When Gary Payton walked off the Bradley Center floor Thursday night, he might have been making his last appearance in a Milwaukee Bucks uniform.

The veteran point guard, after just 34 games with the Bucks and a first-round playoff exit courtesy of the New Jersey Nets, will be a free agent on July 1. The nine-time National Basketball Association all-star is expected to test the free-agent market and seek a contract that could be the last of his professional career.