Paul Pierce

Every so often a college basketball program comes along that’s good enough to convince people they could beat an NBA team. This year’s Duke squad is now that program—or so says Paul Pierce. Speaking on ESPN’s NBA Countdown, the Boston Celtics legend says he thinks this season’s Blue Devils could beat the 2018-19 Cleveland Cavaliers, [...]

While many people know Paul Pierce has successfully made the transition to life after the NBA with his work as a anchor on ESPN and ABC, very few know he also founded The Truth Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL). As both a coach and mentor to an AAU team lead by head coach Jason Crown, [...]

Paul Pierce is one of the greatest small forwards in NBA history. and the second leading scorer all-time for the most prestigious franchise in the NBA. He will be a first ballot hall of famer and won an NBA title and NBA Finals MVP in his career. Most people forget about the traumatic event he [...]

Paul Pierce spent 15 seasons as a member of the Boston Celtics after being taken No. 10 in the 1998 NBA Draft. He won an NBA title, a NBA Finals MVP and made 10 all-star appearances. He would play for three more teams after being traded from Boston: Brooklyn, Washington and the Los Angeles Clippers, [...]

Now that Paul Pierce’s No. 34 jersey hangs from the Boston Celtics’ rafters, he is uniquely qualified to predict which player’s uniform will follow suit. Hey may also, it seems, be specifically authorized to speak on Kevin Garnett’s behalf. Not only does The Truth believe KG’s No. 5 is next in line to be immortalized [...]

NBA players are prideful, narcissistic and petty creatures for the most part. Many players run on fellow players, coaches, front office and media slights for fuel and they all want the respect that they feel they deserve on a basketball court. One guy who deserves a great deal of admiration from Boston Celtics fans and [...]

Paul Pierce believes the Eastern Conference has a new top dog at shooting guard: Bradley Beal. During an appearance on the Wizards Tipoff podcast, the future Hall of Famer, who spent one year playing for the Washington Wizards, talked about the rise of his former teammate (via NBC Sports Washington’s Chase Hughes): “It’s playing with an [...]

Paul Pierce apparently isn’t afraid to go against the grain in his post-NBA gig with ESPN. Asked on an episode of The Jump to make a “crazy” prediction for the 2017-18 season, the recently retired future Hall of Famer declared his title pick. His choice: The Oklahoma City Thunder. [tweet https://twitter.com/ESPNNBA/status/918609028841902080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fokcthunderwire.com%2F2017%2F10%2F12%2Fpaul-pierce-predicts-that-thunder-will-win-2018-nba-finals%2F] Well then. Two layers are [...]

The relationship and perception of Ray Allen among Celtics fans and his former Celtics teammates has been strained and predominately negative for some time now. Despite Allen’s huge role in their NBA championship team in 2008, their NBA Finals appearance in 2010 and his undisputed respect and status as an amazing and hard-working teammate around [...]

Paul Pierce played 15 seasons for the Boston Celtics after being taken 10th by them in the 1998 NBA Draft. In those 15 seasons, he essentially averaged 22 points, six rebounds and four assists, made four All-NBA appearances, 10 All-Star appearances and won an NBA Finals MVP award in 2008. Pierce ended his career as [...]