{"id":580,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/580","headline":"Celtics lock up Payton Pritchard on two-year, $44.2 million extension","dek":"The former Sixth Man of the Year, who averaged 17 points per game last season, remains with the only franchise he's ever played for, with a mutual option for 2029-30.","body":"Payton Pritchard is staying in Boston. The Celtics guard has agreed to a two-year, $44.2 million extension that includes a mutual option for the 2029-30 season, keeping him with the only franchise he's played for since entering the league.\n\nThe 28-year-old is coming off a career year, posting career highs in points, assists and rebounds while averaging 17 points per game. He already has an NBA championship and a Sixth Man of the Year award on his resume, and the new deal signals Boston expects an even bigger role for him this season as the roster shifts around him.\n\nFor a team navigating its own financial calculus under the league's tax rules, locking up a proven scoring spark on this number is viewed as solid value. Pritchard has developed into one of the more reliable guards off Boston's bench, and this extension buys the Celtics multiple years of cost certainty while rewarding a player who has steadily expanded his role since being drafted by the franchise.","published_at":"2026-10-13T23:18:46.370532+00:00","source_count":5,"written_from":[{"outlet":"CBS Sports","publisher":"CBS Sports","title":"Why the Celtics are getting a bargain on Payton Pritchard's two-year, $44.2 million contract extension","url":"https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/payton-pritchard-contract-extension-boston-celtics-bargain/"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Payton Pritchard contract extension: What it means for Celtics, former Sixth Man of the Year","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/payton-pritchard-contract-extension-means-203832577.html"},{"outlet":"NBC Sports","publisher":"NBC Sports","title":"Celtics reportedly reach contract extension with Payton Pritchard for two years, $44.2 million","url":"https://www.nbcsports.com/nba/news/celtics-reportedly-reach-contract-extension-with-payton-pritchard-for-two-years-44-2-million"},{"outlet":"The Athletic","publisher":"The Athletic","title":"Payton Pritchard, Celtics agree to 2-year, $44.2 million contract extension: Source","url":"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7687436/2026/10/13/payton-pritchard-celtics-contract-extension-news/"},{"outlet":"ESPN","publisher":"ESPN","title":"Celtics to extend guard Pritchard on two-year, $44.2M deal","url":"https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/50176173/celtics-extend-payton-pritchard-two-year-442m-deal"}],"more_coverage":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Payton Pritchard Running Out of Time to Sign Extension With Celtics","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/payton-pritchard-running-time-sign-150548484.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Celtics reportedly sign G Payton Pritchard to 2-year, $44.2 million extension, with a mutual option","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/article/celtics-reportedly-sign-g-payton-pritchard-to-2-year-442-million-extension-with-a-mutual-option-195753973.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Payton Pritchard agrees to two-year extension with Celtics","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/payton-pritchard-agrees-two-extension-200659488.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Celtics reportedly reach contract extension with Payton Pritchard for two years, $44.2 million","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/celtics-reportedly-reach-contract-extension-203640829.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"NBA Experts Are Saying Same Thing About Payton Pritchard's Contract Extension","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nba-experts-saying-same-thing-212904439.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Payton Pritchard gets significant raise, signs contract extension","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/payton-pritchard-gets-significant-raise-212719330.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Payton Pritchard signs 2-year, $44 million contract extension with Celtics ahead of 2026-27 season","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/payton-pritchard-signs-2-44-220201838.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Could Payton Pritchard turn down an extension from the Boston Celtics?","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/could-payton-pritchard-turn-down-223907222.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Payton Pritchard’s inspiring social media message after inking $44 million contract","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/payton-pritchard-inspiring-social-media-011944705.html"}],"image":{"url":"https://nbcsports.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5226ef7/2147483647/strip/false/crop/1920x1080+0+0/resize/1920x1080!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhdliveextra-a.akamaihd.net%2FHD%2Fimage_sports%2FNBCU_Sports_Group_-_nbcsports%2F312%2F459%2Fnbc_roto_celtics_261013.jpg","credit":"NBC Sports","width":1920},"embed":null,"license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Analysis data is licensed CC BY 4.0. 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