Learn the Inspiring Story of One of the Greatest Point Guards, Gary Payton! Read on your PC, Mac, smartphone, tablet or Kindle device! One of many riveting reads in the Basketball Biography Books series by Clayton Geoffreys. In Gary Payton: The Inspiring Story of One of Basketball's All-Star Point Guards , you'll learn the inspirational story of one of basketball's greatest point guards of all time, Gary Payton. Payton is highly regarded as one of the best NBA players from the 1990's. Best known for his 13-year tenure with Seattle SuperSonics, he later played for Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics and Miami Heat where he won his first and only NBA championship in 2006. He was a nine-time NBA All-Star and nine-time NBA All-Defensive First Team member, as well as the only point guard to win the NBA Defensive Player of the Year in 1996. Because of his excellent defensive skills, he is considered as one of the greatest point guards of all time. Get this basketball book on Gary Payton today if you're looking for an inspiring basketball biography book to read, or a gift for a basketball fan! It's perfect for reading at home or on the go. Here is a preview of what is inside this Gary Payton book: Chapter 1: Childhood and Early Life - Chapter 2: High School Career - Chapter 3: College Career - Chapter 4: NBA Career: Getting Drafted, The Early Years in the NBA, All-Star Seasons, DPOY Point Guard, Reaching The Finals, Years of Falling Short, Struggles in Seattle, The Trade to Milwaukee, The Super Team in LA, The Stop at Boston, Winning a Title in Miami, and Final Year in the NBA - Chapter 5: International Career - Chapter 6: Off the Court and Personal Life: Post-Retirement, Support of Seattle Basketball, Hall of Fame and 75th Anniversary Team, Personal Life - Chapter 7: Impact on Basketball and Legacy An excerpt from this biography book on Gary Payton's story: The sport of basketball is often regarded as a game that requires all of the players to play both ends of the floor. This is not the same as other sports that have players that only play offense while the others are only there for defense. Instead, every player plays both offense and defense. Of course, even though some players do not work as hard as they do on this aspect of basketball, the defensive end of the court is often seen as the most important part of a winning team. Think of defense as a chain that becomes weak when one link is not as strong as the others. So, in basketball, when only one player does not work as hard defensively, the team as a whole will not be able to excel on defense. Even though the league that we have today focuses more on offense than on defense, it has always been the best defensive team that wins the championship at the end of the season. And this has been a trend since time immemorial, as the best defensive teams in the NBA are also anchored by some of the best defensive players the league has to offer. We often look at great defenders as those that are capable of defending the paint. They block shots left and right, or, at the very least, scare smaller players away to keep them from attempting layups. This explains why most of the players known for their defense are power forwards or centers. Small forwards have also been labeled as some of the best defenders in the league, specifically because they tend to be some of the most versatile defenders in the sport of basketball. Did you enjoy this excerpt from this basketball book? If so, be sure to pick up a copy of this basketball biography book on Gary Payton today! This is just one of many basketball biographies by Clayton Geoffreys. Also, be sure to check out Clayton's biography on Ray Allen or Allen Iverson after you finish this one.