Paul Pierce Hall of Fame: After the humongous NBA Naismith Hall of Fame ceremony, get to know the complete list of players who were inducted into the honor.
Making it into the NBA Hall of Fame is the best honor for any NBA Player. On this past weekend, the class of 2020 was officially inducted and included some of the biggest names of the moder-era of NBA, including Kobe Bryant and Tim Duncan.
Just few hours from that, the 2021 class for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame was announced in the latest NBA news after being reported by ESPN.
Paul Pierce Hall of Fame: Boston Celtics Legends included in 2021 NBA Class of Elite
The NBA 2021 NBA Hall of Fame inducted 5 NBA Players, 2 WNBA Players and 3 Coaches.
Headlining the 2021 NBA Class of Hall of Famers were Celtic’ legends Paul Pierce and Bill Russell. The former was the one of greatest ever players to represent Boston Celtics and still holds the record for most 3-pointers made in franchise history. He was a 10-Time All Star and helped his team win their last NBA Championship in 2008.
Interestingly, this was the first year of Paul Pierce’s eligibility for the Hall fo Fame and the logtime Wingman of Boston Celtics was surely not kept waiting for the highest honor.
Paul Pierce NBA Hall of Fame 2021: Career Stats
Paul Pierce becomes the 49th Hall of Famer with ties to the Celtics franchise. He averaged 21.8 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.9 assists in 1,102 regular-season games with Boston.
Furthermore, In the postseason for the Boston Celtics, Pierce averaged 20.9 points, 6.4 rebounds and 4 assists in 136 games.
He is the second leading scorer in point made in Celtics’ history with 24,021 and third in games played with 1,102 and seventh in rebounding 6,651. Paul Pierce was named as the 2008 Finals MVP when Boston Celtics defeated Los Angeles Lakers in a 6-match series.
However after his successful stint with Boston Celtics, Pierce played a season each with Brooklyn Nets and Washington Wizards. He concluded his NBA Season after playing for Los Angeles Clippers for 2 seasons.
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