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With every move, every signing, a question for the Clippers always loomed in the background — will Paul Pierce be back next season?
The answers have never been certain, and even in mid-August, that’s still the case. But, a probability has emerged, at least for now.
Pierce, an 18-season veteran in the NBA, is planning to return to the Los Angeles Clippers for his 19th season in the league according to multiple league sources.
Pierce has wavered with his decision for most of the summer, and another change in plans wouldn’t be shocking.
Pierce struggled in the first year of his reunion with Doc Rivers, averaging a career-low 6.1 points on the lowest field-goal percentage of his career (36.3 percent).
I’m ready for Paul Pierce to retire. Last season his shooting numbers dipped to Kobe-level bad.
The sooner he hangs ’em up, the sooner he gets elected into the Hall of Fame and the sooner the Celtics hang his #34 in the rafters.
Perhaps an announcement on the Players Tribune is coming. Pierce IG’d these photos yesterday from a shoot last week.
The rest of the links
ESPN Summer Forecast – What’s the story? | CSNNE – Bradley’s game continues to grow
