The face of Oregon Ducks basketball in the NBA has been the top bench piece throughout the 2024-25 campaign. Although it's not much of a competition, Boston Celtics' Payton Pritchard is a finalist for Sixth Man of the Year.

The Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks in the 2024 NBA Finals. Pritchard averaged only 3.4 points in the five-game series. If Boston gets back to the NBA Finals this year, we can assume that Pritchard will want to play better than he did last season.

While the Celtics are officially off on their title-defense playoff run, they could still get some regular-season accolades. The NBA will release its awards in the coming days like MVP, Sixth Man of the Year, All-NBA teams and more as the playoffs roll on.