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Boston Celtics: 3 C’s who were negatively impacted by offseason moves

By Mark Nilon

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 20: Marcus Smart #36 of the Boston Celtics reacts during the second half against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on October 20, 2021 in New York City. The Knicks won 138-134. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 20: Marcus Smart #36 of the Boston Celtics reacts during the second half against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on October 20, 2021 in New York City. The Knicks won 138-134. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images) /
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Already, the Boston Celtics have absolutely proven themselves to be one of the biggest winners of the 2022 NBA Offseason after striking gold with the Danilo Gallinari free agency signing and the trade that nabbed them Malcolm Brogdon all while holding onto their core group of ballers from last season.

With these moves, it seems as though everyone–granted, including ourselves–has been focusing heavily on the positive attributes that the newcomers could wind up providing for this championship-aspiring squad, and rightly so.

However, there’s also another side to these transactions that’s not so pleasant, and that’s the potential negative impacts that these additions could wind up having, particularly on individual players.

With this in mind, we at HH discuss 3 players that could endure some seriously brutal ramifications from the C’s recent moves:

Boston Celtics player No. 1) Payton Pritchard

Right after the shock and excitement subsided from the Malcolm Brogdon exchange last week, many started to look at the C’s new-look roster, particularly their guard talents where a position that was once a barren wasteland is now incredibly deep.

In fact, one could argue that it’s a bit too deep, at least when it comes to the concept of trying to shell out suitable playing time for each of these deserving individuals on the hardwood.

Though it may be sad to say, it’s essentially an undeniable truth that Payton Pritchard has become somewhat of the odd man out when it comes to Boston’s guard rotation.

Even with his impressive production throughout his two-year stint in the association, due to the upside and obvious two-way advantages that Marcus Smart, Derrick White, and Brogdon all have over him, as we inch closer to the 2022-23 campaign it’s hard to see either one of these ballers play less than 20 minutes a night, meaning that Pritchard’s MPG reduction from his rookie to his sophomore season is bound to continue its downward trajectory heading into year three.

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