Paul Pierce

Paul Anthony Pierce known as The Truth is a player of Basket-ball (born the October 13rd 1977 with Oakland in California). It is a back Alstar which measures 1m98 for 109kgs. He plays for his frankness from always, the Boston Celtics, which chose it in 10th position of the Draft NBA in 1998.

Biography

Years with the college

Paul Pierce played during his years of college in Inglewood HS, Los Angeles. He was the best player there. It thus spent 4 years there. During its years college, Pierce had to take part in the ESPN Field All-American slam dunk competition, which is made a big competition of dunks gathering best “the prospective customers” high-school pupils of the country. It will have met there future the star of the Toronto Raptors, Vince Carter.

Pierce in NCAA

Paul Pierce will have played three years in NCAA with his team of the Kansas Jayhawks, team sporting of the University of Kansas, member of the Big 12 Conference. During its course, it turned to an average of 16.4 points and 6.3 rebounds by matches. With its fellow-member Raef LaFrentz (who has him also played in Boston. From 2003 to 2006.), they took along their team towards 2 titles of division, in 1997 and 1998, years when Pierce was also named MVP of division.

Years NBA

Chosen in 10th position at the time of the fishing out 1998 by the Celtics of Boston, it is quickly illustrated by its capacity to mark, take rebounds and by its coolness in the fourth quarter-time. At the dawn of its third season in NBA, he is stabbed with the neck and in the back on the outlet side of a nightclub. That does not prevent it nevertheless disputing the 82 matches regular season and from being essential as one of the best players of the NBA with nearly 24 points of average per match on the whole of its career. For this reason, it is selected to dispute the championship of the world in 2002, where it is one of rare to make good figure, whereas the national team of the United States finishes only sixth and undergoes three reverses in nine matches.

In 2002, it acquires the statute of All-Star , and carries his team until finally of conference. Since the departure of Antoine Walker, player fished out not very front him and second great hope of the team, it has to assume only the statute of frankness player . It carries out one excellent season 2005-2006, where it knew to frame the young players of the team while widening her influence in the offensive sector and under the panels (26,8 points, 6,7 rebounds and 4,8 master keys, is the best performance of its team in the three sectors).

Prize list

Sixth place with the championship of the world in 2002.

Selected to dispute the AlStar Game (match opposing the best players of each conference) in 2005 as a holder and 2002, 2003, and 2006 as a substitute.

Selected in the AlNBA Third TEAM (third team-type of the league) in 2002 and 2003.

Selected to dispute the Rookie Challenge (match opposing the best players of first year to the players of second year) in 2000.

Selected in NBA AlRookie First TEAM (first team-type of Rookie, players disputing their first season) in 1999.

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