Paul Pierce is a former professional basketball player who played in the NBA for 19 seasons. He is best known for playing with the Boston Celtics. Pierce is a one time NBA Champion, a ten-time NBA All-Star, and won the NBA Finals MVP in 2008. Get all of the latest Paul Pierce news and stats here!
Paul Pierce played college basketball for the University of Kansas from 1995-1998. He entered the 1998 NBA Draft and was selected 10th overall by the Boston Celtics, where he played until 2013.
In 2000, Paul Pierce was stabbed 11 times and had a bottle smashed over his head while at a dance club in the Boston Theater District. He underwent surgery, but this did not stop him from starting all 82 games in the 2000-2001 season.
Pierce was traded to the Brooklyn Nets in 2013 and was again traded to the Washington Wizards in 2014. He opted out of his second-year contract with the Wizards to become a free agent and was picked up by the Los Angeles Clippers for the 2015-2017 seasons. Pierce officially retired a Boston Celtic in 2017 and his jersey was retired.
