Payton Pritchard admits he was surprised Celtics drafted him in 2020

Payton Pritchard has developed into a key cog for the Celtics over the last few seasons. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)Payton Pritchard has settled into a featured role with the Celtics, with the sharpshooting guard putting himself in contention for the Sixth Man of the Year Award this season by averaging 14.8 points per game in under 26 minutes a night.

But the 26-year-old Pritchard admitted that he didn’t initially think Boston was going to be a viable spot for him during the 2020 NBA Draft.

Much like Jayson Tatum’s musings around the time of the 2017 NBA Draft, Pritchard thought that the Celtics already had too much depth on their roster by the time the team selected him with the 26th pick out…