Paul Pierce knows a thing or 10 about earning an NBA All-Star nod. Now, the retired Boston Celtics forward wants to help Jayson Tatum reach those same heights.
For Pierce, the key to unlocking Tatum’s potential will be driving to the basket and going to the free-throw line.
“Oh, he’d be an All-Star,” Pierce told The Boston Herald. “Just those little things right there, getting to the hoop and getting to the line. For a guy with his athleticism, his skill set and his ball-handling, his height, he should be a guy that gets to the line at least six times a night and makes five out of six.