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The Celtics guard called his new contract extension a 'relief' after Sunday's preseason win over Philadelphia.
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Pritchard followed up his newly reported contract extension with a stellar preseason showing.
BOSTON (AP) — Payton Pritchard scored 26 points after signing a four-year, $30 million contract extension, and the Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers 114-106 on Sunday in the preseason opener for both teams.
Pritchard shot 9 for 14, including 6 for 11 on 3-pointers, and had four assists in 23 minutes for the Celtics.
ESPN first reported Pritchard’s extension, and the Celtics’ guard said after the game he has signed the deal.
“When I signed it, it was almost like a relief, a feeling of being secure,” Pritchard said. “That was kind of my mindset toward it. I wanted to lock something in.”
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