14 players were signed to rookie scale extension contracts in October 2023 and no one took a cheaper deal than Payton Pritchard. The Celtics guard settled for a four-year pact for $30 million in total despite the fact he had already shown he was capable of playing playoff rotation minutes in the midst of the Celtics run to the 2022 NBA Finals.

Brad Stevens, the president of basketball operations, wisely was able to shuffle Boston's roster so guard Payton Pritchard could see more minutes.

Payton Pritchard consistently provides a spark, especially when the starters get off to a slow start, like in both games against the Milwaukee Bucks, where Pritchard had 19 and 17