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Payton Pritchard
BOS
Boston Celtics

Payton Pritchard

#11 · Boston Celtics · 6-1 (185 cm) · 212 lb · Oregon

Payton Pritchard plays for the Boston Celtics. On the depth chart he's listed as #2 at point guard and #3 at shooting guard. Payton Pritchard is available, with no injuries. In the 2026-27 season he has played 12 games, 0 as a starter, averaging 27.3 minutes per game. He plays most of his minutes at point guard (56 %) and shooting guard (44 %). He averages 13.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game in the 2026-27 season. In the 2026-27 season he mostly guards Tre Jones, Miles McBride, and Ryan Rollins, who score 26.5 points per 100 possessions with him on them. The player who guards him most is Josh Giddey.

Next game

vs
DAL
Dallas Mavericks
Dallas Mavericks ·

Would come off the bench per the depth chart.

Celtics vs Mavericks → Celtics schedule → Probable starters →

On the depth chart

  • Point Guard 2nd
  • Shooting Guard 3rd

Positions he can play: Point Guard / Shooting Guard

See the full Celtics depth chart →

On-court role

2026-27 season, based on the lineups he has played in.

Games
12
Min/game
27.3
Starts
0

Minutes by position

  • Point Guard56 %
  • Shooting Guard44 %

Stats

Per-game averages and percentages for the whole regular season, with all his teams (stats.nba.com).

Season GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% TS% USG%
2026-27 12 27.3 13.3 3.3 3.7 0.7 0.2 41.1 36.5 87.1 56.1 20.5
2025-26 79 32.3 17.0 3.9 5.2 0.7 0.1 46.4 37.7 89.0 58.4 21.0

Game log

In his last 5 games: 13.2 pts, 3.8 reb and 4.0 ast in 26.3 min (0.1 pts below his season average, 13.3)

Best games of the season: 30 pts vs Bulls (Oct 30) · 7 reb @ Magic (Nov 1) · 6 ast vs Nets (Oct 27)

Date Opp Result MIN PTS REB AST FG 3PT FT +/-
Nov 11 @
TOR
Toronto Raptors
Raptors
W 98-93 31:15 14 1 1 5-13 2-7 2-2 -17
Nov 10 @
PHI
Philadelphia 76ers
76ers
W 123-101 29:46 18 6 5 7-15 4-8 0-0 +26
Nov 8 @
MIL
Milwaukee Bucks
Bucks
W 117-97 29:11 12 5 4 4-12 4-11 0-0 +29
Nov 6 @
CHA
Charlotte Hornets
Hornets
W 119-80 23:22 12 6 5 4-10 4-6 0-0 +27
Nov 4 vs
MIL
Milwaukee Bucks
Bucks
W 109-102 18:05 10 1 5 4-7 0-0 2-2 +7
Nov 2 @
HOU
Houston Rockets
Rockets
L 93-109 30:20 4 3 3 0-7 0-5 4-6 -17
Nov 1 @
ORL
Orlando Magic
Magic
W 108-97 26:57 7 7 3 3-11 0-7 1-1 +3
Oct 30 vs
CHI
Chicago Bulls
Bulls
W 125-111 34:45 30 3 3 9-17 3-9 9-9 +12
Oct 27 vs
BKN
Brooklyn Nets
Nets
W 125-124 24:27 4 2 6 2-7 0-3 0-0 +2
Oct 26 vs
CHI
Chicago Bulls
Bulls
W 134-99 21:53 28 1 4 10-16 7-10 1-1 +22

Injury history

Each stretch listed as out or questionable on the injury report, with the team games he missed. Tracked since October 2026.

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Who guards whom

2026-27 season, based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Who he guards

Possessions
604
Pts/100 poss.
26.5
FG%
41%

Opponents he guarded most in 12 games:

Opponent Poss. PTS FG
Tre Jones 24 9 4/4
Miles McBride 21 0 0/2
Ryan Rollins 18 2 1/3
Isaac Okoro 18 5 2/6
Brayden Burries 17 0 0/4

Who guards him

Possessions
580
Pts/100 poss.
18.8
FG%
39%

Defenders who guarded him most in 12 games:

Defender Poss. PTS FG
Josh Giddey 22 12 4/4
Miles McBride 21 2 0/1
Brayden Burries 21 7 2/3
Tre Jones 18 1 0/3
Norman Powell 15 3 1/3