Paul Anthony Pierce was born on 13 October 1977, in Oakland, California USA. He is a well-known professional basketball player, playing in such teams as THE “Boston Celtics”, “Brooklyn Nets”, “Washington Wizards” and “Los Angeles Clippers”. During his career Paul has won various awards and titles, including NBA Finals MVP, Big Eight Freshman of the Year, NBA 3-Point Shootout winner and others. Although Paul is now 37 years old, he still continues playing basketball and proving that he is one of the most successful players in his team.
If you consider how rich Paul Pierce is, it can be said that Pierce’s estimated net worth is $70 million. The main source of this sum of money is, of course, Paul’s successful career as a basketball player over a career now spanning 17 years. Pierce has also collaborated with various companies while promoting their products and this has also added a lot to Paul Pierce’s wealth.
Paul Pierce Net Worth $70 Million
Paul studied at the Inglewood High School, where he was a part of the school’s basketball team, and step by step improved his skills. Soon Paul became one of the best players in his team. In 1995 he participated in the “McDonald’s All-American Game” and was able to demonstrate his skills to others. Paul continued his studies at the University of Kansas and played basketball there as well. Paul professional career began in 1998, selected by the “Boston Celtics” in the NBA Draft. His first years playing in this team were really successful, but in 2006 he experienced an injury and was not able to play for some time. Despite this fact, Pierce was able to recover from his injury and in 2008 he helped the “Boston Celtics” to win the NBA finals. This added a lot to Paul’s net worth and his popularity.
In 2013 Paul became a part of another famous basketball team, called the “Brooklyn Nets”. Although his game in this team was really good Paul decided to sign a contract with the “Washington Wizards”, which also helped Pierce’s increase his net worth. In this team he also played for just one year, and now he is member of the “Los Angeles Clippers”, with whom he recently signed a three-year $10 million contract.
In addition to his club games, in 2002 Paul was a member of the United States national team and helped them at the 2002 FIBA World Championship. It is clear that Paul is one of the best basketball players and his fans are really lucky that he continued playing up till now.
To date, Paul has played over 1400 games in the NBA, including play-off games which his clubs have reached 13 times in 17 seasons.
If to talk about Paul Pierce’s personal life, it can be said that he is married to Julie Landrum and they have three children. What is more, Paul was seriously injured in a random assault in 2000, and had to undergo surgery. All in all, Paul Pierce is a very talented and successful basketball player, who has achieved a lot during his career and has also played in different basketball teams. There is no doubt that Paul has a lot of experience and is respected among other basketball players and coaches. Hopefully, Pierce will continue playing for as long as he will be able to.
