Milwaukee Bucks: Boston Celtics Player Demands Trade After Playoff Exit (Trade Target)

The Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics both had their NBA Championship aspirations dashed by the Miami Heat this post-season.  The Bucks, unfortunately, lost to the Heat in the very first round in five games.  The Celtics stormed back from an 0-3 deficit to force a game seven at home, only to suffer a crushing 19-point loss to end their season.  In the days following that loss, one Celtics player has asked for a trade from the team.

Boston Celtics Guard Payton Pritchard Demands Trade From Celtics

According to The Athletic via NBACentral, Celtics guard Payton Pritchard has expressed hopes that he’ll be traded this coming summer. Pritchard saw his role with the team diminish this past season and the results were career-lows across the board.

Last year Pritchard played in 71 regular season games and all 24 of the Celtics’ postseason games, giving them solid if unremarkable production off the bench.

The former first-round pick out of Oregon has started nine of 185 games and averaged 6.6 points over 15.7 minutes per game since 2020.

Over the course of the Eastern Conference Finals there became rumblings that the Celtics might either fire coaches or trade players in the ensuing summer. Just about everything has been on the table despite the team reaching the Conference Finals in back-to-back years and the NBA Finals last season.

Would The Milwaukee Bucks Target Payton Pritchard?

Baring any major changes at the guard position, it would be fairly surprising to see the Bucks target Pritchard.  The Jrue Holiday, Greyson Allen, and Jevon Carter all under contract through the 2023-24 season, their rotation is solid.  However, as a depth piece at a cheap price?  It would be a welcome addition off the bench.

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