Payton Pritchard, now 27, is back in Boston working out with the Celtics after a summer spent on the Cape with his wife. Despite warnings of a tough season ahead, his optimism suggests a different outlook for the team.
Itâs the right thing to say, of course. What kind of competitor would relent to the notion that an entire NBA season was a wash? But I could immediately tell that he wasnât just saying it because that was the right thing to say. All summer, I had chatted with people around the NBA â media members, executives, scouts, coaches â and almost all of them warned me I was in for a long season of losing, a significant departure from my first two years on the Celtics beat. A 10-minute conversation with Pritchard almost single-handedly convinced me otherwise â as ridiculous as that may sound. The then-27-year-old was back in Boston, where he had begun working out with the other Celtics youngsters after spending most of the summer on the Cape with his wife, Emma. He was already getting to know the new guys and reuniting with the same Celtics coaches who led the team to 61 wins the year prior.
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Payton Pritchard expressed optimism about the upcoming season, indicating he believes the team can perform better than the expected long season of losing.
Pritchard prepared by working out with other Celtics players and reuniting with the coaching staff that previously led the team to 61 wins.
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