Classic Photos of Gary Payton

SI Staff | Sep 5, 2013

Classic Photos of Gary Payton

Gary Payton

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Gary Payton was to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Sept. 8. Payton made nine All-Star teams and nine All-Defensive first teams during his 17-year career, the first 12-plus of which were spent in Seattle, where he led the SuperSonics to the 1996 NBA Finals. The Glove, who starred at Oregon State before Seattle made him the No. 2 pick in the 1990 draft, also won an NBA title with the 2006-07 Heat and had late-career stints with Milwaukee, the Lakers and Boston.

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