Gary Payton II has been signed by The Houston Rockets as an unrestricted free-agent.
The back-to-back Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year, Gary Payton II, has been signed by The Houston Rockets to a three-year deal.
He will look to carve out a role for himself with The Rockets as a defensive ball-hawk with a growing offensive skill-set. He should fit in perfectly next to James Harden as a defensive-minded point guard.
Payton was a late-bloomer who found his passion for basketball later in life. But, has steadily improved from prep school to junior college until eventually landing at Oregon State.