And, according to Pierce, he still believes that the Celtics are capable of winning another championship as long as Tatum and Jaylen Brown remain in the mix (h/t Podcast P With Paul George).

Pierce said he also personally went through a similar situation when Wyc Grousbeck's group acquired the Celtics in 2002. They started trading players in the next two seasons but retained Paul, the ...

But yeah, that's my best Paul Pierce story," concluded the 77-year-old. Related: "We lost a part of the culture, the DNA that he brought to the Celtics" - Pierce says Boston lost more than just a ...

The Celtics still have plenty of time to retool the roster around Tatum and Brown. “So, you can say for the next six years, let’s see what’s up with these two,” Pierce added.

Pierce, who won a championship and NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award with the Celtics in 2008, emphasized the importance of keeping Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum on the team.

Paul Pierce believes the Boston Celtics would have won the NBA Finals in 2009 if Kevin Garnett hadn’t suffered a season-ending injury.

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Paul Pierce on Celtics: As long as you got Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, you can figure out the other pieces because they still relatively young. I mean JB will be 29 coming up I believe.

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