NBA announces the winner of the 'Best Sixth Player' award for the season.

27-year-old basketball player Payton Pritchard from the 'Boston Celtics' has been named the best sixth player of the 2024/2025 season. This was announced by the press service of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

The best sixth player award is given to athletes who significantly contribute to the success of their team after coming off the bench.

Pritchard has become the fourth player in the history of the 'Celtics' team to receive this award. It was previously awarded to Kevin McHale, Bill Walton, and Malcolm Brogdon.

This season, Pritchard played in 80 games of the NBA regular season, averaging 14.3 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 3.5 assists.

In the play-in games, the last playoff participants have already been determined. The eighth place in the Eastern Conference was claimed by the 'Miami Heat', while the last quota in the Western Conference went to the 'Memphis Grizzlies'.

Thus, all pairs of the first round of the NBA playoffs have been revealed. In the first round of the Western Conference, the 'Los Angeles Lakers' team, featuring Ukrainian basketball player Alexey Len, will face the 'Minnesota Timberwolves'.

Eastern Conference

• (1) 'Cleveland Cavaliers' - (8) 'Miami Heat'
• (4) 'Indiana Pacers' - (5) 'Milwaukee Bucks'
• (3) 'New York Knicks' - (6) 'Detroit Pistons'
• (2) 'Boston Celtics' - (7) 'Orlando Magic'

Western Conference

• (1) 'Oklahoma City Thunder' - (8) 'Memphis Grizzlies'
• (4) 'Denver Nuggets' - (5) 'Los Angeles Clippers'
• (3) 'Los Angeles Lakers' - (6) 'Minnesota Timberwolves'
• (2) 'Houston Rockets' - (7) 'Golden State Warriors'

The current NBA champion is the 'Boston Celtics' team.

This news reports on the award received by 'Boston Celtics' player Payton Pritchard for his contribution to the success of the team. It also mentions the conclusion of the play-in, after which the playoff participants were determined. The concluding paragraph states which team is the current NBA champion.