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We have taken our 78 greatest defensive NBA players ever list and split it into five positions: point guards, shooting guards ...

Payton (ankle) is off the injury report for Friday's game against the Kings. Payton is set to return to game action after missing the club's final matchup before the All-Star break due to a right ...

Hindsight is 20/20, but when you are nearly nine years removed from a certain draft, it can be pretty easy to go back and ...

While expansion is not imminent, the NBA maintains its ongoing connection to Seattle through preseason games and the presence ...

and were looking to close out an impressive win over the best team in the Western Conference. Enter Gary Payton II, who received the ball from a driving Dennis Schröder and got all the way up ...

Take a look back at this story on how Kobe turned around his defensive mindset after working with Gary Payton during the 2000 All-Star Weekend practice!

Remember the run Andrew Wiggins, Kevon Looney and Gary Payton II went on in the 2022 NBA ... They had the best plus/minus on the team, and collectively went 15 of 17 from the free-throw line.

The Los Angeles Lakers have acquired Luka Doncic in a major trade but are still pursuing Kevon Looney and Gary Payton II from the Golden State Warrior ...

NBA notables, including Damian Lillard and Gary Payton, have openly endorsed Seattle as a prime candidate for an NBA team. Damian Lillard, who has spent 11 seasons with the Portland Trail Blazers ...