“There are guys who work hard at it, and there are guys who are obsessed with it. He’s one of the ones who is obsessed with it.”
Brad Stevens said these words about Payton Pritchard back in June, echoing a common sentiment from the Celtics front office: the organization likes Pritchard — a lot. While he fell out of the rotation last season, typically only seeing the court in garbage time, it wasn’t due to a lack of belief in his ability to contribute at a high level — at least that’s what the front office has maintained.