How Good Was Gary Payton REALLY? 

Where do you rank Gary Payton among the greatest Point Guards ever? Who else needs a video in my “How Good” series?

When I heard the Glove only missed 27 games his entire career due to injury I wanna give this video a BILLION LIKES if only

I don’t usually agree with Shaqs analyst opinions But his constant arguing that GP was one of the greatest PGs of all time, I 100% agree

Didn't call him the Glove for no reason

He played 1,335 games He only missed 27 games DAMN

Gary Payton was a legend. Dudes dad found and developed Jason Kidd, let that sink in. Two of the top 10 point guards ever we're taught by the same man, Mr. Mean. RIP Mr. Mean a molder of men.

What a player!!! He is way underrated!!!!

Greatest defensive PG all time imo.. And offensively very underrated. Greatest lob thrower ever.. Greatest trash talker ever. Complete is definitely the right word

Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp was my childhood. I miss my Sonics! Bring back the Sonics!

Gary was great, I watched him for years. One of the best points ever. I still miss the Sonic's so bad that I can't watch the NBA.

PAYTON WAS THE MAN! Nothing was better than going to a game, sitting up close and watching that man go to work on the court! The guy was called The Glove for a reason! And yes, his trash talking WAS EPIC! 😂 -Also another great reason to be as close to courtside as possible when watching him play! I think that was actually one of my favorite things about him! He was absolutely devastating with both his moves, AND his mouth! 🤣 Miss watching you play, Gary! I will be a lifelong fan! ❤

I hope Seattle can get their Sonics back.

The most complete PG in the history of the game. Best defensive pg of all time, he was a MONSTER in the post where hecould score against taller players, shoot 3s, penetrate. Amazing, it was a bless to be old enough to see him playing.

no load management? kawhi leonard has left the chat room.

Shawn Kemp and Gary Payton were my favorite players in my teen years. Loved them

THE GLOVE IS BETTER THAN WESTBROOK. FIGHT ME.

My all time farorite player. got that glove love coming at ya 👌 Sonics4life 🏀

Bro that picture at the end with GP taunting Steph gave me chills!!🔥🔥🔥

Huge Gary Payton fan. Just loved the way he played the game. "Flat-out baller' is exactly right.

Payton To Kemp. The most exciting duo

Dude, you gotta do Bernard King next.

I don't know who that 1 person who gave the Glove a thumbs down but you must be a soccer fan! Top 5 all time, the only poin gaurd to win Defensive Player of the year considering what John Stockton was doing at the same time is insane. To have the best defensive numbers on MJ in the finals puts him in a world all on his own and a couple inches it's more like 5 inches. I've still got my Kemp and Payton jerseys and I loved Detlef Schrempf he was a great fit for the wide open style of Payton and Kemp! George Karl got so much out of that team with Hersey Hawkins, Nate McMillan and don't forget the Lefty from North Carolina Big Sam Perkins who was picked 4th in 1984 right after teammate Michael Jordan and right before Charles Barkley! Thank God Sam Bowie was picked 2nd and he received all of the wtf talk in that draft because had he not Sam Perkins would have been the big bust with a couple Hall of fame players taken after him in Barkley and Stockton. But Payton was in the last of the great players before the internet and social media class. Had he been in today's game he would be in the MVP discussion every year and these younger fans don't understand that back in the 80s and 90s you saw regional games and unless you got lucky on certain nights during the season your.best chance to see the teams from the other side of the country was the playoffs because then it was nationally televised! But those college players who didn't play at power house schools were unheard of on draft night! Take John Stockton in the 84 draft when he was picked people laughed at the Jazz because nobody outside of the Northwest area had heard of him or Gonzaga! Except for 1 kid in Western Kentucky named Joseph Harris because his father was a personal family friend of the Stockton family and I went to school with him and he was a Stockton will be the beat point gaurd the NBA has ever seen and we laughed at him at first but it was he who got the last laugh because he turned out to be right and I did land a Stockton autographed rookie card when he went to the Jazz Summer league and got to work at the games for the Jazz and I have a video tape of John Stockton signing my card saying he shouldn't be doing it because I said he wouldn't be any good but since I was a friend of Joseph he would sign it for me! Sorry about the side story but I love to tell that story and I don't get the chance to often, lol! Gary Payton top 5 all time point gaurd!

Imagine Payton on Harden. What a dream✨✨✨

He's So Underrated

If I got to choose any PG, current or retired, I would choose the Glove. He has ideal size (6 4), can guard the 1-3, and score/distribute on the offensive end. In today's game I think he would still dominate the position and would not step down from anyone.

Great Video...I loved the Sonics growing up and still own some of the Gloves Shoes. The Sonics had some great teams in the 90s but they definitely choked in a few series unfortunately...When the Sonics left, I just couldn't follow another team and basically stopped watching the NBA

Eye opening. Per usual on this channel 👍👍

Any noti I get from Jonny I click because he makes QUALITY content

Greatest defensive point guard ever

Arguably one of the best one on one perimeter defenders. He's big for a point guard, great length to try snag the ball away and you can't easily get him off since he's not a lightweight. His characteristic big mitts help too since he's always playing the ball handler up close. There have been shorter all around defenders who have come up in the league after Payton but none have put together an all around polished game like he has.

I was hoping that a video about the Glove would come out. Thanks.

Im always excited with the Bulls and Seattle Supersonics' Gary Payton.. And Detlef Schremphf and Hersey Hawkins(1998-2001) season.. I love his moves

Nice video jonny

As usual great work jonny.

Another great video for a truly forgotten great!

Shamefully underrated.

Loved the Sonics. Still bitter my team was stolen but GP is a top 50 all time player and top 5 point guard.

My favorite point guard hands down.

I loved Gary Payton! Him and Shawn Kemp were awesome and created long lasting memories.

Theirs also something else I want to add about the glove. In that 1996 series Gary didn’t start guarding Jordan until game 3 of the series. In those first three games where Payton wasn’t guarding Jordan, Jordan averaged 31 points like a normal Michael Jordan finals series. But then for the next three games of the series Mj averaged 23.7 points while shooting really inefficiently. That really shows how good Gary was. Great video btw

Haven't watched the video yet, but he is arguably the greatest defensive PG of all time!!

GP was amazing! He had skills, however he would straight up maul opposing players. No joke!

Greatest Defensive PG of all time, one of the game's greaest trash talkers. Great video and you have great content

Love this channel, thanks for all your great work.

He always had to guard the best player on the floor too, while putting up those number??!! WOW!! He didn't miss games either.

Loved payton and the sonics...he was such a fun player to watch

GP is my favorite point guard of all time while Magic is my favorite player of all time. I miss hearing the revving engine and peel out sound when GP would finish a drive to the basket during SuperSonics home games!!!

Very quality videos. Much enjoyed. Can you please do one of Bernard King? Thank you

Great content, bro. A big smile from Brasil.

Always a hard worker

So happy he won a ring with the 06 miami heat

Another great video.

I remember and respect Gary Payton. Always will.

The Glove does not get enough love. I agree with pretty much everything this man said. Nice composite photograph at the end, by the way, of Gary Payton and Steph Curry. It's obvious that picture isn't real, as Gary Payton retired before Steph Curry ever entered the league. It would have been a nice matchup, however.

The 90s Sonics (like a number of other teams, to be fair) were really close to a couple of championships, in 93 and 96 at least. And they had that heartbreaker in 94 when they had the best record in the league but lost to the Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs. I think don't think that Payton and Kemp are remembered as well as they should be, compared to the other greats of the era.

Great video!

Phenomenal analysis.

The Glove one of best defensive players ever and in my top 7 point guards ever

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Pure beast

I’ve been watching basketball for many years. For my money. Magic Johnson and Gary Payton are the best point guards I’ve ever seen play the game.

You should do Tim Hardaway if you havent already

And don't forget that us Seattle Supersonic fans HATE the OKC team! Also he played in the NBA finals with a strained calf.

As this channel points out...The last year before Robinson the Spurs were 21-61. In his first year the Spurs had the greatest single season turnaround in NBA history. Their first year without him (due to injury) 20-62. If this doesn't say it all, I dont know what does. The criticism of his 94-95 postseason performance is one of the greatest farces in NBA history. The Rockets beat the Spurs by spreading the floor with ridiculous 3 point shooting and by double and triple teaming Robinson. There was only so much he could do. Oh, and career head to head the Spurs and Robinson won 32 compared to 16 for Hakeem and the Rockets. Robinson was the best big man Ive ever seen.

I Loved Bulls but felt in love with Payton/Kemp

I miss the Sonics so much. That era of basketball was so much better than today's product...

I was and am a Seattle fan, Gary is my favorite number 1 of all time with Magic and Stockton tied for number 2. At point guard (number 1) for the people that don't know positions.

GP was super dope. I'm from Seattle I saw it and it was the truth. You was gonna get them hands and hear his mouth. He backed up every word. The Glove! Now his son the Golden Glove is giving every opponent them hands, keeping defender's punch drunk.

He was outstanding! One of the greatest PGs to ever play. Definitely one of the greatest defenders. He's THE GLOVE, BABY!!

He'd be on my all time starting pg. Imagine a line up of Gary payton Michael Jordan Kevin durant Garnett Olajuwon

I always always played Kemp and Payton on NBA Jam. Boom-Shaka-Laka!!!

Stockton, Kidd and Payton were all great two-way PGs

Seattle still loves GP! We miss the Sonics!

Very good...That is why he is the only DPOY PG to ever win the award...

GP is that guy. Mans gave opposing teams nightmares

I got GP 6th at pg behind Magic, Zeke, Oscar, Stockton, and Steph.

Heart big heart love this dude

4:40 is a cool but sad picture at the same time. You see Gary stealing the ball from Stoudemire and on the bench behind them is Detlef Schrempf and Shawn Kemp wearing Blazer Uniforms.

Gary payton is underrated

I remember that year 95-96 SuperSonics. I think no Team could beat the Bulls that year they where unstoppable! I was long time Sonics Fan.

That was my favorite team during that era because of Gary & Kemp 💯🔥

I watched Gary since his Skyline high-school days.

Keep that intro brother. Classic.

I didn't like when MJ kinda disrespected him in the last dance... acted like he didn't do shit but really he did play well

ELITE!

I remember someone at my school (in the UK) turning up with his sneakers once, they looked like an artifact from the future! I stopped following basketball closely after about 99 so i didn't realise he'd stayed at such a high level for so long after that.

His defense alone was legendary.

I'm from the Seattle area. I just wanted to say even though the Sonics left long ago, the early 90's team is fondly remembered for the amazing legacy they left behind. In fact, I'd say its the only Sonics we really choose to remember, lol. I can't say this is for sure why the team left, but by the time they did WA was pretty fed up with the organization. There was a long string of terrible team recruitment's, and the magic we all grew up on faded away. Then one day, after Seattle had finished two new stadiums, they decided they wanted their own 100 million dollar home. I think at that point people were fed up, and were not sorry to see them go. Despite that, I will always remember Gary Payton, Sean Kemp, and Detlef Schrempf tearing up the courts of my childhood. :D

One of the greats

This holds true for almost all the videos done, that the players we honor as best in the league all played stellar offense AND recognized on the defensive end with greatness. If you aren't complete, you aren't anything. (Looking at you modern era.)They also all negate any "water down argument" on the greatest era ever is in that all these greats usually have the line in them, "at the wrong time due to the existence of the Bulls and MJ."

He is so underateed

One of the greatest play makers. His defense was second to none.

He has to be in the discussion as the GOAT at Point Guard with Magic Johnson.

#1 period!🤘

The man could shoot, finish at the rim, hit the three, nail clutch free throws, draw the foul, defend, trash talk, lob the ball and pass well, and even cross people up.... what more do you want from a point guard? Stockton, magic, Isaiah all get recognition but I honestly think that gp is the most complete player of all of them (though maybe not the best or most successful)

Numbers wise and longevity at a high level stockton just edges him by numbers.

Greatest defensive point guard in NBA history. Best trash talker ever! General of the most exciting team and duo in NBA history. Best lob passer ever. 2nd greatest point guard overall of all time second only to Magic Johnson but the most complete point guard EVER on offense and defense. I’d even go 1a Magic / 1b Payton. He was that great. In my opinion.

I remember back when the debate was always whos the better PG GP or John Stockton. Most people took Stockton but I always felt GP was the better player and could have shown it more had Shawn Kemp not left Seattle when he did. They got Vin Baker for him who was a star sure but he ended up not being any where near as good as Kemp was in Seattle. I'm also from Seattle so I am slightly biased.

I grew up in Seattle watching GP almost every night. He is one of the greatest competitors in NBA history. I rank him top 5 pg’s of all time because he’s locking up whoever and when I say lock up I mean literally nothing. Steph, Kylie anybody like that would’ve had rough nights against GP.

Definitely in my top 3 favorite PG’s of all time...!