Celtics’ Payton Pritchard Climbs Into Top 15 of Sporting News’ SG Rankings

Celtics' Payton Pritchard Climbs Into Top 15 of Sporting News' SG Rankings originally appeared on NESN . Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The 2025-26 season was a breakout one for Payton Pritchard. The 2024-2025 Sixth Man of the Year, Pritchard continued his momentum when Jayson Tatum was out with an injury. He looks to do the same this year. Selected 26th overall in the 2020 NBA Draft, Pritchard became a featured member of the Celtics ' lineup last year, averaging a career-high 17.0 points, 5.2 assists, and 3.9 rebounds per game.