Gary Payton
🏆 All-Around🎯 Sharpshooter🔒 Lockdown

Scouting Summary
Gary Payton is a 4-year veteran point guard for the Rockets, profiling as an all-around. Over 81 games he is averaging 23.0 points, 6.4 rebounds and 8.8 assists in roughly 38 minutes a night. His game is defined by a dependable outside stroke (43% from three) and a disruptive defender (2.6 steals, 0.1 blocks per game). He carries a $3.4M cap hit and at 24 is squarely in his prime. Career honors include ROY and All-Defensive 2nd ×2.
Current Season · 81G
23.0PPG
6.4RPG
8.8APG
2.6SPG
0.1BPG
.436FG%
.4283P%
.829FT%
.533TSP
38.1MPG
Percentile vs PGs
Salary Outlook
Minimum-ish
$3.4MTotal (1 year)
$3.4MAAV
$3.4MThis year
Season History
🏅 League Honors: 🌟 ROY🛡 All-Defensive 2nd ×2
🎮 88 Players of the Game📅 5 Players of the Week💪 125 Double-Doubles🔥 14 Triple-Doubles
2047All-Star Rookie Game Participant
2047Rookie of the Year
2047All-Rookie Team
2048All-Defensive Second Team
2049All-Defensive Second Team
| Year | Team | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | FT% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2047 | Houston Rockets | 82 | 36.2 | 23.3 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 2.2 | 0.2 | .432 | .765 | .385 |
| 2048 | Houston Rockets | 82 | 38.2 | 26.5 | 6.5 | 7.7 | 2.5 | 0.2 | .449 | .761 | .405 |
| 2049 | Houston Rockets | 82 | 38.9 | 26.5 | 6.3 | 9.3 | 2.5 | 0.3 | .449 | .778 | .417 |
| 2050 | Houston Rockets | 81 | 38.1 | 23.0 | 6.4 | 8.8 | 2.6 | 0.1 | .436 | .829 | .428 |
| 2051 | Houston Rockets | 81 | 38.1 | 23.0 | 6.4 | 8.8 | 2.6 | 0.1 | .436 | .829 | .428 |
| Career (5 seasons) | 408 | — | 24.5 | 6.3 | 8.3 | 2.5 | 0.2 | .441 | .793 | .411 | |
Game Log · 81 games this season
| Day | Opp | Res | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | FAN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 118 | Lakers | L | 32 | 19 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8-15 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 62.3 |
| 116 | Raptors | L | 41 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10-23 | 2-7 | 8-8 | 69.3 |
| 115 | Wizards | W | 41 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6-12 | 1-2 | 5-6 | 59.8 |
| 114 | Spurs | W | 39 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7-13 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 41.3 |
| 110 | Timberwolves | L | 39 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-16 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 50.5 |
| 109 | Warriors | W | 41 | 35 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15-25 | 2-5 | 3-5 | 73.4 |
| 108 | 76ers | W | 36 | 33 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14-19 | 2-3 | 3-3 | 68.9 |
| 107 | Knicks | L | 30 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7-11 | 2-2 | 5-6 | 59.0 |
| 106 | Trailblazers | L | 42 | 29 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11-24 | 2-5 | 5-6 | 63.1 |
| 105 | Nuggets | L | 42 | 36 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 15-26 | 4-9 | 2-2 | 83.6 |
| 104 | Jazz | W | 38 | 31 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12-22 | 3-6 | 4-4 | 63.9 |
| 103 | Supersonics | L | 41 | 30 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9-22 | 3-5 | 9-10 | 74.9 |
| 102 | Pistons | W | 38 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8-20 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 41.4 |
| 101 | Lakers | W | 38 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8-19 | 0-2 | 8-8 | 66.1 |
| 99 | Thunder | L | 40 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7-18 | 4-6 | 4-4 | 42.9 |
| 98 | Hornets | L | 30 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4-13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 30.0 |
| 97 | Mavericks | L | 39 | 35 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11-25 | 5-6 | 8-8 | 68.1 |
| 96 | Warriors | W | 21 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 18.8 |
| 92 | Spurs | W | 40 | 27 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10-15 | 3-6 | 4-9 | 71.9 |
| 91 | Hawks | L | 38 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6-14 | 0-2 | 6-6 | 45.8 |
| 89 | Grizzlies | L | 38 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10-28 | 2-9 | 2-2 | 38.4 |
| 83 | Cavaliers | L | 23 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 24.1 |
| 80 | Hawks | W | 38 | 25 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9-28 | 5-12 | 2-3 | 52.1 |
| 79 | Thunder | L | 37 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9-26 | 0-4 | 8-10 | 39.0 |
| 78 | Supersonics | W | 40 | 31 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10-22 | 6-7 | 5-6 | 78.6 |
| 77 | Grizzlies | W | 39 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6-15 | 4-4 | 3-5 | 63.0 |
| 76 | Spurs | L | 42 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9-19 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 65.4 |
| 74 | Nets | L | 37 | 29 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11-22 | 3-5 | 4-6 | 76.5 |
| 73 | Supersonics | W | 39 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8-20 | 1-7 | 6-7 | 49.6 |
| 72 | Bucks | W | 37 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7-18 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 45.7 |
| 69 | Raptors | W | 44 | 24 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8-25 | 1-5 | 7-8 | 40.1 |
| 68 | Grizzlies | L | 38 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-14 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 46.7 |
| 67 | Bucks | W | 26 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9-15 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 48.3 |
| 65 | Magic | L | 40 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8-19 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 46.4 |
| 64 | Pacers | W | 37 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7-14 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 54.5 |
| 63 | Mavericks | L | 39 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 52.3 |
| 62 | Thunder | L | 41 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8-20 | 1-5 | 6-7 | 46.7 |
| 61 | Nuggets | W | 41 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9-21 | 4-6 | 4-4 | 58.3 |
| 59 | Kings | L | 40 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-11 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 43.7 |
| 58 | Warriors | W | 41 | 36 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13-25 | 3-6 | 7-8 | 85.7 |
| 56 | Jazz | L | 40 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10-17 | 2-4 | 7-7 | 62.2 |
| 55 | Trailblazers | W | 41 | 25 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7-22 | 3-6 | 8-8 | 66.8 |
| 54 | Timberwolves | L | 38 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11-24 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 70.0 |
| 52 | Thunder | L | 40 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6-16 | 0-4 | 1-1 | 34.9 |
| 50 | Trailblazers | W | 42 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11-23 | 3-4 | 4-6 | 53.8 |
| 49 | Spurs | W | 41 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6-14 | 3-6 | 4-6 | 64.7 |
| 47 | Mavericks | L | 30 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-16 | 0-5 | 1-1 | 19.8 |
| 46 | Kings | L | 40 | 35 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14-20 | 4-6 | 3-3 | 74.3 |
| 45 | Pacers | L | 39 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12-26 | 2-7 | 1-1 | 51.1 |
| 43 | Nuggets | L | 37 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6-16 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 40.2 |
| 39 | Lakers | L | 42 | 20 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8-18 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 47.9 |
| 37 | Pelicans | L | 41 | 29 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12-24 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 61.7 |
| 36 | Heat | L | 37 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8-21 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 42.7 |
| 35 | Jazz | L | 43 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 8-22 | 1-4 | 2-4 | 32.1 |
| 33 | Warriors | W | 41 | 26 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10-19 | 2-6 | 4-4 | 59.6 |
| 32 | Timberwolves | W | 25 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | 0-2 | 5-5 | 50.3 |
| 31 | Jazz | L | 40 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8-22 | 2-8 | 6-7 | 55.2 |
| 29 | Lakers | L | 49 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7-22 | 3-5 | 4-4 | 59.9 |
| 28 | Pistons | L | 42 | 23 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10-33 | 2-7 | 1-1 | 55.1 |
| 27 | Grizzlies | L | 42 | 31 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11-29 | 3-8 | 6-9 | 67.6 |
| 24 | Nuggets | W | 41 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6-16 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 55.7 |
| 23 | Heat | W | 44 | 23 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8-25 | 4-7 | 3-4 | 56.6 |
| 22 | Suns | W | 38 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9-19 | 1-3 | 5-8 | 68.2 |
| 21 | Wizards | L | 41 | 33 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12-24 | 4-6 | 5-7 | 74.9 |
| 20 | Hornets | L | 40 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13-26 | 5-11 | 6-8 | 79.4 |
| 19 | Kings | L | 26 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-11 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 29.4 |
| 18 | Suns | L | 24 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-13 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 42.0 |
| 17 | Magic | W | 40 | 42 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16-27 | 5-7 | 5-6 | 86.0 |
| 16 | Timberwolves | W | 40 | 40 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15-24 | 4-9 | 6-8 | 85.8 |
| 15 | Pelicans | L | 42 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10-17 | 6-9 | 3-4 | 81.6 |
| 14 | 76ers | L | 41 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9-20 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 54.9 |
| 12 | Knicks | L | 31 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-14 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 52.0 |
| 11 | Supersonics | W | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9-22 | 1-5 | 4-5 | 64.7 |
| 10 | Kings | L | 25 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-12 | 0-5 | 6-6 | 28.3 |
| 9 | Mavericks | L | 41 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8-27 | 2-7 | 2-3 | 28.6 |
| 8 | Suns | L | 41 | 27 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11-26 | 2-7 | 3-4 | 72.1 |
| 7 | Cavaliers | L | 35 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10-20 | 4-10 | 1-1 | 67.6 |
| 6 | Suns | L | 38 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-21 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 47.6 |
| 5 | Nets | W | 23 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 1-4 | 3-5 | 35.9 |
| 2 | Trailblazers | L | 15 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 30.4 |
| 1 | Celtics | W | 24 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9-15 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 44.7 |
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