Paul Anthony Pierce

Paul Anthony Pierce ( born October 13 , 1977 in Oakland , California ) , also known as The Truth , is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the NBA . He earned First Team All-America honors in his junior year at Kansas , and has been a starter every season since being selected by the Celtics with the 10th overall pick in the 1998 NBA Draft . He is a nine-time All-Star , four-time All-NBA team selection and also led Boston to the NBA Finals in 2008 , and 2010 , winning the 2008 NBA Finals . He was named the 2008 NBA Finals MVP in his first trip to the NBA Finals . Pierce also is one of only three Celtics , alongside Larry Bird and John Havlicek, who have scored over 20.000