Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard isn’t putting much thought into a possible contract extension despite becoming eligible for a new deal this fall.

During an appearance on the Celtics Talk Podcast with Chris Forsberg, the player said there is no urgency because he still has two years remaining on his current contract.

“No, I don’t really think about it. It’s just not something I’m really looking at,” Pritchard said. “I have two years on my contract and it’s just, there’s no rush on it. We’ll talk, obviously, but we have a whole next year to talk about an extension. For me, it’s like, just focus on getting better and becoming the best basketball player I can possibly be.”

Pritchard also discussed Boston’s motivation entering the new season following an early playoff exit and the offseason trade of Jaylen Brown.

“I feel the same way. I feel like we have another year that we have to prove it,” he said. “I thought regular season we did a great job last year. … But obviously in the playoffs, we didn’t have the playoff run we wanted, let a 3-1 lead slip, which, you know, ate away at a lot of us this summer. So, added extra motivation going into the summer to attack it and come back better and just try to improve.”

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