Paul Pierce Expresses Regret Over Leaving Boston Celtics

Paul Pierce was traded to the Brooklyn Nets in 2013-14, but now that he’s a season removed from playing in Boston, he is expressing regret over the move.

When the Boston Celtics traded Paul Pierce away in 2013, there er a lot of questions about how well things would work out without him there. The season resulted in a lottery pick for Boston but that didn’t stop Pierce from expressing regret over being traded away.

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In in interview with Sports Illustrated, Pierce expressed regret over leaving Boston in the trade.

"“It was a roller coaster, definitely. A lot of emotion went into it. Going through what we went through last year, I had a lot of thoughts like, ‘Shoot, I could have just stayed in Boston.’ [The Celtics] were going through some of the same things we were going through in Brooklyn. The key was to stay positive. Times change, you have to move on, and that is what I eventually did.”"

If you’re thinking that Pierce had no say over the trade, that’s an misinformed opinion to have. If Pierce didn’t want to be traded by the Celtics, he would never have ben moved. It’s also worth mentioning that Pierce was looking at Boston with regret and the Celtics weren’t particularly good last season.

Then again, he had a chance to sign with the team this offseason and he elected to sign with the Washington Wizards instead. That right there pokes a hole in the theory that Pierce misses Boston so bad that he’d play there again if he could — because he’s already decided against that.

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