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The 2020 Pac-12 Conference Player of the Year has been one of the best reserves in the NBA this season. In his fifth year with the Boston organization, all of his statistics have made a drastic improvement.
Pritchard averages 14.0 points per game on an efficient shooting split of 46.4 field goal percentage, 41.0 three-point percentage, and 83.8 free throw percentage. He grabs 3.8 rebounds per game and dishes out 3.3 assists per game in 28.3 minutes off the bencHis only the third Celtic ever to score 1,000+ points off the bench and is currently at 1,019 total. Boston forward/center Kevin McHale did it three times and guard Ricky Davis did it once.Payton Pritchard has hit 237 three-pointers as a bench player this season which is an NBA record. He averages 3.3 three-pointers per game, a career-high for the Duck. The member of the 2017 Final Four team with coach Dana Altman is in the running for the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year Award.Boston coach Joe Mazzulla was asked about Pritchard’s Sixth Man of the Year campaign. He has full faith in the lead guard for his second unit.There is a more than a solid case on why Pritchard should win the award. Among all players coming off the bench, here is where he stacks up in the league:h.
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