Payton Pritchard
Payton Pritchard is ranked #43 among 28 eligible NBA guards. He profiles as a bench or matchup-based option — draft late or stream when the schedule lines up. He closed the season hot — 8.0 points per game above his average over the final five games on essentially the same workload — an efficiency spike that may not fully carry over.
Payton Pritchard 2026-27 fantasy outlook
Market price (ADP 102.3) lines up with our rank (#82). Draft confidently at his current ADP. Projection drivers: shrinking workload (30.4 minutes/gm late vs 32.4 season), steady per-minute production.
BOS 2026-27 opening schedule
80 GAMES SCHEDULEDPayton Pritchard consistency and floor
3 GAMESPritchard vs other guards
PERCENTILE · 214 RANKEDPritchard fantasy points, last 3 games
2026-27 · ■ BOOM · ■ BUSTPayton Pritchard game log — 2026-27
■ BOOM · ■ BUST| DATE | OPP | RESULT | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26 | CHI | W 134-99 | 22 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10-16 | 7-10 | 40.2 |
| Oct 23 | NY | W 107-103 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 9.2 |
| Oct 20 | @DET | L 121-113 | 28 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 23.3 |
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He's a depth option, not a priority pick: #88 overall, #43 at his position. Draft late or stream based on matchups.
His current ADP in ESPN drafts is 102.3 (roughly round 11 in a 10-team league). We rank him #82, so he is fairly priced.
We project 30.7 points per game across an expected 80 games — approximately 2456 points for the season. His typical game last season landed between 23.2 and 39.3 (middle 50% of results), and that puts him #82 in projected scoring.
Based on 2025-26 production, Payton Pritchard finished #73 in 9-cat and #85 in 8-cat leagues by per-game z-score value, versus #88 in points formats. Low turnovers make him even more valuable when they count against you.
He delivered at least 75% of his average in 78% of games, with a floor of 18.1 and a ceiling of 45 fantasy points. He boomed (125%+ of average) in 28% of games and busted (under half his average) in 4%.
Answers computed by HoopSplit from official box scores.