Celtics’ Payton Pritchard surges to third overall in Rookie Wire’s Power Rankings

The Oregon native is starting to turn heads with his recent play.

Boston Celtics rookie point guard Payton Pritchard has had a bit of a roller coaster of a season in his inaugural campaign in the NBA.

With a hot start muted by an injury part-way through the season, followed by a mild resurgence tripped up by the rookie wall, the Oregon product seems to have unlocked another level to his game in the pros in recent days, having scored a career-high 28-points in his most recent game. It’s started to catch the eyes of the wider NBA media, including those belonging to the editor of our sister site Rookie Wire, Cody Taylor.

Our prospect-oriented imprint’s editor had plenty to say about the West Linn native’s recent play; let’s take a look at his assessment.