What happened
Boston and Payton Pritchard have agreed to a two-year, $44.2 million extension with a mutual option for 2029-30, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania.
Pritchard’s current deal already runs through 2027-28, and he has become a key part of Joe Mazzulla’s rotation after winning the 2025 Sixth Man of the Year award.
The extension secures a rotation guard whose bench scoring and spacing have been important to Boston’s lineup stability. It does not change the current preseason depth chart, but it reinforces Pritchard’s long-term role entering the Oct. 20 opener.
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Original reporting: Celtics, Pritchard agree to 2-year, $44.2 million contract extension (Report) — Yahoo Sports ↗