Gary Payton:

• Named All-NBA First-Team in 1998, 2000, All-NBA Second Team in 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999 and All-NBA Third Team in 2001
  
• Selected to the NBA All-Defensive First Team eight consecutive seasons (1994-2001,0)
  
• Named Defensive Player of the Year in 1996 and was the first guard to win the award since Michael Jordan in 1987-88
  
• Selected to the NBA All-Star Team seven straight seasons (1994-98, 2000-01,0) and was voted as a starter in 1997 and 1998
  
• Member of the gold medal-winning 1996 and 2000 U.S. Men's Olympic Teams
  
• Scored his 15,000th career point vs. Philadelphia on 3/19/01, becoming the 88th player in league history to reach the milestone and just the eighth player in NBA history to compile 15,000 points, 6,000 assists and 1,000 steals.
  
• Played in the 1996 NBA Finals against the Chicago Bulls
  
• Set an NBA Playoffs record with 13 three-point attempts in one half against the Houston Rockets in Game 1 of the 1996 Western Conference Semifinals
  
• Named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team in 1990-91 after averaging 7.2 ppg and 6.4 apg

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