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Article: Payton named to Dream Team after Robinson goes down with injury.(Gary Payton of Seattle SuperSonics named to US Olympic Basketball Team to replace Glenn Robinson of Milwaukee Bucks)(Brief Article)
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- Jet
- Article date:
- July 15, 1996
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Seattle SuperSonics point guard Gary Payton recently was named to the men's U.S. Olympic Basketball Team (Dream Team III) after Milwaukee Bucks forward Glenn Robinson sustained an Achilles tendon injury and withdrew from the team.
Payton, who piloted the Sonics to the NBA Finals before losing to the Chicago Bulls in six games, is the NBA Defensive Player of the Year.
Payton, who turns 28 on July S, was in the running with Sonics forward Shawn Kemp, Dallas Mavericks guard Jason Kidd and Bucks forward Vin Baker.
But the nifty 6-foot-4 point guard out of Oregon State University, who averaged 20 points and 6.6 assists during ...