Report: GPII opts for $9.1M contract with Warriors for next season originally appeared in NBC Sports Bay Area
Gary Payton II will return to the Warriors next season.
The veteran guard has opted into his $9.1 million contract option for the 2024-25 NBA season, ESPN’s Kendra Andrews reported Wednesday, citing sources.
Gary Payton II has picked up his $9.1 million player option for next season, sources tell ESPN.
By opting in, Payton II now has the flexibility to extend with the Warriors this offseason.
-Kendra Andrews (@kendra__andrews) June 19, 2024
Payton spent two seasons (2020-2022) with the Warriors before signing a free agent contract with the Portland Trail Blazers in the summer of 2022. Payton then returned to Golden State in a mid-season trade during the 2022-23 season.
Multiple leg injuries limited Payton to just 44 games during the 2023-24 season, in which he averaged 5.5 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists while continuing to play tight defense for the Warriors outside of the Bank.
As the Warriors search improve defensively this offseasonPayton will be an important piece in head coach Steve Kerr’s rotations for at least one more season.
