Top Pac-12 NBA Draft prospects Philadelphia 76ers

Top Pac-12 NBA Draft prospects for Philadelphia 76ers

By Bret Stuter | Jan 15, 2018

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GLENDALE, AZ – MARCH 30: Payton Pritchard /

Oregon – Payton Pritchard

The Oregon Ducks are no strangers to NCAA basketball success. But so far, the Ducks sit at 12-5, and 2-2 in the very competitive Pac-12 conference. But they have a 6-foot-2 sophomore point guard who is worth keeping on your radar. He is fiery and aggressive, good on defense and willing to dish the ball out to the open shooter. And he is already getting comparisons to Philadelphia 76ers T.J. McConnell

Payton Pritchard (@fastpp3) plays like Arizona's T.J. McConnell, but better shooter. Can't give a much better compliment. #FloorGeneral
— Andrew Nemec (@AndrewNemec) March 22, 2015

So imagine the intensity of T.J. McConnell in the body of a point guard who nails the three-pointer, and you get Payton Prichard.

Passion plus

Here is some of his production on display. He’s a gamer.

Pritchard is a fiery competitor who plays with passion. That unto itself is a great plus for any player targetted by the Philadelphia 76ers. but he brings a self confidence to the basketball court as well. It’s not cockiness, more of a subtle swagger which exudes calmness and a “we got this!” to his teammates.