Who are Payton Pritchard's family?

Payton Pritchard is an American professional basketball point guard for the Boston Celtics in the 2025 NBA season. Pritchard's basketball journey began at West Linn High School in West Linn, Oregon, where he led the team to four consecutive state titles and earned a notable four-star rating from ESPN. After a successful high school career, Pritchard decided to attend Oregon University, and he quickly started making waves as a freshman for the Oregon Ducks basketball team during the 2016-17 season. Despite being a freshman, he played a significant role for the Ducks that year. Pritchard was the only freshman to start in the Final Four appearance that year, which showcased his potential. In his sophomore year, Pritchard averaged 14.5 points, 4.8 assists, and 3.6 rebounds per game as he became the only returning starter for the Ducks from the previous season. His outstanding performance earned him the title of MVP of the Pac-12 Tournament, as per Oregon Ducks' official website.

Pritchard was selected as the 26th pick in the first round by the Boston Celtics in the 2020 NBA Draft. Since being drafted, Pritchard has been a key player for the Celtics from the bench. Pritchard was a member of the Celtics team during the 2023-24 season when the team clinched the NBA title. In the season, Pritchard averaged 9.6 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game. In the season 2024-25, Pritchard is averaging 3.2 three-pointers per game, as per Basketball Reference.

Payton Pritchard's Family

Born on January 28, 1998, in Tualatin, Oregon, Payton Pritchard is the son of Terry and Melissa Pritchard. Payton grew up alongside three siblings: Anthony, Taylor, and Lexie.

Payton Pritchard’s Parents

Terry and Melissa Pritchard are Payton Pritchard's parents. Melissa Griffith Pritchard is active on social media, with 2,234 followers on Instagram, as of April 2025. According to her LinkedIn profile, she works as the North American Sales Leader at Avalara since 2021. She also works seasonally for Payton Pritchard Family Foundation and previously worked for Thompson Reuters for 18 years. She also graduated from the University of Alabama in 1997. According to his Instagram profile, Terry Pritchard is a golf enthusiast and has more than 700 followers, as of April 2025.

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Payton Pritchard’s Siblings

Payton Pritchard has three siblings: Anthony, Taylor, and Lexie.

Anthony Mathias

Anthony Mathias is Payton Pritchard’s older brother. Anthony became part of the Pritchard family when Payton's parents became his legal guardians while Mathias was in sixth grade. Anthony is also a professional basketball player who played alongside Payton at West Linn High School and later at Oregon University. Before playing for Oregon in the 2019-2020 season, Anthony played college basketball at New Mexico from 2015 to 2019. Anthony went undrafted in 2020 and subsequently had stints in the G League.

Taylor Pritchard

Taylor is Payton's sister. She is also active on social media and has 1,345 followers on Instagram, as of April 2025. According to her Instagram, she is the mother of three kids.

Lexie Pritchard

Lexie Pritchard is the youngest of Payton Prtichard’s siblings, and she is also a basketball player. Standing at 5 feet 10 inches tall, Lexie Pritchard plays as a point guard for Samford University, as of April 2025 (via Samford's official website).

Payton Pritchard’s Wife

Payton Pritchard is married to Emma MacDonald. She is a social media influencer and content creator who grew up in Dennis, Mass., in Cape Cod. MacDonald has over 800,000 followers on TikTok and 370,000 subscribers on YouTube, as of April 2025. Her most common videos are "Get Ready with Me", where Payton Pritchard can also be seen a couple of times, according to People.