Pritchard will compete against Ty Jerome of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Malik Beasley of the Detroit Pistons for the title of NBA Sixth Man of the Year. The winner, along with the winners of the other 2024-25 NBA awards, will be announced during the postseason.

If you happened to be in the bathroom or at the concession stand when Payton Pritchard checked into Sunday’s Celtics game, odds are you missed quite a bit. It took Pritchard, who subbed in late in the first quarter,

One of the reasons why the Boston Celtics could be more difficult to beat in the 2025 NBA playoffs compared to last year’s championship run is the emergence of Payton Pritchard as a go-to scorer and momentum-shifter off the bench.