The Boston Celtics are betting big on Payton Pritchard with 44.2 million more
$44.2 million for two more years for the point guard who has been in Boston since 2020
Payton Pritchard , point guard for the Boston Celtics , has agreed to a two-year, $44.2 million contract extension , which includes a mutual option for the 2029-30 season.
"Imagine if I had listened to the people who said I couldn't" , commented Payton Pritchard.
The 28-year-old, 1.85 m point guard, who was an NBA champion in 2024 and Sixth Man of the Year in 2025, secures a fully guaranteed maximum two-year extension.
Last season he posted the best averages of his career in points (17), assists (5.2), and rebounds (3.9) .
Pritchard, who is currently playing under an $8 million contract this season and $8.3 million next year, will earn more than $21 million in the 2028-29 season, before a mutual option for the 2029-30 campaign worth nearly $23 million.
The ESPN network highlights that Payton Pritchard is one of four players in Celtics history, along with Tatum, Derrick White, and Antoine Walker, to have made at least 200 three-pointers in multiple seasons .
The University of Oregon product, who was selected by the Celtics with the 26th pick in the 2020 Draft, has played 241 games over the last three years , the third-highest total in the NBA during that span.
