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Celtics and Payton Pritchard Agree to Two-Year, $44.2 Million Extension
The Boston Celtics and guard Payton Pritchard agreed to an extension.
The deal is for two years and $44.2 million.
It has one guaranteed year, so the second year is not guaranteed.
The contract includes a mutual option for the 2029/30 season, which means both Pritchard and the Celtics must agree to use it.
The agreement gives the Celtics and Pritchard a path to continue working together beyond the guaranteed year.
The terms of the extension have been announced, but no further details are provided.
The Boston Celtics and guard Payton Pritchard agreed to a two-year contract extension worth $44.2 million, with a mutual option for 2029-30.
ESPN reported that the deal is fully guaranteed for two years, while Hoops Rumors reported one guaranteed year.
Pritchard averaged career highs of 17 points, 5.2 assists and 3.9 rebounds last season.
He won an NBA championship with Boston in 2024 and was named Sixth Man of the Year in 2025.
- Who
- The Boston Celtics and guard Payton Pritchard.
- What
- They agreed to a two-year, $44.2 million contract extension with a mutual option for 2029-30.
- When
- October 13, 2026.
- Where
- Boston, Massachusetts. The agreement was reported by ESPN.
- Why
- The extension keeps Pritchard with the retooled Celtics beyond his current deal, which ends in 2028.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Pritchard won an NBA championship with the Celtics.
Pritchard earned Sixth Man of the Year honors.
The Celtics and Pritchard agreed to a two-year, $44.2 million extension.
- Contract value
- $44.2 million
- Contract length
- Two years
- Mutual option
- 2029-30 season
- Points per game
- 17 last season
- Assists per game
- 5.2 last season
- Rebounds per game
- 3.9 last season
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Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard has agreed to a two-year, $44.2 million contract extension, plus a mutual option in the 2029-30 season, CAA Co-Head of Basketball Austin Brown and agent Max Saidman tell ESPN.
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