Payton Pritchard sole Celtic among 2024-25 NBA awards finalists

Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images Shortly after the Boston Celtics defeated the Orlando Magic in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series, the NBA released the finalists for the 2024-25 regular season awards.

Complete list of awards finalists for the 2024-25 NBA regular season \u2b07\ufe0f pic.twitter.com/4bgbfQpohT

— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) April 20, 2025 The Celtics seem light on representation for a 61-win team with Payton Pritchard being the sole finalist for Boston. Payton was nominated for the Sixth Man of the Year award, and is widely expected to be the favorite to win it. The other finalists for the award include Ty Jerome of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Malik Beasley of the…