Former Oregon Ducks guard Payton Pritchard is in the midst of a career year for the Boston Celtics. The fifth-year guard recently set a new NBA record after hitting his 219th three-pointer of the season in the Celtics' win over the Brooklyn Nets.

Ricky O'Donnell has covered basketball at all levels for more than a decade at SB Nation. He's currently the Associate Director of Programing. It’s impressive that Wayne Ellington’s NBA record for most made three-pointers in a season off the bench ...

Boston's Payton Pritchard has enjoyed a career emergence, but his latest feat is one for the NBA record books.

"It just means I did my job off the bench at a high level and hopefully I can continue to do that," Pritchard said of breaking the record after Saturday night's contest. "There’

The Boston Celtics have made a habit of setting offensive records over the past several years. Their 122.2 offensive rating a season ago is the best any team has ever posted over a full season. They are on track to break records for both 3-point attempts and 3-pointers made this season.

Though Pritchard has been great for the Celtics, he is also making league history, including achieving a milestone against the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday that the NBA has never seen before.

Payton Pritchard sets record for made 3-pointers off the bench in a season as BostonCeltics beat the Brooklyn Nets

Pritchard has been the favorite to win the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year award for months. The post Celtics’ Payton Pritchard breaks NBA record for most 3-pointers off the bench appeared first on Boston.

There's never been a more prolific bench shooting season than the one Payton Pritchard is having right now for the Boston Celtics. Pritchard drilled his 219th 3-pointer off the bench on Saturday night,