Report: Payton II’s failed bodily may destroy main four-way deal

Gary Payton II, the Golden State Warriors‘ latest acquisition, has reportedly failed a bodily examination, placing the four-team deal he was central to in “severe jeopardy,” per The Athletic’s Shams Charania.

The Warriors despatched James Wiseman to the Detroit Pistons, who dealt Saddiq Bey to the Atlanta Hawks. Atlanta’s Kevin Knox and 5 second-round picks ended up with the Portland Trail Blazers. For now.

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Payton II had undergone surgical procedure on an stomach problem over the low season, however lingering results stored him out for nearly the primary half of the season.

When he did come again, he was nonetheless complaining of discomfort, which Portland’s medical workers allegedly pushed him to play through. (The Trail Blazers dispute this charge.) This example was not relayed to the Warriors through the commerce negotiations.

The Warriors’ medical crew found a problem in Payton II’s core muscular tissues which may sideline the athletic guard for two-to-three months.

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The Warriors gave up on Wiseman, 2020’s No. 2 general decide, to re-acquire Payton II in a “win-now” transfer.

This was going to be a homecoming for the late-blooming Payton II, who had a breakout with the Warriors in 2021 after going undrafted in 2016 and bouncing across the league for the years in between.

The Athletic’s Jason Quick reported that Payton II “didn’t wish to be in Portland and was ecstatic to return to Golden State.”

For the reason that commerce deadline has handed, there are not supposed to be any re-negotiations.

The Warriors have till Saturday to resolve whether or not to go forward with the deal or terminate it.