Paul Pierce played basketball.
The Boston Celtics ( [ ˈsɛltɪks ] ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston , Massachusetts . The Brooklyn Nets are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Brooklyn . The Los Angeles Clippers , often abbreviated as the LA Clippers , are an American men 's professional basketball team based in Los Angeles . Paul Pierce . Pierce spent the first fifteen years of his career with the Boston Celtics , who drafted him with the 10th overall pick in the 1998 NBA draft .