1. Payton Michael Pritchard was born on January 28,1998 and is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association.
21 Facts About Payton Pritchard
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Payton Pritchard won four consecutive state titles with West Linn High School and earned 2014 and 2015 Todd Pratt Player of the Year, Oregon Class 6a Player of the Year and Gatorade Oregon Player of the Year 2015.
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Payton Pritchard averaged 22 points and 5.8 assists per game as a junior and 23.6 points, 6.8 assists and 3.1 steals as a senior.
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Payton Pritchard had previously committed to Oklahoma, where his father Terry played football.
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Payton Pritchard scored 45 points in the Northwest Shootout, an all-star game between players from Oregon and Washington.
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Oregon made its first Final Four appearance since the first NCAA tournament ever, and Payton Pritchard was the only freshman to start in that year's Final Four.
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Payton Pritchard was the lone returning starter for the Ducks in his sophomore year and averaged a markedly higher 14.5 points, 4.8 assists and 3.6 rebounds per game.
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Payton Pritchard averaged 12.9 points, 4.6 assists and 3.9 rebounds per game and was named MVP of the Pac-12 Tournament.
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Payton Pritchard finished the job in Oregon's regular-season finale with 29 points against Stanford, securing Oregon's second Pac-12 regular season title during his career.
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Payton Pritchard was a consensus All-American selection and was awarded the Bob Cousy Award as the nation's top point guard.
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Payton Pritchard was selected with the 26th pick in the first round of the 2020 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics.
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Payton Pritchard played for the Celtics in the 2021 NBA Summer League and was named All-Summer League First Team after averaging 17 points and eight assists.
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Payton Pritchard helped the Celtics reach the 2022 NBA Finals, where they lost to the Golden State Warriors in six games.
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On October 8,2023, the Celtics and Payton Pritchard agreed to a fully guaranteed four-year, $30 million contract extension.
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Payton Pritchard joined John Havlicek, Larry Bird, and Bob Cousy as the only players in franchise history to record back-to-back 30-point, 10-assist double-doubles.
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Payton Pritchard represented the US at the 2015 FIBA 3x3 Under-18 World Championship where, in his best game, he had nine three-pointers against Poland.
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Payton Pritchard scored 12 points on four three-pointers in 14 minutes as a member of the USA National Select Team at the 2016 Nike Hoop Summit.
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Payton Pritchard made the US squad for the 2017 FIBA U19 World Cup in Egypt.
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Payton Pritchard averaged 9.0 points, 3.1 assists and 2.9 rebounds per contest during the tournament, including 16 points against RJ Barrett and Canada.
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Team USA won the bronze medal, and Payton Pritchard was named to the All-Star Five.
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Payton Pritchard married his girlfriend, YouTuber Emma MacDonald, in August 2024.