Two Celtics players forming close bond as training camp kicks off

On paper, Pritchard and Conley have plenty of similarities: both are undersized, 6'1 point guards. Both are crafty scorers who rely on their footwork over their athleticism. Both are consistent three-point shooters (Conley has shot 38.7% from beyond the arc in his career; Pritchard has shot 39.4%).

But they're at completely different points in their careers, and both are leaning into it.

Pritchard, who is 28 years old, is smack in the middle of his athletic prime and fresh off his best-ever season, in which he averaged career-highs of 17 points and 5.2 assists per game.