Should Celtics Extend Payton Pritchard? + Joe Mazzulla Wins COTY | Big 3 NBA Podcast

About this episode

The hosts discuss Joe Mazzulla's Coach of the Year win and whether the Celtics should extend Payton Pritchard's contract while predicting outcomes for the Western Conference Finals.

On this episode, Sherrod Blakely, Gary Washburn, and Kwani Lunis react to Joe Mazzulla winning NBA Coach of the Year and debate whether there's any reason the Celtics shouldn't extend Payton Pritchard's contract. They also dive into the Western Conference Finals, predicting who will win Game 7 and whether that team will beat the Knicks in the Finals. 00:00 Intro 02:17 Joe Mazzulla wins Coach of the Year 09:58 Subscribe to CLNS for more Celtics content 10:22 PrizePicks 11:50 Should the Celtics extend Payton Pritchard? 25:00 WCF and NBA Finals predictions The Big 3 NBA Podcast on CLNS is Powered by: 💰 Prize Picks - Sign up at http://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS & Download the app today and use code CLNS to get $50 in lineups after you play your first $5 lineup! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Sherrod Blakely, Gary Washburn, Kwani Lunis

Topics covered

• Celtics
• NBA Coach of the Year
• Payton Pritchard
• Western Conference Finals
• NBA Finals predictions

Keywords

• Celtics
• Joe Mazzulla
• Payton Pritchard
• NBA
• Western Conference Finals
• NBA Finals
• Coach of the Year

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