Tass Mellis

Payne Pritchard, you go back to the bench.

He started this entire season.

It's not truly 48 games.

Last seven.

He's been on the bench and he peaked against the Los Angeles Lakers this weekend.

Whoa, gosh, it was spectacular stuff.

I know people are looking at him putting Jared Vanderbilt on skates.

It's,

Great play, but was more impressive to me was the the step backs, the end of shot clock or end of game clock that Peyton Pritchard is so known for hitting bombs of threes to get this thing going.

Obviously, he is so good right now at getting into guys bodies and creating enough space for himself to hit shots.

He dropped 30 in this one.

But overall, those first 48 games, he wasn't as efficient as last year when he was sixth man of the year because there was just more on his shoulders.

And now you have to assume that Jason Tatum is coming back with Peyton Pritchard going to the bench.

coming back.

No, Jason Tatum's a lock.

Joe Mazzulla was asked.

Joe Mazzulla was asked this weekend.

It was so great.

Hey, was he at practice?

Yeah, he was at practice.