Feb 1, 2024; Boston, Massachusetts, USA: Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday (4), guard Jaylen Brown (7), guard Payton Pritchard (11) and guard Derrick White (9) on the court against the Los Angeles Lakers in the second half at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-Imagn Images David Butler II-Imagn Images

Celtics' Jrue Holiday Calls Out 'Rigged' Sixth Man Voting

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By Alex Kirschenbaum | Last updated Mar 25, 2025 3:01 PM ET

Six-time All-Defensive Team Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday believes that bench point guard Payton Pritchard deserves to nab Sixth Man of the Year honors this season — and it shouldn't even be close, per NBC Sports Boston's Christ Forsberg.

“If he’s not Sixth Man of the year, then this is rigged,” Holiday opined. “My man, he’s breaking records."

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Pritchard broke the league's previous record for most 3-pointers scored for a bench player when he notched five triples during Boston's 115-113 victory against the Brooklyn Nets on March 15. He broke then-Miami Heat swingman Wayne Ellington’s old record of 218 made bench treys.

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In his 71 healthy contests for the 53-19 Oregon product, the 6-foot-1 Pritchard is averaging 14.3 points on .468/.417/.838 shooting splits, 3.7 rebounds, and 3.4 assists a night.

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