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LA Clippers, Paul Pierce fit like a glove

PLAYA VISTA — Paul Pierce played the first 15 seasons of his career with the Boston Celtics, so season-to-season familiarity was strong.

Now Pierce is on the verge of playing for his third team in as many seasons.

The Clippers small forward toiled for Brooklyn in 2013-14 and for Washington in 2014-15. Not that he’s having issues fitting in because ... he’s Paul Pierce.

“It’s going pretty good,” he said at practice Monday morning. “A lot of these guys I’ve known before I got here, so as far as getting to know them off the court, that wasn’t a problem.