Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla has been pleased with Payton Pritchard’s versatility off the bench this season (averaging 8.0 PPG/3.2 RPG/3.0 APG/42.1% FG/37.1% 3-PT/77.4% FT).
(via CLNS Media):
“I think now that he knows he has a specific role, he knows his subpattern for the most part, he’s able to bring different things. But we haven’t talked about him a lot because he’s been put in this box of an offensive player and a shooter, and quite frankly, his defense and his rebounding has been top-notch for us this year. And in games where we’ve lacked a step, might have been a step behind or needed a boost, he’s come in and made big time plays defensively and rebounding. He’s always going to bring the offense, he’s always going to shoot the ball well, but between his crashing, between his defensive rebounding, and his defense, he’s becoming an all-around role player. It’s good to watch him grow.”
