Payton Pritchard has 110 total points off the bench in Boston’s opening seven games. That ranks him second in the NBA behind Tre Mann. To begin the season, he told the media he’d spent the summer developing his off-the-dribble shooting, resulting in a far more aggressive version of himself around the perimeter.
“Getting more consistent off the dribble from the three-ball,” Pritchard told reporters on Oct. 4. “I thought my finishing and my mid-range game last year took a big jump so I thought that was really good. Obviously, I’m always working on that stuff but if I can be more efficient shooting off the dribble from there, as well as the catch and shoot, that completes my game.