Gary Payton II Clear of Injury List, Limited Minutes Early for Warriors
Gary Payton II is not on Golden State's injury report after being cleared on October 11 from a day-to-day rest issue. The 33-year-old guard has played in short bursts over his last several outings, and last season he posted 7.5 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 73 games for the Warriors.
By the Warriors Nightly Desk · updated 4 d ago01The story of the nightHealth checkPayton is off the injury report entirely right now.
Payton is off the injury report entirely right now. His most recent entry was a clearance on October 11 after being listed day-to-day. Before that, on October 7, he was marked day-to-day for rest, and the game log for that date shows zero minutes played, matching the rest designation. Since then he has been back on the floor: 16.6 minutes against Portland on October 16, 16.9 against the Lakers on October 13, and 19.4 against Sacramento on October 10, scoring 8, 6 and 0 points in those three games.
02What he bringsLast season Payton appeared in 73 games for the Warriors, averaging 7.5 points, 3.6 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 0.9…
Last season Payton appeared in 73 games for the Warriors, averaging 7.5 points, 3.6 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.3 blocks in 15.6 minutes. He shot 58.3 percent from the field, 29.1 percent from three and 65.0 percent from the line, with a true shooting mark of 63.2 percent and a usage rate of 17.7. His plus-minus sat at minus-1.5 on the season. Recent minutes have mirrored that bench role, with totals ranging from 0 to 24.6 minutes across his last ten logged games.
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