Former Oregon State guard and two-time Pac-12 defensive player of the year Gary Payton II will sign with the Milwaukee Bucks, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Payton, who went unselected in the 2016 NBA draft, has spent the season in the NBA Development League playing for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, the Houston Rockets' affiliate. He averaged 14.1 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.0 steals per game.
The Bucks are 40-36, sitting as the five-seed in the Eastern Conference with six games remaining in the regular season.
Payton has numerous connections to Milwaukee.