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Payton Michael Pritchard is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Oregon Ducks. As a sophomore, Pritchard earned second-team all-conference honors in the Pac-12. In his senior year, Pritchard was a finalist for the Naismith College Player of the Year. Selected 26th overall in the 2020 NBA draft by the Celtics, he reached the NBA Finals with the team in both 2022 and 2024, securing a championship in 2024. In 2025, Pritchard was named NBA Sixth Man of the Year.