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Position: Point guard

High School: West Linn High School

Hometown: West Linn, Oregon

Height: 6’2”

Weight: 190 lbs

Wingspan: 6’4.5”

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The 2020 Pac-12 Player of the Year, Payton Pritchard was absolutely dominant in conference play in his senior season at Oregon. He averaged 20.5 points, 5.5 assists and 4.3 rebounds per game last season and became the first player in Pac-12 history to have at least 1,900 career points, 500 career rebounds and 600 career assists.

Pritchard earned the starting point guard duties as a freshman in 2016. That year, the Ducks went to the NCAA Final Four before losing to the eventual national champion North Carolina Tar Heels.

By the end of his four-year career at Oregon, Pritchard was a Pac-12 champion, named the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Yeah as well as the Lute Olson Award Player of the Year.

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A few experts have Pritchard getting selected midway through the second round: No. 45 overall (2nd round) to the Orlando Magic (NBA Draft & Yahoo Sports)

Meanwhile, Sam Vecenie of The Athletic wrote that Pritchard is "going to get looks in the late first-round from teams" but will likely be selected in the second due to the point guard depth in the 2020 draft class.

NBA comparison: Steve Blake, TJ McConnell

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Pritchard’s explosiveness, quickness, three-point shooting and leadership will play big factors in a team looking his way. He was the starting point guard for all four years at Oregon and rarely missed time due to injury. He knows how to control the pace and manage late-game situations.

Despite Pritchard standing at just 6’2”, his quickness and explosiveness off the dribble make it easier for him to get around defenders. His ability to shoot the three ball (.415 in 2019) will also be attractive to NBA scouts.

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Pritchard’s 6’2”, 190-pound frame could be a difference maker in getting selected later in the draft.

He is so good at getting around defenders with his speed, but once in the lane, he will have to be sharp with his decision-making with a 7-footer closing in. Last season at Oregon, he displayed a ‘no fear’ mentality driving to the lane, but the NBA is, of course, different from the college level.

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2020 NBA Draft: Everything to know about Payton Pritchard