Pierce was a high school McDonald’s All American and earned First Team All America honors in his junior year at Kansas. Pierce spent the very first fifteen years of his career together with the Boston Celtics, who drafted him with the 10th overall pick in the 1998 NBA Draft. During his time with the Celtics, Pierce had been a starter on the team for each season. He’s a ten-time All Star and four-time All-NBA team choice, and additionally led Boston to the NBA Finals in 2008 and 2010, winning the 2008 NBA Finals. He was named the 2008 NBA Finals MVP in his first excursion to the NBA Finals. Pierce also is one of just three players, alongside Larry Bird and John Havlicek, who’ve scored over 20,000 points in their career with the Celtics alone. He holds the Celtics’ record for most three-point field goals made. He also ranks third in team history in matches played, second in points scored, seventh in total rebounds, fifth in total assists, and first in absolute steals.