Paul Pierce Rumors & News
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- #34 | SF
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- Age35
- Experience 14 years
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Report Card: Paul Pierce
Boston Celtics Blog | ESPN Boston — Brian Babineau/NBAE/Getty ImagesPaul Pierce carried the Celtics at times after Rajon Rondo went down this season.After the Boston Celtics' 2012-13 campaign met an untimely end, we've busted out our red pens and assigned grades to each player based on their individual performances this season. This is the second in a series of end-of-the-season report cards: Player: Paul Pierce 2012-13 averages: 18.6 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 4.8 apg, 33.4 mpg, 43.6 FG%, 38.
Boston Celtics May 10, 2013
Could the Celtics revisit the Josh Smith, Paul Pierce 3 way trade with Dallas?
CelticsBlog — Danny Ainge's comments and actions seem to indicate that he'd like to find a way to trade Paul Pierce and move on with the next era of Celtics basketball. Maybe I'm reading too much into his comments yesterday, but he said his first decision would likely be to decide what to do with Paul Pierce (after a lot of "discussions" with all the parties involved). He also said that he expects Pierce to play and and that the Celtics were more than one player away from a Championship. Also, go back to the last trade deadline and you'll find that he was pretty close to moving Paul Pierce to the ...
Boston Celtics May 10, 2013Danny Ainge sees Celtics stars returning next season
Green Street | WEEI — On his final weekly appearance on Salk & Holley of the 2012-13 NBA season, Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge called the recent Stephen A. Smith rumors “silly,” indicated Doc Rivers and Kevin Garnett will return next season, reaffirmed Rajon Rondo should be back for training camp and called Paul Pierce‘s future the first [...]
May 9, 2013
CelticsBlog's 2013 NBA Draft Preview Series
CelticsBlog — Danny Ainge and the Boston Celtics can't afford to miss on their draft selection this year.With the futures of Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett hanging in the balance, there has been a lot of discussion about what is best for Boston's future. Regardless of what could happen in the free agent market, the draft is still first on the agenda. The 2013 NBA Draft is on the 27th of June and the Boston Celtics will be selecting at pick number 16. Today, we'll go position-by-position to outline the Boston Celtics' needs heading into the draft, and then we will take a brief look at six of the playe...
Boston Celtics May 9, 2013Ainge’s roster hinges on Pierce-Garnett decision
Boston Herald — Danny Ainge has stood here each of the last four seasons.The Celtics president of basketball operations’ choices date back to the summer of 2010, when coach Doc Rivers signed a one-year contract extension and followed up with a five-year extension the following spring. Paul Pierce signed a four-year contract extension in 2010, and Kevin Garnett signed for three more years last summer.This was an overall attempt to prop open a window that was expected to close three years ago.
Boston Celtics May 7, 2013
Into the Mind of Danny Ainge : The Post-Big 3 Era
CelticsBlog — Pretend that the Boston Celtics let go of Paul Pierce, and as a byproduct of that move, Kevin Garnett decides to retire.After six memorable years, with a championship win in 2008, the Big 3 era would officially be over. Let that sink in for a moment. The Boston Celtics have had many teams with a "Big 3" over the years, whether or not they were categorized as such at the time. It all started with Bill Russell, Bob Cousy, and Bill Sharman -- which morphed into Bill Russell, Sam Jones, and John Havlicek -- and into the 70s it became John Havlicek, Dave Cowens and Jo Jo White -- then there...
Boston Celtics May 6, 2013Futures of Garnett, Pierce big questions
Boston Globe — Their pasts intertwine, dating to 1995 when Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett were part of the same high school class and played ball during summers in the same basketball camps.
Boston Celtics May 4, 2013
Building blocks - Rondo has help in Green, Bradley, and Sullinger
CelticsBlog — Paul Pierce has been the face of the Celtics since most of the people reading this post can remember. The winning tradition was restored when Kevin Garnett came into town. If those two are gone this summer (and barring other large trades), the future is in the hands of Rajon Rondo, Jeff Green, Avery Bradley, and Jared Sullinger. We know, for the most part, what we have in Rondo. He's a star and he's someone that you can build around. Ainge may chose not to, but that's a whole other article. To build around a star, you need building blocks. Sure, it helps to have other stars and s...
Boston Celtics May 4, 2013Stars hardly in alignment for C's
Boston Herald — Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett could still play major roles in a Celtics push for a championship. We honestly believe that.But the key word in the opening sentence is “roles.” As with most things in life, context is king, and the ability of the Celts to surround the Hall of Fame pair with the pieces that would allow them to move to the roles for which they are now better suited is critical to this equation.
Boston Celtics May 4, 2013Jeff Green dances around a lead role
Boston Herald — Paul Pierce walked off the floor Friday night to a 50/50 Celtics future.Some have envisioned Jeff Green as the heir to Pierce’s longtime role, though the 26-year-old forward has only shown flashes of an ability to lead. But should the Celtics buy Pierce out of the remaining year of his contract, that weight will indeed descend on Green.Doc Rivers, who remains unconvinced of Green’s ability to step onto Pierce’s level, showed some of that cynicism recently when asked about Green’s emergence as a so-called go-to guy.
Boston Celtics May 4, 2013For Paul Pierce, ball in Ainge’s court
Boston Herald — Paul Pierce trudged off the floor with 27 seconds left Friday night, his season over and maybe his Celtics career as well.One of president of basketball operations Danny Ainge’s biggest decisions in the offseason will be what to do with the captain. Pierce has a year left on a contract that would pay him $15.3 million, but the C’s could save more than $10 million if they buy him out by June 30.
Boston Celtics May 4, 2013From Celtics to Pacers, perimeter D key
Knicks Blog | ESPN New York — GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- The Boston Celtics had just gone on a 20-0 run in the fourth quarter of Game 6 when the New York Knicks' Iman Shumpert made a game-changing play to stop the scoring. Shumpert saw Paul Pierce about to make a difficult cross-court pass, and he jumped into the passing lane, stole the ball and finished a fast-break layup. Those kinds of plays owned the Celtics, fueling the Knicks to a 3-0 series lead and the eventual takedown. In fact, both teams basically shot the same from the field (41 percent), but it was the Knicks' perimeter defense that made the biggest difference.
New York Knicks May 4, 2013
What will Danny do? What will he do with Pierce, Garnett, and the rest of the roster?
CelticsBlog — There are dozens of different directions that Danny Ainge could go in this offseason. Run it back, reload on the fly, rebuild around Rajon Rondo, rebuild by trading Rondo and others, tank completely for a shot at Wiggins, or some odd combination of 2 or 3 of those. Everything is on the table, ...everything. It appears that the window has officially been slammed shut. We will not see the Celtics compete for a championship with Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett as the best two players on the roster. I'd argue that they probably can't do it with Pierce and Garnett as the 2nd and 3rd best ...
Boston Celtics May 4, 2013Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett have ‘no idea’ about their futures after Game 6
Green Street | WEEI — It was the obvious question to ask Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce in the moments after their season came to an end with a Game 6 loss to the Knicks. Will they be back for another season? “I haven’t really thought about it, to be honest with you. I’m kind of digesting , obviously, the [...]
May 4, 2013Future in Boston up in the air for aging Garnett, Pierce
New York Post — BOSTON — The future for two cornerstones of the 2008 Celtics, Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett, is as uncomplicated as picking a winning powerball scenario. Both have indicated they want to be back in Boston. That’s where it gets tricky for Pierce and Garnett, who both will be 37 at...
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