Paul Pierce

Paul Pierce
	Pierce with the Boston Celtics in 2008
Personal information
Born	October 13, 1977; Oakland, California, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school	Inglewood (Inglewood, California)
College	Kansas (1995–1998)
NBA draft	1998: 1st round, 10th overall pick
	Selected by the Boston Celtics
Playing career	1998–2017
Position	Small forward / shooting guard
Number	34
Career history
1998–2013	Boston Celtics
2013–2014	Brooklyn Nets
2014–2015	Washington Wizards
2015–2017	Los Angeles Clippers
Career highlights and awards
	NBA champion (2008); NBA Finals MVP (2008); 10× NBA All-Star (2002–2006, 2008–2012); All-NBA Second Team (2009); 3× All-NBA Third Team (2002, 2003, 2008); NBA All-Rookie First Team (1999); NBA Three-Point Contest champion (2010); NBA 75th Anniversary Team; No. 34 retired by Boston Celtics; Consensus first-team All-American (1998); First-team All-Big 12 (1998); Third-team All-Big 12 (1997); 2× Big 12 tournament MVP (1997, 1998); No. 34 jersey retired by Kansas Jayhawks; McDonald's All-American (1995); Second-team Parade All-American (1995); California Mr. Basketball (1995);
Career NBA statistics
Points	26,397 (19.7 ppg)
Rebounds	7,527 (5.6 rpg)
Assists	4,708 (3.5 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
	Basketball Hall of Fame as player
	College Basketball Hall of Fame; Inducted in 2021

Paul Anthony Pierce (born October 13, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player. He played 19 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), predominantly with the Boston Celtics, and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2021. He was most recently an analyst on ESPN's basketball programs The Jump and NBA Countdown.

Pierce was a high school McDonald's All-American and earned consensus first-team All-America honors in his junior year at Kansas. After being chosen by the Boston Celtics with the 10th overall pick in the 1998 NBA draft, Pierce spent the first 15 years of his career with Boston. Pierce's nickname, "the Truth", was given to him by Shaquille O'Neal on March 13, 2001. He starred as captain of the Celtics, earning 10 All-Star selections and becoming a four-time All-NBA team member. Pierce combined with Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen in 2007 to form a "Big Three" that led Boston to two NBA Finals and an NBA championship in 2008. Pierce was named NBA Finals Most Valuable Player in 2008. In October 2021, Pierce was honored by being named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team. Along with Larry Bird and John Havlicek, Pierce is one of only three players to have scored more than 20,000 career points with the Celtics.

In July 2013, Pierce was traded to the Brooklyn Nets along with teammates Kevin Garnett and Jason Terry. He signed with the Washington Wizards as a free agent in 2014. After one season with the Wizards, Pierce signed with the Los Angeles Clippers, reuniting him with former Celtics head coach Doc Rivers. He spent two seasons with the Clippers before retiring in 2017. On July 17, 2017, the Celtics signed Pierce to a contract, enabling him to retire as a member of the organization with which he spent his first 15 NBA seasons.

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