Payton Pritchard Sends Strong Message On Celtics' 2025-26 Expectations

Payton Pritchard Sends Strong Message On Celtics' 2025-26 Expectations

Payton Pritchard understands that the outside expectations on the Boston Celtics will be low considering the significant changes they made this offseason. However, that doesn’t mean the internal expectations will decline or see the team lower its standards.Pritchard and the Celtics were coming off of winning the 2024 NBA title, the franchise’s 18th in its history. They were on the quest for a repeat last season but lost to the New York Knicks in…

Celtics Guard Has No Interest In 'Gap Year' Talk

Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard refuses to call next season a reset. The veteran brushed off talk of 2025-26 as a “gap year,” even as many around the league see it differently. With Jayson Tatum recovering from a torn Achilles and four key veterans gone, expectations have dimmed. Odds makers have Boston near the middle of the pack, while national power rankings peg the roster among the East’s bottom tier. Pritchard said he doesn’t share th…