It’s the middle of the summer, and this reporter is tap-dancing around essentially asking Payton Pritchard whether he wants to be a starter for the 2025-26 season. Training camp is still more than two months away and we’re trying not to put Pritchard in a tough spot, but he shares an incredibly diplomatic response to our rambling query.

“Obviously, I would play all 48 minutes if I could,” said Pritchard. “That’s just the competitor in me. I want to play all the time.”

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Pritchard quickly adds that he’s ready for whatever role Joe Mazzulla throws at him and will do whatever the team asks of him. That, of course, is what makes Pritchard so valuable. Winning is his North Star, and the individual accolades collected al

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