Pierce officially retired. What glory does he have? This summer, Kobe Bryant, tim duncan and kevin garnett retired one after another, which made the fans extremely sad. Just today, veteran paul pierce also announced in the stands that the 20 16- 17 season will be the last season of his career, and he will retire with honor one year later-"That's it, my last season, it's time to leave basketball.
Like any other difficult decision, I think I should keep a cool head. I am interested in retiring from inner peace, but I still have a journey to go, another season and another chance. Together with the Clippers, in this city where I grew up, I feel that I have such an opportunity in this great team. We are very hungry. We want to win the championship.
Pierce, as the star with the most comprehensive offensive means in the league, is known as the offensive kaleidoscope, and he was one of the best small forwards in the league at his peak. Pierce averaged 20.0 points, 5.7 rebounds and 3.6 assists 1.3 steals 10 all-star in his career, and was selected for the NBA team five times. In the 2007-08 season, he led the Celtics to win the NBA championship and won the finals MVP.
By the end of last season, Pierce had played a total of 13 18 games (16 in league history) and played for 45,603 minutes (16 in history), with a total score of 263 16 (/kloc-0 in history) Not surprisingly, Pierce is likely to be locked into the Hall of Fame five years after his retirement.