Payton Pritchard is having a career year, averaging career highs in minutes, points, rebounds, assists, steals, and 3P%. What makes it even more impressive, is that he’s doing it as Boston’s 6th man, and could very well be leading the Sixth Man of the Year award race. His points have seen the most significant jump, rising from 9.6 PPG last season to 15.4 this season. Something that may be overlooked, though, is his rebounding numbers.
Last year, Pritchard averaged 3.2 rebounds per game. This year he’s averaging 3.8 RPG. That may not seem very noteworthy, but that 0.