Gary Payton II Gets Brutally Honest About Warriors' Big Preseason Flaw

After practice on Thursday, standout guard Gary Payton II was asked about the Warriors' turnover problem.

"There's three guys that's allowed to have turnovers. Everybody else can’t," Payton II said. "So, that's pretty much it. Everybody else can't. There's three guys that can have them, but Steve [Kerr] talked to them about what we can do to help keep their turnovers lower, and if we can help them keep their turnovers lower, then I think we'll be in a good spot. We're gonna live with those three guys."

Of course, Payton II is referencing Golden State's star trio of Steph Curry, Jimmy Butler, and Draymond Green, the three primary initiators in the offense. When a team has three future Hall of Famers in its lineup, who are all still playing at a high level, everything has to revolve around them.

Payton II was then asked what their supporting cast can do to help the stars keep their turnovers down.

"Give them the ball and get space," Payton II responded.

The Warriors' organization and players know that they only go as far as Curry, Butler, and Green can take them, so doing all they can to help that trio out is how they will win games.

Of course, guys like Payton II, Brandin Podziemski, Al Horford, Moses Moody, Buddy Hield, Jonathan Kuminga, and more are vital to the operation, but they know they are just supporting cast members behind the franchise stars, and they have to do whatever they can to help the team get the most out of those three while they still can.

The Warriors are set to face the Clippers on Friday for their preseason finale, giving them one last chance to clean things up before the games start to matter.