’s the only thing that matters,” Curry added.</p><p>Klay Thompson’s slump extends past his Play-In performance against the Kings. The 34-year-old put up 17.9 points per game and shot 38.7% on threes in 2023-24, both of which were below his career averages.</p><p>Nevertheless, Curry is not concerned with Thompson’s dip in production. As long as Thompson plays his role and helps the team win Curry is satisfied.</p><p>All in all, it will be interesting to see how Golden State handles its crucial contracts going into the 2024 NBA free agency period.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2023-24 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
5.5	2.6	1.1	0.4	0.9

2023-24 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
5.5	2.6	1.1	0.4	0.9

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