Where does Pierce rank?

[Eggcentric at aol.com]

The projected starting small forwards in the Eastern Division present   
a surprisingly solid group with many of them capable of making 
the All-Star team in any given year.    

Wondering how others here rank Pierce (the oldest and highest paid) 
among them. 

PAUL PIERCE (Bos) ...... Age 30, salary $16.4 mill

Lebron James (Cle) ...... Age 22, salary $13 mill (AS last year)
Andre Iguodala (Phi) ...... Age 23, salary $2.8 mill
Rashard Lewis (Orl) ....... Age 28, salary $15.6 mill
Luol Deng (Chi) ............. Age 22, salary $3.3 mill
Josh Smith (Atl) ............ Age 21, salary $2.2 mill
Richard Jefferson (NJ) ... Age 27, salary $12.2 mill
Gerald Wallace (Cha) ..... Age 25, salary $7.5 mill
Caron Butler (Was) ........ Age 27, salary $8.2 mill (AS last year)
Tayshaun Prince (Det) ... Age 27, salary $8.7 mill
Chas. Villanueva (Mil) .... Age 23, salary $2.7 mill
Q. Richardson (NY) ........ Age 27, salary $8.1 mill
Jorge Garbajosa (Tor) .... Age 29, salary $4 mill
Danny Granger (Ind) ....... Age 24, salary $1.5 mill
Dorell Wright (Mia) ......... Age 21, salary $1.7 mill




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