Who Should I Trade?
Gary Payton II for Max Strus (2026)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Max Strus F - LAC  | Gary Payton II G - GSW  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 244 | ‐ |
| Projections | ||
| Minutes | 22.4 | 13.4 |
| Field Goals Made | 2.9 | 2.2 |
| Field Goals Att | 6.8 | 4.7 |
| Field Goals % | .428 | .469 |
| Three Points Made | 1.8 | 0.4 |
| Three Points Att | 4.9 | 1.8 |
| Three Points % | .374 | .222 |
| Free Throws Made | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Free Throws Att | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| Free Throws % | .786 | 1.000 |
| Offensive Rebound | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Rebounds | 3.7 | 1.6 |
| Assists | 2.6 | 0.4 |
| Turnovers | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Steals | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| Blocks | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Points | 8.3 | 5.0 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Jason Longfellow Razzball | # 245 | ‐ |
| Leszek Bialecki FB-Ninja | # 221 | ‐ |
| Jason Klabacha Yahoo! Sports | # 221 | ‐ |
| Dan Titus Yahoo! Sports | # 229 | ‐ |
| Max Strus F - LAC | Gary Payton II G - GSW | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Minutes | 66 | 134 |
| Field Goals Made | 9 | 22 |
| Field Goals Att | 27 | 47 |
| Field Goals % | .333 | .468 |
| Three Points Made | 7 | 4 |
| Three Points Att | 22 | 18 |
| Three Points % | .318 | .222 |
| Free Throws Made | 2 | 2 |
| Free Throws Att | 3 | 2 |
| Free Throws % | .667 | 1.000 |
| Offensive Rebound | 3 | 8 |
| Rebounds | 13 | 16 |
| Assists | 13 | 4 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 8 |
| Steals | 2 | 8 |
| Blocks | 0 | 0 |
| Points | 27 | 50 |
| Max Strus F - LAC | Gary Payton II G - GSW | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Minutes | 22.4 | 13.4 |
| Field Goals Made | 2.9 | 2.2 |
| Field Goals Att | 6.8 | 4.7 |
| Field Goals % | .428 | .469 |
| Three Points Made | 1.8 | 0.4 |
| Three Points Att | 4.9 | 1.8 |
| Three Points % | .374 | .222 |
| Free Throws Made | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Free Throws Att | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| Free Throws % | .786 | 1.000 |
| Offensive Rebound | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Rebounds | 3.7 | 1.6 |
| Assists | 2.6 | 0.4 |
| Turnovers | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Steals | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| Blocks | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Points | 8.3 | 5.0 |
| Max Strus F - LAC | Gary Payton II G - GSW | |
| News | ||
| Max Strus is off the injury report for Monday's game against the Raptors. Ari Koslow Mon, Nov 2nd | Gary Payton II is available for Saturday’s game against the Magic. Ari Koslow Sat, Nov 7th | |
| Max Strus did not travel with the Clippers for their two-game road trip. Ari Koslow Thu, Oct 29th | Gary Payton II is listed as questionable for Saturday's game against the Magic. Ari Koslow Fri, Nov 6th | |
| Max Strus left Sunday's preseason game against the Warriors due to a right foot injury. Ari Koslow Mon, Oct 5th | Gary Payton II and the Warriors have agreed to a one-year deal. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd | |
| Max Strus was traded to the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday. Diego Sandoval Wed, Aug 19th | Gary Payton II has been ruled out for Wednesday’s game against the Spurs. Ari Koslow Wed, Apr 1st | |
| The Cavs have reportedly held trade conversations regarding Max Strus. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 30th | Gary Payton II is listed as questionable for Wednesday’s game against the Spurs. Ari Koslow Tue, Mar 31st | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
