JANUARY 21: The Wizards have officially signed Payton, the team announced today in a press release. His contract will run through next Wednesday, January 30.
JANUARY 20: The Wizards will fill their roster opening by signing guard Gary Payton II to a 10-day contract, tweets ESPN’s Marc J. Spears. The signing is expected to take place tomorrow, which will be the deadline for Washington to get back to the 14-man roster limit, two weeks after waiving Ron Baker.
This is the latest NBA opportunity for the 26-year-old guard, who was in training camp with the Trail Blazers before being waived prior to the start of the season. Payton appeared in a combined 23 games last season — 12 with the Bucks and 11 with the Lakers — averaging 3.0 points per night. He also played six games for Milwaukee during the 2016/17 season.
Payton returned to the G League last month, signing with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. He posted a 19.2/8.2/6.6 line in 13 games.
Arthur, you linked his father
Careful, they delete comments like that.
They seem to do that whenever possible. The father links I mean.
This will be the first team he’s on that his father wasn’t. Time to make that legacy GPII.
Solid signing. It’s amazing how well this Wizards team has played without Wall.
I know Wall has issues, but it just seems hard to believe that the team is this much better without him.
When Wall is going full speed in the open court, there’s really no one better. Sublime talent. Maybe derailed by injuries/attitude?
There’s nobody better than Wall in the open court except, you know, Lebron, Westbrook, Giannis…
I look at the run with Paul pierce and the year before. That was walls team and was about the same talent if not less talented than this one, but somehow they play worse now. I think there was just better on court chemistry then. But you’re right. Wall is so smooth around the rim. I’ve seen countless around the back layups that he makes look easy
With GO you have an adequate replacement Croat during his time with Lakers wasn’t a feature guy
Gp sorry boutbthat