Paul Pierce plays basketball.
The 2009 -- 10 NBA season was the 64th season of the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . Paul Pierce . After nine seasons of leading the Celtics as their sole star player , Pierce combined with Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen in 2007 to form a `` Big Three '' that together led Boston to the NBA Finals in 2008 and 2010 , winning the 2008 NBA Championship . The Washington Wizards are an American professional basketball team based in Washington , D.C. .