According to a statement from the NBA, 27 -year -old American shooter Pritchard, who produced 14.3 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 80 games this season, won the best sixth player award of the year.
Malik Beasley from Detroit Pistons took second and Ty Jerome from Cleveland Cavaliers took third place in the vote, attended by 100 sports writers and publishers from different countries.
Pritchard, who first won this title in his career, became the 4th Celtics player who won the award after Kevin Mchale (1983-1984 and 1984-1985), Bill Walton (1985-1986) and Malcolm Brogdon (2022-2023).