CELTICS SIGN PAYTON PRITCHARD TO TWO-YEAR $44.2M EXTENSION

The Boston Celtics have signed guard Payton Pritchard to a two-year contract extension worth $44.2 million, including a mutual option, according to reports. Pritchard was in the second year of a four-year rookie extension he signed ahead of the 2024-2025 season.

Pritchard previously won the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year award and has been part of a Celtics championship team. Reports describing the deal suggest Pritchard is set for a bigger role with Boston this season.