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And then there were two: Paul Pierce's retirement leaves Dirk, Vince Carter as lone 1998 draft members

The NBA is losing its second leading scorer from the 1998 draft class.

With the Los Angeles Clippers' loss to the Utah Jazz in Game 7 of this year's playoffs, Paul Pierce's NBA career is over.

THANKU TO ALL MY NBA BROTHERS AND SISTERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GAME A GAME IVE LOVED MY WHOLE LIFE BUT NOW TEADY FOR A NEW CHAPTER STAY TUNED

— Paul Pierce (@paulpierce34) May 1, 2017

That leaves just two players from the class still in the NBA -- Dirk Nowitzki and Vince Carter, who is an unrestricted free agent at 40-years-old.