A lot has changed for the Boston Celtics . Two years after winning a championship and reigning supreme at the top of the NBA, the Celtics have shifted course, especially after Jayson Tatum's Achilles injury . While new faces are getting used to being in Boston and learning a new system, the Celtics' veterans are setting the standard for how this season will go, especially Payton Pritchard .

Over his first few years in the league, Pritchard was nothing more than a smaller guard looking to fit in during a time when the NBA was transitioning to positionless basketball, where longer, more athletic players would be favored.

The Celtics never viewed Pritchard as a starter when they drafted him 26th overall in 2020. Instead, the team viewed him as a spark of energy they could utilize off

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