Out of all the legendary players listed for potential inclusion into the Hall of Fame this year, Gary Payton is the biggest lock of them all to be inducted.
Simply put, there is no other player on the list of nominees who had the impact or the dominance that Payton had right throughout his career. None of them still have the legacy of a great that the star point guard has at the moment.
Payton is inextricably linked with the history of the Seattle SuperSonics, and will go down as the greatest Sonic ever in the history of the NBA.
Payton holds the distinction of being the only player from any franchise with the title of their all-time leader in points, games played, minutes, assists and steals. Payton, in his 12 seasons with the franchise, can attest to holding the all-time record in all of them. One must simply wonder just where the franchise would have been in the late 90's if it weren't for Payton's success throughout the decade.
They probably would have been right where they are now.
Offensively, there have been few point guards as good as Payton. He averaged over 16 points per game in his career, along with 6.7 ...
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NBA Hall of Fame 2013: Gary Payton Is Biggest Lock for Induction This Year
February 16th, 2013 by Dan Talintyre Leave a reply »
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