He might be a Hall of Famer, but The Truth isn't at the level of a first-ballot player.
We knew it was coming. Before the beginning of the 2016-17 NBA season, Paul Pierce wrote a piece in The Players' Tribune announcing that this -- his 19th NBA season -- would be his last.
Not long thereafter, Pierce said he would retire as a member of the Boston Celtics. That shouldn't come as much of a surprise after playing 15 seasons and winning one NBA title in his tenure with the franchise that drafted him nearly 20 years ago.