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Gary Payton is a basketball player, born on July 23, 1968 in Oakland, California, United States. That puts Gary Payton at 58 years old in 2026. Education on record includes Skyline High School and Oregon State University. Listed accolades include NBA All-Defensive Team (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999), NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award (1996) and All-NBA Team (1998). The listed height is 193 cm.
My Take
Gary "The Glove" Payton is my idea of a complete competitor. Winning Defensive Player of the Year as a guard in 1996 is almost unheard of, and it captures everything that made him special: relentless on-ball pressure paired with elite scoring. But what I love most is the attitude, the trash talk, the Oakland edge, the way he beat opponents mentally before he beat them on the floor. The string of All-Defensive selections tells you he wasn't a flash in the pan but a nightly menace. Widely ranked among the greatest point guards ever, and rightly so.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Gary Payton
- Name (Japanese)
- ゲイリー・ペイトン
- Reading
- げいりー・ぺいとん
- Born
- July 23, 1968 (age 58)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Monkey
- Origin
- Oakland, California, United States
- Height
- 193 cm
- Occupation
- basketball player
2. Background
- High school
- Skyline High School
- University
- Oregon State University
Awards & achievements
- 1994 NBA All-Defensive Team
- 1995 NBA All-Defensive Team
- 1996 NBA All-Defensive Team
- 1996 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award
- 1997 NBA All-Defensive Team
- 1998 NBA All-Defensive Team
- 1998 All-NBA Team
- 1999 NBA All-Defensive Team
3. Links
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Gary Payton born?
Born July 23, 1968 (age 58).
Where is Gary Payton from?
Gary Payton is from Oakland, California, United States.
What does Gary Payton do?
Gary Payton works as basketball player.
How tall is Gary Payton?
Gary Payton is 193 cm.
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