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Shot twins · 2025-26 regular season

Who shoots like Gary Payton II?

The 5 current players whose shot diet is closest to his: where the shots come from, plus how often he gets to the line.

Gary Payton II's shot diet

415 shots · 2025-26 regular season
  • At the rim54.7%
  • Paint (non-rim)14.0%
  • Midrange0.7%
  • Corner 315.7%
  • Above the break 314.9%
  • Free throw rate9.6

Share of his shots from each zone, plus free throw rate (free throw attempts per 100 shots). Regular season only. See every shot

Closest shot twins

Out of 279 current players with 300+ shots
Who counts
1Kel'el WareMilwaukee Bucks · C · 649 shots80match out of 100

Payton II Ware

  • RimPayton II 54.7, Ware 49.8
  • PaintPayton II 14.0, Ware 12.5
  • MidPayton II 0.7, Ware 1.8
  • Corner 3Payton II 15.7, Ware 10.9
  • Above break 3Payton II 14.9, Ware 25.0
  • FT ratePayton II 9.6, Ware 14.8

Biggest gap: Ware takes more above the break 3s (+10.1 per 100 shots).

2Nae'Qwan TomlinCleveland Cavaliers · F · 313 shots80match out of 100

Payton II Tomlin

  • RimPayton II 54.7, Tomlin 54.0
  • PaintPayton II 14.0, Tomlin 9.6
  • MidPayton II 0.7, Tomlin 0.0
  • Corner 3Payton II 15.7, Tomlin 23.6
  • Above break 3Payton II 14.9, Tomlin 12.8
  • FT ratePayton II 9.6, Tomlin 19.4

Biggest gap: Tomlin gets to the line more (+9.8 free throws per 100 shots).

3Justin ChampagnieWashington Wizards · F · 462 shots76match out of 100

Payton II Champagnie

  • RimPayton II 54.7, Champagnie 51.9
  • PaintPayton II 14.0, Champagnie 10.8
  • MidPayton II 0.7, Champagnie 1.3
  • Corner 3Payton II 15.7, Champagnie 12.3
  • Above break 3Payton II 14.9, Champagnie 23.6
  • FT ratePayton II 9.6, Champagnie 22.1

Biggest gap: Champagnie gets to the line more (+12.5 free throws per 100 shots).

4Dylan HarperSan Antonio Spurs · G · 656 shots72match out of 100

Payton II Harper

  • RimPayton II 54.7, Harper 46.6
  • PaintPayton II 14.0, Harper 16.3
  • MidPayton II 0.7, Harper 9.9
  • Corner 3Payton II 15.7, Harper 6.3
  • Above break 3Payton II 14.9, Harper 20.9
  • FT ratePayton II 9.6, Harper 18.1

Biggest gap: Harper takes fewer corner 3s (-9.4 per 100 shots).

5Christian BraunDenver Nuggets · G · 389 shots72match out of 100

Payton II Braun

  • RimPayton II 54.7, Braun 49.9
  • PaintPayton II 14.0, Braun 8.7
  • MidPayton II 0.7, Braun 4.6
  • Corner 3Payton II 15.7, Braun 17.2
  • Above break 3Payton II 14.9, Braun 19.5
  • FT ratePayton II 9.6, Braun 26.0

Biggest gap: Braun gets to the line more (+16.4 free throws per 100 shots).

How the match works

We line up six numbers for every current player with 300+ shots this regular season: the share of his shots at the rim, in the rest of the paint, from midrange, from the corner 3 and from above the break 3, plus free throws per 100 shots. The gap between two players is the straight-line distance across all six numbers. The match score is 100 minus 1.5 times that gap, so identical diets score 100 and every point of gap costs 1.5 points. Most players' closest twin scores between 83 and 94, and two random players score around 50. It measures where shots come from, not how well they go in. Glossary