Boston’s Payton Pritchard Named 2024-25 Kia NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award WinnerBoston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard is the recipient of the John Havlicek Trophy as the 2024-25 Kia NBA Sixth Man of the Year for his contributions in a reserve role.

Payton Pritchard has won the NBA's 2024-25 Sixth Man of the Year award, receiving 82 first-place votes, the league announced Tuesday. Pritchard is now the fourth Boston Celtic to

Coming off winning a ring, he was asked to step up his role as sixth man and get the Celtics through the long grind of the NBA season. He did that with career highs of 14.3 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 3.