Gary Payton II finalizing deal with Portland Trail Blazers; 3-year, $28M deal,

Gary Payton II is settling a long term manage the Portland Trail Blazers, his representative, Aaron Goodwin, affirmed to ESPN.

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Payton, who enjoyed the beyond two seasons with the Golden State Warriors, is supposed to join the Blazers on a three-year, $28 million arrangement

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sources told ESPN's Marc J. Lances. The Warriors offered Payton the citizen mid-level exemption, sources told Spears.

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Similarly as Payton has connections to the Bay Area - - with his dad, Hall of Fame watch Gary Payton, being brought into the world in Oakland

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he likewise has an association with Oregon and the Pacific Northwest.

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He experienced childhood in Seattle while his dad played for the Seattle Supersonics.

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Payton additionally joined in and played at Oregon State for a long time.

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Payton additionally joined in and played at Oregon State for a long time.

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