Gary Payton II
Age 33 · 6'3" · 195 lb · USA
Rookie 2017 · 344 games · 35 playoff games
DPM · #203 of 519
-0.1Historical comps
Comps & futures
The ten most similar player-seasons since 1996-97 at the same age, and what happened to them next.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucious Harris 2003-04 | 33 | -0.5 | -1.9, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 86 |
| Bobby Jackson 2006-07 | 34 | -0.5 | -0.5, -1.5, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 85 |
| Matt Barnes 2013-14 | 34 | 0.0 | +0.7, -1.3, -1.9, under 10 games, under 10 games | 85 |
| Stephen Jackson 2011-12 | 34 | -0.8 | -1.0, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 85 |
| Bryon Russell 2003-04 | 33 | -0.7 | -0.7, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 84 |
| Rick Fox 2002-03 | 33 | -0.3 | -0.9, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 84 |
| Eric Piatkowski 2004-05 | 34 | -0.2 | -0.9, -2.5, -3.8, under 10 games, under 10 games | 84 |
| Chris Morris 1998-99 | 33 | -0.2 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 84 |
| Jim Jackson 2003-04 | 33 | -0.3 | -1.8, -3.2, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 83 |
| John Starks 1998-99 | 33 | -0.5 | -0.9, -1.7, -2.7, under 10 games, under 10 games | 83 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Gary's 2026-27 at the same age: DPM and its offense/defense split, the two seasons before, box-score profile, height, experience and age. Each comp counts once, at his closest season, weighted by the match. Hover or focus a comp to trace his next five seasons. A website presentation, not a DARKO model output.
Around the league
Top 10 comps today
Current players closest to Gary Payton II's current profile, by DARKO ratings, age and projected box-score style.
- -0.1DPMDPM Offense -0.4 Defense +0.3 Per 100 possessions:20.4points9.6rebounds4.1assistsP/R/A100.0
- +0.3DPMDPM Offense -0.5 Defense +0.8 Per 100 possessions:19.7points10.8rebounds4.1assistsP/R/A84.7
- -0.2DPMDPM Offense +0.1 Defense -0.3 Per 100 possessions:19.9points7.9rebounds2.9assistsP/R/A84.4
- -0.7DPMDPM Offense -0.6 Defense 0.0 Per 100 possessions:24.7points7.1rebounds3.7assistsP/R/A82.8
- -0.8DPMDPM Offense -0.9 Defense +0.1 Per 100 possessions:17.4points5.2rebounds4.2assistsP/R/A82.2
- +0.4DPMDPM Offense +0.4 Defense -0.1 Per 100 possessions:20.2points5.6rebounds4.8assistsP/R/A80.8
- -0.6DPMDPM Offense -0.8 Defense +0.1 Per 100 possessions:20.9points6.3rebounds5.3assistsP/R/A80.6
- +1.1DPMDPM Offense +0.2 Defense +0.8 Per 100 possessions:23.1points9.3rebounds3.7assistsP/R/A80.1
- +0.1DPMDPM Offense -0.3 Defense +0.4 Per 100 possessions:23.0points11.0rebounds1.9assistsP/R/A79.8
- +0.8DPMDPM Offense 0.0 Defense +0.8 Per 100 possessions:18.2points11.6rebounds7.0assistsP/R/A79.8
How these matches work
Each player's latest published profile is compared with today's league. The score uses standardized differences in DPM, offense, defense, age, scoring, assists, rebounds, blocks, steals, turnovers, three-point shot share and free-throw rate. DPM and age carry the most weight. Historical trajectory and a same-age cutoff are not used here.
100 is an identical profile, so a current player is his own first match. Scores fall by 8 points per unit of weighted distance, down to zero. This is a similarity index, not a probability. Box-score figures are projections per 100 possessions, so playing time does not distort the comparison.
Value
Contract & longevity
DARKO's fair salary from projected wins against Gary Payton II's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $11.3M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $2.3M
- Actual
- Surplus
- +$9.0M
- Value minus salary
- WARP
- 2.0
- Wins above replacement
- Seasons left
- 0.8
- Projected
- Retires at
- 34.7
- Projected age
Career
Season by season
DPM going into each season's last game, since 1996-97.
| Season | Team | Age | Games | MPG | DPM | Off | Def | For his age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 so far | GSW | 33 | 1 | 18.3 | -0.24 | -0.35 | +0.11 | — |
| 2025-26 | GSW | 33 | 73 | 15.6 | -0.05 | -0.30 | +0.25 | 151st of 405 |
| 2024-25 | GSW | 32 | 62 +11 | 14.9 | +0.28 | -0.41 | +0.69 | 183rd of 530 |
| 2023-24 | GSW | 31 | 44 | 15.4 | +1.18 | -0.43 | +1.61 | 131st of 616 |
| 2022-23 | GSW | 30 | 22 +12 | 16.8 | +0.59 | -0.49 | +1.09 | 225th of 697 |
| 2021-22 | GSW | 29 | 71 +12 | 17.6 | +1.04 | -0.16 | +1.20 | 200th of 774 |
| 2020-21 | GSW | 28 | 10 | 4.0 | -1.07 | -1.49 | +0.42 | — |
| 2019-20 | WAS | 27 | 29 | 14.9 | -1.56 | -1.55 | -0.01 | 737th of 924 |
| 2018-19 | WAS | 26 | 3 | 5.3 | -0.82 | -0.86 | +0.04 | — |
| 2017-18 | LAL | 25 | 23 | 9.6 | -2.51 | -2.03 | -0.49 | 979th of 1077 |
| 2016-17 | MIL | 24 | 6 | 16.5 | -1.03 | -1.37 | +0.34 | — |
Games are regular season; +n are playoff games. "For his age" ranks the season's DPM among every season at the same age since 1996-97 with 20 or more games. A season's DPM opens the leaderboard on its last game day.
Projections
Projected box score
DARKO's per-100 projections, and per game at 15.6 projected minutes and a pace of 99.8.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 20.4 | 6.6 |
| Rebounds | 9.6 | 3.1 |
| Offensive | 3.6 | 1.2 |
| Defensive | 6.0 | 1.9 |
| Assists | 4.1 | 1.3 |
| Steals | 3.0 | 1.0 |
| Blocks | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| Turnovers | 2.3 | 0.7 |
| 3-pt attempts | 4.6 | 1.5 |
| FG attempts | 16.0 | 5.2 |
| FT attempts | 2.3 | 0.8 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 54.8% · 32.0% · 63.3% | |