Celtics forward Jayson Tatum is a superstar who is also very good at throwing a ball through a rim from 15 feet away, so when he is on the court when a technical foul is called against the opponent, there is rarely debate or discussion.

Unhappy with his performance in Tuesday night’s Celtics defeat, Payton Pritchard took his frustrations out on the Nets.

Brad Stevens, the president of basketball operations, wisely was able to shuffle Boston's roster so guard Payton Pritchard could see more minutes.

As of Monday, most prominent sportsbooks had Pritchard pegged as the NBA Sixth Man of the Year favorite. DraftKings gave him the shortest award odds at +250, followed by Hield (+600) and Indiana’s Bennedict Mathurin (+600).

Payton Pritchard consistently provides a spark, especially when the starters get off to a slow start, like in both games against the Milwaukee Bucks, where Pritchard had 19 and 17