Draymond, Steph pushed GP2’s second 10 days in 2021 Originally appeared NBC Sports Bay Area
Gain the trust and confidence of veterans such as the following for young players on the Warriors list: Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, Klay Thompson Or Andre Iguodala can be a ticket to a long NBA career.
For Gary Payton IIIt played part of his journey to become the NBA Champion last week.
During the Draymond Green Show recorded on the NBA podium after the Warriors’ Game 6 wins Boston Celtics Thursday night at TD Garden Green is with him and curry It was they who urged team president and general manager Bob Myers to maintain Peyton at the end of the 2020-21 season.
“I remember his 10 days [contract] Green said in a podcast that Peyton was sitting a few feet away listening to everything. “The ten days ended here in Boston. And he said to us all,” Yeah, that was great. Thank you to everyone. I’m like, “What are you talking about?” And he’s like “my 10 days are over”. I’m like you, you will be here. See you later. ‘And I called Bob, and Steph called Bob. Similarly, you need to bring him back. Do you know what he is doing? You need to bring him back. And that was the beginning of all this. “
At that point, Green took Peyton on the podium and asked how he felt he was the NBA champion.
“First and foremost, from me to you, I thank you and everything you did,” Peyton told Green. “Summer and the first 10 days, you and 30 people have this opportunity to hold my back, believe me, and that alone means the world. So I’m this whole for you I went to battle. Years. I didn’t do this for me. I did this for you and all your heritage. All heritage bigger than my career, I. Is proud of you and everything you have experienced, and I thank you. “
The Warriors initially signed the first 10-day contract with Peyton on April 8, 2021, and expired after losing a five-point road to the Boston Celtics on April 17, 2021. Two days later, Golden State returned Peyton to the second 10-day contract. -The day before finally signing him a two-year contract worth $ 1.99 million for the rest of the season.
It does not guarantee that Peyton will be on the roster at the beginning of the 2021-22 season, and just days before the start of the season, the Warriors abandoned him along with Avery Bradley, Jordan Bell and Mychal Mulder.
At the time of these four roster cuts, the athletic Marcus Stompson II was a veteran of Green, Curry and other warriors. Did not continue to upset the front office Bradley as the 15th man on the list.
A few days later, the Warriors brought back Peyton and signed a one-year, $ 1.93 million contract for the rest of the 2021-22 season.
After flying around the NBA, Peyton finally found a home and won the trust of Green and Curry, scoring a career record of 7.1 points and 3.5 rebounds in 17.6 minutes in 71 games this season.
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Less than two weeks into the season, Steve Kerr said Peyton had already played Lockdown Defense to show his value to the Warriors. At that time-a 28-year-old “great weapon”.
Peyton became a very important part of the Warriors’ playoffs, so his broken elbow in the second round with the Memphis Grizzlies went through the series and defeated the Dallas Mavericks at the conference, but the title. The finals, which were considered to have hit the hopes of the GP2, give GP2 a chance to return to the NBA Finals.
Against the Celtics, Peyton shot 59.1 percent (13/22) from the field, averaging the sixth highest (18.6) per game for Warriors players. He scored 15 points from the bench when he defeated Boston in Game 5 of the Warriors.
While the “Great Weapon” will become the NBA Champion and head for an unlimited number of free agencies this season, Green and Curry will work with Myers and the front office to keep Peyton.
