Payton Pritchard is reaching new heights with Boston Celtics
Celtics point guard Payton Pritchard could see teams not shooting as many 3-pointers, but that doesn't include his squad.
Backup Boston Celtics combo guard Payton Pritchard has become one of the NBA's elite 3-point shooters this season. So far, his offensive transformation as a nearly limitless threat from beyond the arc has transformed the the University of Oregon alum into not only the leading 2025 Sixth Man of the Year candidate,
Payton Pritchard has been turning heads this season for the Celtics, and an ex-NBA player gave the guard his flowers.
It would be easy enough for backup Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard to get caught up in all of the fuss about the the University of Oregon alum being one of the NBA's top Sixth Man of the Year candidates so far this season given he was fighting so hard for minutes not all that long ago that he pushed to be traded to another ball club.
Payton Pritchard is making a push for some NBA awards as his strong start to the season has continued a third into the season.
Boston Celtics reserve point guard Payton Pritchard has been enjoying a banner year in 2024-25. He's already a leading candidate for Sixth Man of the Year honor
But head coach Joe Mazzulla has repeatedly praised Pritchard for how much he’s improved as an on-ball defender. The 26-year-old is on pace to record nearly 80 steals this season, which would double his current career high of 39.
It was a quiet night for Holiday, who saw sixth man Payton Pritchard close the game Thursday instead as the trailing Celtics looked ... losing his starting job as Boston's point guard, but ...
Payton Pritchard of the Boston Celtics has made it clear that criticism of the team’s heavy reliance on three-point shooting doesn’t bother him or the team.
The Boston Celtics defeated the Chicago Bulls off a masterful performance from Jayson Tatum. Tatum had a 43-point triple-double in the Celtics’ 123-98 win.
Kristaps Porzingis was working the boards for the Celtics, but it seems like he didn't get as many rebounds as he thought he did.