Can Boston Celtics backup guard Payton Pritchard win the NBA’s 2025 Most Improved Player?
Can Boston Celtics backup combo guard Payton Pritchard win the NBA’s 2025 Most Improved Player (MIP) award? The University of Oregon alum has been firmly in the lead for the league’s 2025 Sixth Man of the Year award with his explosive scoring from beyond the arc so far this season and improved defense coming off of the bench.
But his scoring — once seen almost as a novelty or special teams sort of boost for Boston — has become so feared by opposing defenses that it creates a stew of chaos given the other players on the court with the West Linn, Oregon native at any given moment. Can he win this year’s MIP award?
The hosts of the CLNS Media “How Bout Them Celtics!” podcast, Jack Simone and Sam LaFrance, took a closer look at the prospect on a recent episode of their show. Check it out below!
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