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Part 5: Gary Payton: My First NBA Game was Against Jordan, I Scored Zero Points
Part 3: Gary Payton on Being Featured on Sports Illustrated Cover in College
Part 1: Gary Payton on Dad Coming to School and Slapping Him in Front of Class
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In this clip, Gary Payton reflected on getting drafted with the No. 2 overall pick by the Seattle Supersonics in the 1990 NBA Draft. He talked about playing his first professional regular season game against Michael Jordan and quickly realizing how much different the level of play was at the pro level versus college. Gary also admitted to not working on his game during the first two seasons of his career and how that lack of work led to him being called a bust before turning things around with the arrival of new head coach George Karl.
