The Glove — the greatest defensive point guard in NBA history, whose ferocious on-ball pressure is the only time a point guard has won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award.
Gary Payton is the greatest defensive point guard in NBA history and the only point guard ever to win the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award. His nickname "The Glove" referenced his suffocating on-ball defence. He played 17 seasons and won an NBA Championship with the Miami Heat in 2006. His trash talking was as legendary as his defence.
He is the only point guard in NBA history to win the Defensive Player of the Year award — a distinction usually reserved for big men.
Did You Know?Career Honours
- NBA Champion 2006
- NBA Defensive Player of the Year 1996
- 9x All-Defensive First Team
- 9x All-Star