The Celtics and Payton Pritchard have agreed to a two-year, $44.2 million contract extension, ESPN's Shams Charania reported Tuesday. The deal includes one standard guaranteed year, with a mutual option for the 2029-30 season that gives both the team and player a say in whether Pritchard remains in Boston that year.
Pritchard was in the second year of his four-year rookie extension signed before the 2024-25 season when the deal was reached. Per CelticsBlog, the extension is fully guaranteed for two years—a detail that Keith Smith noted in his reporting on the mutual option structure.
| GP | GS | MIN | FG | FG% | 3PT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | 50 | 32.4 | 6.4-13.8 | 46.4 | 2.7-7.1 |
The guard has appeared in 79 games for Boston this season, starting 50, while averaging 32.4 minutes and shooting 46.4 percent from the field. He is taking 13.8 shots per game and making 2.7 three-pointers, good for a 38.3 percent mark from deep based on the reporting outlets' available data. The Celtics, who sit 56-26 and in first place in the Atlantic Division, have won two straight games: a 144-106 blowout over Philadelphia on October 10 and a 124-113 victory at Cleveland on October 8.
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Pritchard is the only player to have played for the Celtics throughout his NBA career, according to the reporting. The extension keeps him in Boston as the team continues its run this season, with Charlotte visiting on October 14.
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