Payton Pritchard, now a pivotal player for the Boston Celtics, was recognized as the Sixth Man of the Year following substantial contributions during the last season and the current one. His average of 14.3 points and a 40.7% three-point shooting rate underscores his impact despite mostly coming off the bench. Pritchard credits his improvement to experience and emphasizes the necessity of maintaining physicality and intensity every night. His journey reflects a significant evolution from the fringes of the rotation to a crucial bench player in Boston's championship run.
"I feel like every year, you get a little bit better. So I hope that I've been, through a year know, I've gotten better than I was last year..."
"...this level of physicality, picking up the ball. This intensity, that's what needs to be there every night."
"He's filled that role admirably for the past couple seasons with the Celtics, averaging 14.3 points and shooting 40.7% from 3 across 80 games this season..."
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