Payton Pritchard’s situation with the Boston Celtics has been a subplot of an impressive season. After helping his team reach the NBA Finals last year, Pritchard’s role within the rotation has been decimated since the arrival of Malcolm Brogdon.
I think we can all agree that Pritchard isn’t a bad player and could certainly find a consistent role elsewhere in the league. It’s just that Malcolm Brogdon brings more to the rotation and provides a scoring punch that is hard to rival. Still, without playing time, Pritchard risks stagnating, and that’s not fair to his career development.