With the 39th pick in the 2008 NBA 3 pt era draft, Green Kool Aid selects...
From Oakland California and Kansas University
Number 34
The Truth
Paaaaaaaaaaaaul Pierce
*Crowd goes nuts* WOOOOOOOOO
Never has an athlete frustrated me and made me love him on more occasions. There have been month-long stretches in the NBA where I felt he was better than Kobe or LeBron, and times when I would have shipped him out of town for Ron Artest. But in the end, Paul Pierce is the man.
He was once stabbed multiple times, has been on way too many losing teams without
ever requesting a trade, was made captain despite a more introverted personality, and played many years out of position at the two guard when he is truly a small forward.
Starting at the age of 24, he had PER's of 22.3, 22.7, 19.4, 21.8, 23.6, 21.7, and this past year with two other all-stars dropped a tad below 20.
He has a postup game, a midrange game, can launch it from deep, gets to the line like the best of them, and is pretty efficient given his high usage. He can rebound incredibly well from the wing spot, averaging over 6.4 boards per game for his career. He also is one of the best wing defenders in the league when he wants to be, and has a career steals average of 1.6 per game, recording over 2 steals a game in one season.
He is a 3 time All-NBA third team selection, and six time all-star. Paul Pierce.
Last edited by Green Kool Aid; 05-14-2008 at 10:01 PM.