Gary Payton II
- Age
- 34
- Height
- 6'2"
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Experience
- 10 yrs
Ignore his worst category (scoring) and he's worth -2.29.
Steals and a 57% field-goal line in under 15 minutes — the per-minute defense never left. The role is too small and our games number too modest for anything beyond deep-league specialist duty.
Gary Payton II enters 2026-27 at #303 on our board — Round 26 value in a standard 12-team draft, projected for 6.5 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 14.5 minutes a night. The value is built on turnovers and field-goal percentage, with scoring the soft spot in the profile. He's a natural fit for punt-scoring builds — take that category out of the equation and his value climbs. Availability is the swing factor — we expect about 47 games, which is priced into his draft value.
GP = expected games this season (availability model + analyst judgment), not last year's total. DRAFT VAL = draft-day value (round/window-paced), used for draft decisions. MPG = projected minutes per game.
| Season | ValueG-score | GP | Projected per-game stats | Category value · G-score | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FGM | FG% | FTM | FT% | TO | USG% | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO | |||
| 2026-27projected | -3.92 | 47 | 14.5 | 6.5 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 57.4% | 0.4 | 76.3% | 0.7 | – | -1.62 | -0.95 | -1.07 | -0.32 | -0.58 | -1.00 | 0.46 | -0.04 | 1.22 |
Share of team plays a player uses while on the floor. The highlighted bar is our 2026-27 projection.
| Season | ValueG-score | GP | Per-game stats | Category value · G-score | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FGM | FG% | FTM | FT% | TO | USG% | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO | |||
| 2018-19WAS | -4.04 | 3 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 62.5% | – | 0.0% | 0.3 | 26.3% | -1.74 | -1.71 | -0.89 | -0.03 | -0.55 | -0.89 | 0.37 | -0.00 | 1.40 |
| 2019-20WAS | -4.23 | 29 | 14.9 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 41.4% | 0.1 | 50.0% | 0.7 | 13.4% | -1.73 | -1.05 | -0.73 | 0.17 | -0.67 | -0.93 | -0.21 | -0.17 | 1.08 |
| 2020-21GSW | -5.74 | 10 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 76.9% | 0.3 | 75.0% | 0.1 | 17.1% | -1.99 | -1.56 | -1.40 | -0.58 | -0.82 | -1.21 | 0.34 | -0.04 | 1.53 |
| 2021-22GSW | -2.63 | 71 | 17.6 | 7.1 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 61.6% | 0.5 | 60.3% | 0.6 | 14.4% | -1.29 | -0.77 | -1.11 | 0.57 | -0.54 | -0.86 | 0.60 | -0.30 | 1.07 |
| 2022-23GSW | -3.55 | 22 | 16.7 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 59.4% | 0.3 | 85.7% | 0.7 | 10.4% | -1.66 | -0.92 | -1.02 | 0.03 | -0.62 | -0.82 | 0.28 | 0.03 | 1.14 |
| 2023-24GSW | -4.09 | 44 | 15.5 | 5.5 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 56.3% | 0.3 | 60.9% | 0.6 | 13.6% | -1.59 | -1.10 | -1.17 | -0.10 | -0.45 | -0.96 | 0.28 | -0.19 | 1.19 |
| 2024-25GSW | -3.97 | 62 | 15.0 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 57.4% | 0.4 | 71.1% | 0.6 | 16.4% | -1.47 | -0.95 | -1.10 | -0.38 | -0.56 | -1.02 | 0.40 | -0.10 | 1.20 |
| 2025-26GSW | -3.43 | 73 | 15.6 | 7.5 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 58.3% | 0.3 | 65.0% | 0.8 | 18.5% | -1.40 | -0.81 | -0.93 | -0.22 | -0.56 | -0.94 | 0.50 | -0.14 | 1.07 |
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What round should I draft Gary Payton II in 2026-27 fantasy basketball?
Our board has Gary Payton II at #303 overall — Round 26 value in a standard 12-team draft. That already weighs expected games (about 47), not just the per-game line.
Is Gary Payton II a good fantasy basketball pick?
Mostly in deep leagues — he projects as a deep-league or streaming option at #303, helping most in turnovers and field-goal percentage, with scoring the main cost.
How many games will Gary Payton II play in 2026-27?
We project about 47 games — an expected-games estimate from our availability model plus analyst judgment, rather than a repeat of last season's total.
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