{"id":256734,"date":"2025-08-29T10:36:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T10:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/256734\/"},"modified":"2025-08-29T10:36:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T10:36:14","slug":"report-warriors-linked-to-gary-payton-ii-return-in-free-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/256734\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Warriors linked to Gary Payton II return in free agency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With multiple links to different veteran players, the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/nba\/teams\/golden-state-warriors\/9\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Golden State Warriors;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Golden State Warriors<\/a> appear to have a plan in place for free agency once the Jonathan Kuminga saga comes to an end.<\/p>\n<p>Once Kuminga&#8217;s situation is solved, the Warriors look to be interested in signing multiple veterans to fill out the roster, including a former Golden State guard. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JakeLFischer\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jake Fischer;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Jake Fischer<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/marcstein.substack.com\/p\/jake-fischer-latest-nba-moves-are?publication_id=392205&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=email-share&amp;triggerShare=true&amp;r=198924\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Marc Stein&#039;s substack;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Marc Stein&#8217;s substack<\/a>, the Warriors are expected to bring Gary Payton II back to the Bay Area.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Via <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LegionHoops\/status\/1961098718784229455?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1961098718784229455%7Ctwgr%5Ee831e24531b3e0117c81dadcc174518f38de799e%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpresto-suite.gannettdigital.com%2Fquick-view%2F85882798007%3Fauth%3DfalseassetKey%3Dbcc4c263-18a6-4de7-80da-e4b42b3bca0b\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@LegionHoops;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">@LegionHoops<\/a> on X:<\/p>\n<p>Via <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheSteinLine\/status\/1961099657183969391\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@TheSteinLine;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">@TheSteinLine<\/a> on X:<\/p>\n<p>As the Kuminga saga bleeds late into the offseason, Payton II&#8217;s name has continually been linked to the Warriors. According to multiple reports, Al Horford, De&#8217;Anthony Melton and Seth Curry are other names linked to the Warriors for potential signings this summer. However, the Warriors appear to be waiting to resolve Kuminga&#8217;s situation prior to signing new free agents.<\/p>\n<p>Payton II has spent the last two and a half seasons with the Warriors. In 2024-25, the nine-year veteran averaged 6.5 points on 57.4% shooting from the field to go along with three rebounds and 1.3 assists in 62 games.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Payton II arrived in Golden State in 2020. After two seasons with the Warriors, Payton II signed with the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/nba\/teams\/portland-trail-blazers\/22\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Portland Trail Blazers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Portland Trail Blazers<\/a> in the 2022 offseason. His stint in Portland didn&#8217;t last long as the Warriors later traded for Payton II to return to the Bay Area during the 2022 trade deadline.<\/p>\n<p>In five seasons with Golden State, Payton II has featured as a key piece to Steve Kerr&#8217;s defensive attack alongside Draymond Green.<\/p>\n<p>This post originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/warriorswire.usatoday.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Warriors Wire;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Warriors Wire<\/a>! Follow us on <a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/WarriorsWire\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheWarriorsWire\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Twitter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Twitter<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Warriors Wire: <a href=\"https:\/\/warriorswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/warriors\/2025\/08\/29\/report-warriors-linked-to-gary-payton-ii-return-in-free-agency\/85882759007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Report: Warriors linked to Gary Payton II return in free agency;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Report: Warriors linked to Gary Payton II return in free agency<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With multiple links to different veteran players, the Golden State Warriors appear to have a plan in place&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":256735,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3786],"tags":[869,7,200,1347,479,164,4025,4024,3553,867,2546,6,471,10133,255],"class_list":{"0":"post-256734","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-golden-state-warriors","8":"tag-al-horford","9":"tag-basketball","10":"tag-draymond-green","11":"tag-gary-payton-ii","12":"tag-golden-state","13":"tag-golden-state-warriors","14":"tag-goldenstate","15":"tag-goldenstatewarriors","16":"tag-jake-fischer","17":"tag-jonathan-kuminga","18":"tag-marc-stein","19":"tag-nba","20":"tag-portland-trail-blazers","21":"tag-seth-curry","22":"tag-warriors"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/115111617107139237","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256734","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=256734"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256734\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/256735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=256734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=256734"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=256734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}