Former Celtics coach Ime Udoka reflected on Payton Pritchard's lack of playing time, and how far the Celtics guard has come.

Udoka, now coaching the Rockets, saw Pritchard step into an important role as the Celtics marched to the 2022 NBA Finals ...

Blake Griffin and Payton Pritchard met at a Los Angeles Clippers game when Pritchard was just 16 years old before they knew ...

Years before they would eventually become Celtics teammates, Payton Pritchard and Blake Griffin ... But, his minutes began to slide in 2022 after Ime Udoka took over for Stevens and slid even ...

Pritchard didn’t — or couldn’t ... Darvin Ham and Charles Lee (Bucks), Jamahl Mosley (Mavericks) and Ime Udoka (Nets). 4 years ago – via Twitter wojespn Adrian Wojnarowski: Stevens ...

Rockets coach Ime Udoka dismissively calling the Nets a “lower-level team” added fuel to the Nets’ fire. And they burned the Rockets, stunning them with a 99-97 come-from-behind win before ...

Last season's star-turn in the NBA Finals was a decade in the making for Payton Pritchard, who says a meeting with a six-time ...

Source: ESPN Still, Pritchard saw his minutes sink to 13.1 per game in his third season -- when Mazzulla took over for Udoka, who was suspended for violating team policies -- and he played in just ...

Pritchard didn’t — or couldn’t. When the February trade deadline approached, Pritchard asked to be traded. The front office made calls to try to honor the request, team sources said, but no ...