Payton Pritchard is the winner of the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year Award, the league announced Tuesday evening. The Boston Celtics guard beat out other top candidates, Malik Beasley and Ty Jerome, for the honor.
Pritchard logged career highs pretty much across the board, aside from three-point percentage. In 80 appearances for the Cs, the 27-year-old averaged 14.3 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 3.5 assists while shooting 47.2% from the field and 40.7% from beyond the arc.
He is the second Celtic in the past three seasons to take home the NBA’s John Havlicek Trophy, joining Malcolm Brogdon, who won it in 2023.