Celtics guard Payton Pritchard gained the sixth prize for man of the 12 months, NBA Communications tweets.
Pritchard exceeded the opposite finalists, the Pistons Malik Beasley and the Cavaliers’ Ty Jeromefor honor. Pritchard obtained 82 of the 100 attainable votes for first place and recorded 454 factors in whole. Beasley gained 13 first -place votes and 279 factors. Jerome gained two votes in first place and 91 factors.
Pritchard posted excessive profession excessive stage numbers in all areas for reigning champions, with a median of 14.3 factors, 3.8 rebounds 3.5 assists and 0.9 interceptions in 28.4 minutes per recreation.
Pritchard, who performed 80 common season competitions, pulled 47.2% in whole and 40.7% remotely. Within the first 12 months, it’s a contract of $ 30 million over 4 years that he signal In October 2023, which is now like an enormous enterprise.
Beasley, taking part in on a one -year contract, collected a median of 16.3 factors, 2.6 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 0.9 interceptions in 27.8 minutes and didn’t miss a match. The three -point specialist pulled 43% in whole and 41.6% remotely and was a significant cause why Detroit has greater than tripled his whole victories.
Jerome, who barely performed final season as a result of an ankle harm, raised a median of 12.2 factors, 2.5 rebounds and three.4 assists in 19.9 minutes whereas making 70 appearances. It pulled 51.6% total and 43.9% from 3 -point land.
It’s the second time in three seasons {that a} celtic guard has gained the award. Malcolm Brogdon obtained the sixth honors in 2023. The Timberwolves’ Naz Reid gained the prize final spring.
