Payton Pritchhard's record night should receive the sixth man of the year

In Saturday evening victory against Brooklyn Nets. Payton Pritchard met a three pointer in the right corner to increase the Celtics 10 points at 6:00 a.m. in the game-a further dagger that can add Pritchhard's curriculum vitae from the 2024-2025 season. IR set up an NBA record for most of the three-person pointers that were made out of the bank in a single season, a record that could give Pritchhard the border in a narrow race of the sixth man of the year.

Payton Pritchard has developed into one of the strongest weapons in the league. He is connected to Jayson Tatum in the NBA with Jayson Tatum for trial attempts after 75 possessions, behind only Buddy Hield, Malik Beasley, Steph Curry and Lamelo Ball. Pritchhard is 41.5%in second place at three points. 6mofy candidate Malik Beasley leads the group with 42.1%. Pritchhard played in 67 games this season and beat at least five three points in 21 of these games. He is an outrageous weapon that comes from the bank for a historically dominant Celtic crime in Boston.

It is not difficult to determine my favorite performance from Payton Pritchard of the season. It happened at the beginning of this month, when he came to Derrick White, to fall on the heads of the Portland Trail Blazers, in which Pritchard poured ten three-point pointers and with White the only teammates in Celtic's story dropped in a single game with 40 points. Oh, and don't forget that White and Pritchard were also the only teammates in NBA history, which in a single game beat nine three-point pointers, a performance that did not even have Steph Curry and Klay Thompson. A praise when Pritchard returned 28 points to Milwaukee Bucks in the first week of the season, 19 of which came in the first half, which contributed to putting the Celtics on their clean goats this season.

Pritchhard is on the pitch for one reason and in the NBA: he puts the orange ball in the basket, but it should not be lost that Pritchhard has drastically improved as a defender, playmaker and rebounder since entering the league. Every evening, top goal scorers see six foot-and-Eins Payton Pritchhard and think it's time to eat. They often leave hungry. Pritchhard will have it worked for every bucket. Not to mention Pritchard has developed into a productive offensive rebounder for its size and position.

Before I dealt with the other candidates for the sixth man of the year, I was much safer that Pritchard had closed the award. I had just followed the bets where Pritchard is a difficult favorite. But when I looked at the numbers of the other candidates, I was shaken in my previous firm belief that Pritchard was a shoe-in. Let's compare Pritchard with other candidates:

I created both the raw numbers and the numbers Pro 75 possessions to give us a look at what it would like if all candidates would play the same number of possessions per game.

Payton Pritchard

• 28 minutes per game – 0 games as starter – 14 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.4 assists – 63.8% True Shooting
• Pro 75 possessions – 18.7 points, 4.9 rebounds, 4.5 assists

Ty Jerome

• 19.5 minutes per game – 2 games as starters – 11.9 points, 2.6 rebounds, 3.3 assists – 63.6% True Shooting
• Pro 75 possessions – 21.9 points, 4.8 rebounds, 6.1 assists

Naz Reid

• 28 minutes per game – 17 games as a starter – 14.7 points, 6.1 rebounds, 2.2 assists – 58.3% True Shooting
• Pro 75 possessions – 19.4 points, 8.1 rebounds, 2.9 assists

Malik Beasley:

• 27.4 minutes per game – 14 games as a starter – 16.3 points, 2.7 rebounds, 1.7 assists – 59.9% True Shooting
• Pro 75 possessions – 21.4 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.2 assists

The tricky part of the season awards is that there are no real criteria. Therefore, the MVP discourse in chaos is revealed in every season. There is no section. This is fun, but also for fans who are convinced that their criteria are the right criteria.

It is easy to group Pritchhard, Jerome and Beasley in a bucket when the microwave can do it from the bank. All three have explosive scoring seasons. The sixth price of the year is usually awarded to the player who offers the most apart from the bank.

It is easy for me to remove Beasley. He is the least efficient and least of all well -rounded of the three. Beasley is the worst defender, playmaker and rebounder. Simply cut.

Jerome and Pritchhard are almost impossible to analyze. I will give Pritchard the advantage of his defense and offensive relaxation. But when we get technical, Pritchard and Jerome were actually full -time bank players for the Celtics or Cavs, while both Naz Reid and Malik Beasley juice their numbers with double -digit starts.

However, if we award the award to the best player who came from the bank most of the season, the award should go to Naz Reid. I understand that the evaluation efficiency is not at the same level as Pritchard and Jerome, but in today's NBA it is so valuable to maintain the versatility and the distance from the middle position from the middle position. In addition to raw production, Naz helped to keep Timberwolves alive, while half of the roster went with injuries. The wolves would simply be lost without Reid, while the Celtics, Cavs and Piston's absences from Pritchard, Jerome and Beasley could survive.

Anyone who wins the award will earn it and whether Pritchard wins or not, the fact will not change that Danny Aing's last gift to the Boston Celtics was a flame.