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Shayna Rubin

How Gary Payton II can change the Warriors’ entire defense for the better

Gary Payton II’s imminent return could turn the Warriors back into a defensive juggernaut just in time for the playoff push.

Can one player change an entire defense? In Payton’s case, yes.

“We all know what GP is capable of on the defensive end,” Draymond Green said on his podcast last February. “Can plug GP right in, and he knows the system like the back of his hand.”

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