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Is Payton Pritchard the next Jalen Brunson?

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Payton Pritchard has been playing stellar basketball over the past two weeks. The fourth-year guard has been making the most of the additional minutes he has been afforded by head coach Joe Mazzulla as the Boston Celtics begin to rest players ahead of the postseason.

In his last six outings, Pritchard is averaging 17.7 points, 7.7 assists and 3.8 rebounds on 45.2% from 3-point range and 51.3% from the field. He has also impressed with his ability to create space via contact and, more recently, being able to score off two feet. With such impressive performances, Pritchard has undoubtedly earned himself some praise from the fan base.

In the latest episode of the “Green With Envy” podcast, the hosts discussed whether Pritchard is enjoying a similar surge to that of Jalen Brunson in the 2021-22 season. They also discussed whether Pritchard could mimic that version of Brunson in terms of performance and impact.

You can watch the full episode by clicking on the embedded link above.

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Payton Pritchard and Sam Hauser have become top-shelf NBA talent for the Boston Celtics

At the start of the season, it was not entirely clear what roles reserve sharpshooters Payton Pritchard and Sam Hauser would have.

At the start of the NBA’s 2023-24 season, it was not entirely clear what roles reserve sharpshooters Payton Pritchard and Sam Hauser would have with the team after the Boston Celtics’ front office added two All-Star level talents in Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis.

But fast-forward to the present, and it is pretty clear that the Celtics do and will lean pretty heavily on these two to change the energy (and spacing) of a game from almost the moment they step on the court. It’s safe to say that Pritchard and Hauser have become top-shelf NBA talent with their play this season.

On a recent episode, the hosts of the CLNS Media “How Bout Them Celtics!” and “Talkin’ Cs” podcasts linked up to break down Fast PP and Slam Hauser’s play with Boston this season.

Check it out above!

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Celtics’ Payton Pritchard calls out ex-Villanova coach Jay Wright on Donte DiVincenzo anecdote

“That’s cap,” tweeted Fast PP in response to a story that seemed to frame him as too intimidated to play for Villanova.

The New York Post’s Stefan Bondy recently shared an interesting anecdote shared with him by former Villanova head coach Jay Wright about Boston Celtics backup combo guard Payton Pritchard’s recruitment. “Pritchard … was ready to commit to Villanova despite playing a similar position to DiVincenzo,” said Wright via Bondy. “They hit it off during Pritchard’s official visit and played one-on-one-on-one with Brunson, which eventually rerouted Pritchard to … Oregon.”

“We thought they could play together like (Ryan Arcidiacono) did with Jalen (Brunson),” he added. “And they played one-on-one, and I think Payton was like, ‘Oh my God, we didn’t know about this guy (DiVincenzo).”And then after that, they were like, ‘We’re still going to look around.’'”

Somehow, that bit got in front of the eyes of former Celtics assistant coach Damon Stoudamire — now the head coach of Georgia Tech — on social media, who wrote “I’m gone have to call PP about this.”

It may have been a good story, and much of it may even be true. But when Fast PP replied to Stoudamire’s tweet, all he had to say was “that’s (cap)”.

For old heads like yours truly, that’s newspeak for “horse pucky”.

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Celtics’ Jordan Walsh is getting praise from Kristaps Porzingis, Payton Pritchard

Walsh has been putting up some modest numbers while showing us flashes of why the Celtics decided to take him in the second round of the 2023 draft.

For much of the NBA’s 2023-24 season, rookie Boston Celtics forward Jordan Walsh has been more of an idea than a player for the parent club, the Arkansas alum spending most of his floor time suiting up for the Maine Celtics in Portland as he hones his craft to an NBA-ready level.

But the Texan wing has been getting some playing time in Boston in recent days, putting up some modest numbers while showing us flashes of why the Celtics decided to take him in the second round of the 2023 draft. His teammates have taken note, with both star Boston big man Kristaps Porzingis and backup combo guard Payton Pritchard singing his praises postgame.

The hosts of the CLNS Media “How Bout Them Celtics!” podcast dug in deeper on how Walsh has been doing in his limited run at the NBA level this season.

Check it out in the clip embedded above!

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Celtics unravel Nets, Boston bests Brooklyn 136-86

The Celtics led by as many as 56 during Boston’s shellacking of the visiting Brooklyn Nets Wednesday night.

The Boston Celtics obliterated the Brooklyn Nets 136-86 Wednesday night at TD Garden, the fourth largest victory in franchise history. With the result, the Celtics move to 43-12 on the season, while head coach Joe Mazzulla picks up his 100th career win.

The victory comes one night removed from a Boston win on the road in Brooklyn, and once again the Celtics were the better team from the jump. Boston’s defense bamboozled the Nets, leading to remarkably easy offense. By the end of the first half, Boston was up by 36 points, the team’s biggest halftime margin since 2010. It was about as lopsided an affair as the NBA has to offer.

Let’s jump in and take a closer look at a 136-86 Celtics victory over the Nets.

Do the Boston Celtics need to find an upgrade over Payton Pritchard?

Should Boston try to land an upgrade, like Alex Caruso?

Do the Boston Celtics need to find an upgrade over reserve guard Payton Pritchard ahead of the NBA’s 2024 trade deadline? On the latest episode of the CLNS Media “Celtics Beat” podcast, cohost Evan Valenti was joined by Ethan Fuller of The Boston Globe. The duo discussed whether the Celtics need to find an upgrade for Payton Pritchard.

They pointed out that since the Celtic’s playoff rotation will be relatively short, it likely won’t matter since only six or seven guys will see significant minutes anyway. The pair also talked about Pritchard’s defensive ineptitude due to his physical limitations being only 6-foot-1, but did say that he thinks he is having one of his best seasons of his career.

Ultimately, they thought that any upgrade would be marginal, so it likely wouldn’t be something the Celtics need to address, though having a guy like Chicago Bulls guard Alex Caruso would be interesting.

Check it out above!

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Has Boston’s Payton Pritchard become so good that he’s untradeable?

Has the West Linn native become so good in his role that there’s simply just no viable upgrade via a trade?

It was not all that long ago that Boston Celtics backup combo guard Payton Pritchard was actively trying to get off the team’s roster, as he was buried in the ball club’s guard rotation last season. But the Celtics of course did not deal Fast PP to another team, other guards ahead of him in the rotation like Marcus Smart and Malcolm Brogdon instead getting shipped out over the summer in other trades.

Pritchard has really settled into his role with Boston for this campaign since signing an extension during the preseason. Has the West Linn native become so good in his role that there’s simply just no viable upgrade via a trade?

The hosts of the CLNS Media “First to the Floor” podcast recently took a closer look at Pritchard’s role with the Celtics this season, and whether there are any players out there worth letting go of the Oregon alum for in a trade.

Check it out above!

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Jackson Shelstad gifts Oregon legends with custom jackets through NIL deal

Oregon Ducks true freshman point guard Jackson Shelstad gifted custom jackets to Payton Pritchard and Sabrina Ionescu through an NIL deal.

Oregon Ducks true freshman point guard Jackson Shelstad has quickly made a name for himself in Eugene, and he’s using that newfound platform to honor some of the players and people who inspired him along his journey to getting to Eugene.

Through an NIL deal with Settlemier’s Jackets, a small business based out of Portland, Shelstad honored both Payton Pritchard and Sabrina Ionescu with custom letterman’s jackets that were given to the two Oregon legends as gifts.

The jackets are part of a “Fly High” line that features both Payton Pritchard’s and Sabrina Ionescu’s personal logos on the front of the jackets.

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Celtics Lab 238: A deep dive into the deep rotation’s Stay Ready Crew with Noa Dalzell

Which players matter most to the team’s title aspirations? Which might be on the move ahead of the 2024 NBA trade deadline? What talent does Boston have in the pipeline in Maine? And who will see the floor in the postseason?

The Boston Celtics have by most accounts the best top six players in the entire NBA to match their league-best regular season record. So, it can be easy to forget about the rest of the team. The so-called “Stay Ready Crew” mostly does just that — keep themselves in the right frame of mind and state of health in case their number is called.

And those numbers do get called, with players like Oshae Brissett and Lamar Stevens bringing energy and matchup-dependent options that have sparked wins for Boston, while the sharpshooting duo of Payton Pritchard and Sam Hauser wreak havoc on opposing defenses. And if it were not for the likes of Luke Kornet and Neemias Queta defying expectations as reserve big men, you can be sure there would be less wins to the Celtics’ name this season.

Which players matter most to the team’s title aspirations? Which might be on the move ahead of the 2024 NBA trade deadline? What talent does Boston have in the pipeline in Maine? And who will see the floor in the postseason?

To answer all of these key questions not quite getting the attention they deserve, the hosts of the CLNS Media “Celtics Lab” podcast linked up with Celtics Blog’s Noa Dalzell.

The self-proclaimed Boston bench beat reporter who has a bead on a certain crew that stays ready, join us in a deep dive into the Celtics’ reserves. (Apologies for variable audio, wifi issues made for a few bumps).

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On this day: Payton Pritchard, Tony Delk born; Bobby Wilson signed

On this day in Celtics history, former Boston point guard Tony Delk was born, and guard Bobby Wilson was signed.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, point guard Tony Delk was born in Covington, Tennessee in 1974. Delk had played his collegiate ball at Kentucky from 1992 to 1996, where he won SEC Player of the Year, the NCAA’s Final Four Most Outstanding Player, and even won an NCAA national championship in his final season with the team.

His pro career began after being picked up with the 16th overall pick of the 1996 NBA draft by the Charlotte Hornets and played for that team, the Golden State Warriors, Sacramento Kings, and Phoenix Suns before being traded to the Celtics.

That deal saw Delk and Rodney Rogers dealt to the Celts for Randy Brown, Joe Johnson, Milt Palacio, and draft assets.