How Good Was Paul Pierce Actually?

A career retrospective of Paul Pierce aka "The Truth".

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[toothbrush]

Paul Pierce is literally the reason why I watch basketball to this day. Started watching him in 07-08, then got hooked on basketball and never looked back!

[carlwallace]

Paul Peirce was the epitome of the phrase" Sneaky Good "with his abundance of countermoves and strong foot work to compliment his clutch shooting back in his prime.

[ziongamergoat]

The video we all didn’t think we needed but actually needed

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He hated the Celtics, never wanted to play there at first, they werent a good team either. Yet he played his entire prime there and won a championship. Young players need to learn a thing or two from this.

[AngeloBx]

He was a great player and deserves way more respect than he gets

[HMM]

Those who think he was a bum, Lebron James always says that Pierce and the Celtics are his greatest rivals. Celtics vs Lebron have always been some of the greatest games ever. If Celtics never gate-kept Lebron on the Cavs from the finals, he would have never went to Miami and even when he was in Miami the Celtics vs Heat series in 2012 was one of the best series I’ve ever seen thanks to Pierce and Rondo vs Lebron

[krlllmn]

If kids during my childhood days wanted to be like AI, MJ, Kobe, TMac or VC, I am one of those kids who wanted to be like The Truth. He's my childhood hero and will forever be my favorite basketball player ever. ☘️💯

[MikHooper]

paul pierce is one of the clutchest players ever

[marykalyva]

It's a shame that instead of praising Pierce for empowering the Celtics' glorious franchise and cementing himself among its greats, because there are so many great Celtics players over the years with more accolades, such as Cowens, Russell, Cousy, Havlicek, Bird, McHale(who is underrated), Parish etc. he is overlooked, especially by non Celtics fans. Also, even those who congratulate him for his ring, who aren't many, I despise the fact that they forget how the ring was just the cherry on top in his career and what he provided Boston over 15+ years. Many think this is one of very few historic moments even though Pierce has had countless.
Finally, why are people forgetting that Pierce is the only player to lead a team past both prime Kobe and prime LeBron while also doing solid as their primary defender and successfully trading buckets with them?

[donali]

13:18 Paul Pierce is definitely a top 10 SF all time right now

[Ioucher]

pierce was crazy nice, dont let all the nonsense hes done post retirement fool you, real ones know he was a BUCKET

[tylerriley]

Paul Pierce and Antoine Walker are a very underrated Celtics duo those two got me into the Celtics more, and the best moments in his career is when he scored 46 points in the 2002 NBA, playoffs, and won a championship in 2008. They say that he had that old man's game style but he can really hoop.

[ilovebostonceltics]

Still crazy that he was in a dunk contest

[phillipx]

Paul Pierce was an assassin and had that dawg in him. Those 2008-2010 Celtic teams were no joke. One of the most underrated greats of the modern era

[terencemackay]

I still don’t get Why people hate this man He was an amazing player to watch his shooting and leadership made him who he was…The truth 🍀

[coreyw]

I can’t tell you how many games I watched that ended with a Pierce buzzer beater from the elbow. He was automatic from that drive, stop short, (sometimes questionable push off lol) pull up from the elbow.

[theclassicmanila-style]

The truth 🔥🔥🔥 one of the smartest offensive players ever, elite footwork, sneaky first step, can play the post, can iso, can move without the ball, mid range, pull up, 3s and CLUTCH.

[hectorcalzada-rivera]

As a Celtics fan, Paul Pierce will always be my all time favorite. He was so much fun to watch.

[calhou]

Can we please get a “How Good was Moses Malone Actually” video? Dude had 3 MVPs.

[nbapbaupdate]

Paul Pierce UNDERRATED superstar all-time 💪🔥💪