Gary Payton II failed the medical examination, the four-way deal of defending champion Warriors was in jeopardy

Before the NBA transfer market closed, a four-way exchange was approved by the Golden State Warriors, Portland Trail Blazers, Detroit Pistons and Atlanta Hawks. The details of this 4-party trade are as follows:

- Trail Blazers received: Kevin Knox (from Pistons), 5 round 2 picks (from Hawks)

- Hawks receive: Saddiq Bey (from Pistons)

The defending NBA champion - Golden State Warriors is expected to welcome the return of Gary Payton II, an important piece that helped them raise the gold cup last season. However, the exchange is in danger of falling apart because Payton II failed to pass the Golden State medical examination.

The prestigious newspaper The Athletic reported that after examining, the Warriors medical team discovered a serious abdominal muscle injury of Gary Payton II, which could keep the 29-year-old defender out of action for up to 3 months.

Currently, Golden State will have 2 more days to decide on whether to withdraw from the exchange or not. If withdrawn, this four-party deal will be completely canceled.

The Athletic provides additional information as follows:

Tracking back Gary Payton II's performance this season, he missed all of October, November and December because he was on the operating table in the summer to completely deal with an abdominal muscle injury.

The Portland Trail Blazers said the medical team did everything to make Payton II physically ready, but the player's psychological barrier is what makes him more difficult.

After being supported by head coach Chauncey Billups and many of his teammates, "GP2" played for the Blazers in early January, playing a total of 15 games and averaging 4.1 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.1 steals in 17 minutes/game.

The Athletic reports that Gary Payton II does not seem to have fully recovered from his injury and has had to compress the pain of playing. Experts have injected Toradol so that this player can still play. This was completely hidden when the Blazers negotiated with the Warriors.

The Portland Trail Blazers are speaking out to deny allegations related to Gary Payton II (including allowing this player to compress the pain of playing) and the lack of transparency in negotiations with partners.

The final decision-maker will be the Golden State Warriors, the team still does not know how to deal with "GP2." If the exchange continues, the NBA champion will accept the absence of Gary Payton's service. in the next 2-3 months.