Even the staunchest Payton Pritchard supporters (me) probably couldn’t have predicted his rapid ascension this season. PP went from a fun little bench player — averaging 5.6 and 9.6 points per game in the previous two seasons, respectively — to scoring 14.3 ppg and winning 6th Man of the Year in 2025.
With additional offensive responsibility and volume, players often struggle efficiency-wise –- but not Pritchard. Despite raising his field goal attempts from 7.7 to 10.8 per game from last year, his field goal percentage improved from 46.8% to 47.2%. And at the three-point line, Payton increased his attempts from 4.