Last Updated on September 7, 2024 by Mathew Diekhake

Here’s a detailed profile of Paul Pierce:

  • Full Name: Paul Anthony Pierce
  • Nationality: American
  • Age: Born October 13, 1977
  • Hometown: Oakland, California
  • Height: 6 feet 7 inches (2.01 meters)
  • Weight: 235 lbs (107 kg)
  • Wingspan: 6 feet 10 inches (2.08 meters)
  • Shoe Size: 15 (US)
  • Number: Primarily wore No. 34 throughout his career
  • Position: Small Forward
  • High School: Inglewood High School, Inglewood, California
  • College: University of Kansas (1995–1998)
  • NBA Draft: Selected 10th overall in the 1998 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics
  • Teams Played For:
    • Boston Celtics (1998–2013)
    • Brooklyn Nets (2013–2014)
    • Washington Wizards (2014–2015)
    • Los Angeles Clippers (2015–2017)
  • Championship Rings: 1 (2008 with the Boston Celtics)
  • Kids: Paul Pierce has three children—two daughters and a son:
    • Daughters: Prianna Pierce, Adrian Pierce
    • Son: Prince Paul Pierce
  • Siblings: Two half-brothers, Jamal and Steve

Notes

  • Paul Pierce was the original James Harden. I don’t know if Harden did change the game any more than Pierce. I think Harden’s coaches chose to use him a certain way. I don’t know if that’s changing the game, especially if you didn’t win doing it. Pierce was the SF version of Harden. And he could have been used as much as Harden if his coach wanted to do it. If Paul Pierce could give you 30 ppg for a stretch in 2001-02, nobody can say what he could or could not have done during the Harden era and in Harden’s system.
    P.S. Shaq gave him that nickname. But Shaq stole it from the Ray Allen movie, He Got Game.