SAN FRANCISCO — The Warriors’ trade for Gary Payton II has been put on hold as the team works through the ramifications of a failed physical, a source confirmed to this news organization.
Payton’s core muscle injury that needed offseason surgery could sideline him for significant time, sources said. A specific timeline has not been laid out, but The Athletic’s Shams Charania indicates it could be up to three months.
The Warriors traded two second-round picks to Portland for Payton at Thursday’s deadline as part of a four-team trade with the Trail Blazers, Detroit Pistons and Atlanta Hawks. Golden State sent James Wiseman to Detroit and rerouted big man Saddiq Bey to Atlanta for five second-round picks, which went to Portland along with former Piston Kevin Knox to bring Payton back to the Bay Area.
