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Paul Pierce slams Deron Williams

In an interview with Jackie MacMullan of ESPN, Paul Pierce slams the Nets attitudes, particularly Deron Williams and Joe Johnson, saying he is much happier in Washington with younger players than he was in Brooklyn with vets.

"It was a tough situation (in Brooklyn) last year. Horrible, really.

"It was just the guys' attitudes there. It wasn't like we were surrounded by a bunch of young guys. They were vets who didn't want to play and didn't want to practice. I was looking around saying, 'What's this?