"We met a lot and I told him that things happen, be ready, which I knew he always would be." The post Ime Udoka recalls his advice to Payton Pritchard when Celtics guard was ‘pissed’ about minutes ...

Udoka, now coaching the Rockets, saw Pritchard step into an important role as the Celtics marched to the 2022 NBA Finals before losing to the Warriors.

Blake Griffin and Payton Pritchard met at a Los Angeles Clippers game when Pritchard was just 16 years old before they knew they’d end up teammates on the Boston Celtics.

Years before they would eventually become Celtics teammates, Payton Pritchard and Blake Griffin ... But, his minutes began to slide in 2022 after Ime Udoka took over for Stevens and slid even ...

Last season's star-turn in the NBA Finals was a decade in the making for Payton Pritchard, who says a meeting with a six-time ...

Pritchard didn’t — or couldn’t ... Darvin Ham and Charles Lee (Bucks), Jamahl Mosley (Mavericks) and Ime Udoka (Nets). 4 years ago – via Twitter wojespn Adrian Wojnarowski: Stevens ...

Rockets coach Ime Udoka dismissively calling the Nets a “lower-level team” added fuel to the Nets’ fire. And they burned the Rockets, stunning them with a 99-97 come-from-behind win before ...

Fred VanVleet and Jabari Smith have been out for several weeks. Ime Udoka said that they are still managing Eason and Adams on back to backs and talks how difficult it has been this season.

Payton Pritchard has been open about how his lack ... Houston Rockets coach Ime Udoka, who was coaching the Celtics at the time, saw that Pritchard was not happy. He averaged 14.1 minutes per ...