Should the Boston Celtics trade Payton Pritchard? One analyst thinks so

So far this season, reserve Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard has not gotten much playing time, but he’s been a key microwave scorer for the Celtics whenever interim head coach Joe Mazzulla has called his number.

So far this season, reserve Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard has not gotten much playing time, but he’s been a key microwave scorer for the Celtics whenever interim head coach Joe Mazzulla has called his number.

Even so, fans and analysts alike have at times clamored to trade the Oregon native to another team despite the help he is providing to Boston, with varying motives ranging from doing Pritchard a solid so his game can continue to develop more to using the Oregon alumnus as part of a trade to add a player to the Celtics slightly thin frontcourt rotation.

Among the analysts clamoring for Fast PP to end up on another team is the Athletic’s John Hollinger.