As the dust still settles after an offseason of major roster shakeups, the Celtics kicked off their preseason against the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday night. Newly-acquired Celtics Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis took the parquet under the lights at TD Garden for the first time as Boston trotted out all of their fresh faces.
Even with all of the palpable excitement around their star-studded cast, Boston’s blockbuster moves left some roles to fill, especially for the team’s sixth man following the trade of Malcolm Brogdon. In Boston’s first game of preseason action, it seems the team found its true solution to Brogdon’s absence: Payton Pritchard.