The Celtics are one of the most-watched teams in the NBA. In fact, they are the most-viewed team in 27 of the 50 states. The next closest team is the Timberwolves, which have three states. Celtics with 9X more states than any other team is crazy 🤯 Covers more than half the states in the country ☘️ pic.twitter.com/6l5xpPEodC

Payton Pritchard gradually broke through as an undersized guard with the Celtics, and Houston is hoping for a similar trajectory with Reed Sheppard.

Meanwhile, FanDuel Sportsbook has the Celtics’ over/under at 42.5 wins. The 18-time NBA champions will open their season on October 22 against the Philadelphia 76ers and will have eight instances of back-to-back games. Bookies.com’s Bill Speros also wrote that the Celtics will travel 42,804.6 miles in 18 road trips.

While the Celtics need a lot to go right to be competitive this year, one big factor will be the play of Payton Pritchard.