American professional basketball player
American professional basketball player
American professional basketball player
Gary Dwayne Payton II is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a junior and senior playing college basketball for the Oregon State Beavers, Payton was named first-team All-Pac-12 as well as Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year.[1] He is the son of NBA Hall of Famer Gary Payton. His nickname is "The Mitten," a reference to his father's nickname "The Glove", although he prefers the nickname "Young Glove."