Minutes have been hard to come by for Payton Pritchard as of late.
A spark plug off the bench in his rookie season with Boston, Pritchard carved out a steady role (19.2 minutes per game) under Brad Stevens’ watch in 2020-21.
But with Marcus Smart, Dennis Schroder, and eventually Derrick White slotted further up the depth chart, Pritchard’s minutes dropped to 14.1 per game last year.
The addition of a key bench piece in Malcolm Brogdon has continued to limit Pritchard’s role in 2022-23. Through 35 games, Pritchard is averaging a career-low 12.5 minutes per game.