Paul Pierce played basketball.
The All-NBA Team is an annual National Basketball Association ( NBA ) honor bestowed on the best players in the league following every NBA season . The Boston Celtics ( [ ˈsɛltɪks ] ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston , Massachusetts . The Los Angeles Clippers , often abbreviated as the LA Clippers , are an American men 's professional basketball team based in Los Angeles . The NCAA Men 's Basketball All-American teams are teams made up of National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) basketball players voted the best in the country by a variety of organizations . Paul Anthony Pierce ( born October 13 , 1977 ) is an American former professional basketball player who played 19 seasons in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) .