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 . John Joseph `` Hondo '' Havlicek ( [ ˈhævlᵻtʃɛk ] ; born April 8 , 1940 ) is an American retired professional basketball player who competed for 16 seasons with the Boston Celtics , winning eight NBA championships , four of them coming in his first four seasons . 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 ) .