So far this season, the Warriors have a record of 27 wins and 6 losses, ranking first in the league, and their results are beyond many people's expectations. In this season's game, the reason why they showed championship-level status is largely because of Curry's MVP level play, and in addition to Curry, the team's role players also have a very good performance, and the role player who surprises the fans the most may be the tough gary Payton II!
Payton Jr. is really the warriors' biggest surprise this season, he averaged 15.5 minutes per game so far this season, he can get 7.4 points and 3.3 rebounds, including 64% shooting, 42% from three-point shooting, and 1.22 steals per game, which is really outstanding.
And he has another skill in the game that cannot be fully reflected in the data, that is, his defensive ability! So far this season, Payton Jr. is the warriors' most defensive player, and he often takes on the task of the absolute core of the team's defense opposite. In the game against the Suns, he played against Booker in the whole game, making Booker only shoot 5-of-19 and score 13 points, which is really very inexplicable in this defensive ability!
On this season's NBA official advanced data list, Peyton Jr.'s defensive efficiency so far this season is 96.8, which is the first in the league, and above the net efficiency list, he is also the first in the league with 16.4. These two figures are enough to reflect his role on the defensive end.
For the Warriors, it is indeed very fortunate to be able to sign The Little Payton Jr. this season, a treasure-type player, and on the final roster at the beginning of the season, the Warriors chose Payton Jr. among Peyton Jr. and Bradley Jr., and it was this choice that gave the Warriors the biggest gain of the season! Payton Jr.'s defense will bring even bigger surprises to the team in the playoffs, and maybe this choice at the beginning of the season really made the Warriors championship!