Payton Pritchard remains a pleasant surprise for the Boston Celtics so far this season.
The rookie was a spark of the bank and helped the C’s to defeat the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night. He scored 10 points, five rebounds and five assists in victory.
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Jaylen Brown is impressed by what he saw from Pritchard in the first four games of the campaign. He praised the 22-year-old after the 116-111 victory.
“Payton is GOAT, man,” said Brown. “Payton came in with confidence. Definitely needed a spark out of the bank and Payton was everything and more to us tonight. We’re going to need more guys to keep going up, but Payton Pritchard’s great job, man. Kid can play, and we look forward to him and other guys performing in the future as well. “
This is a great compliment.
The Celtics will need Pritchard and others in the second unit to raise the score this season, especially since Kemba Walker is not expected to return anytime soon. It certainly looks like the Oregon product is up for the challenge.
Pritchard will try to keep him on Wednesday night, when he and the C’s face the Memphis Grizzlies at TD Garden.