Payton Pritchard is set up to have a career year

Last season, Payton Pritchard began the year as the Celtics starting point guard. In February, he was moved to the bench after Anfernee Simons was traded to give Boston’s second unit more punch in the scoring department.

He should be put back in the starting 5 this year.

There are reasons to do both, but the reason I would start him is that I think he is set up to be the Celtics number 2 offensive option.

Paul George and Derrick White are great players who can score the ball with high volume, but I don’t think either have the offensive ceiling, at this point in their careers, that Pritchard does.

I also think that maximizing the…

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