Ranking Pierce

[Patrick.Ryan at westover.af.mil]

Depends what you need him to be/do for your team.

 

Need a defensive stopper at the SF/SG? Pierce isn't top five. I'd be
hard pressed to top Prince in that category (Deng would be close).

Need a slasher/shooter to score 25 a game? Pierce is top two or three.

Need a rebounder? Pierce could be argued as #1.

Need an assist man - LeBron wins hands down.

 

All-around five tools? Shooting, assists, rebounds, defense (incl.
steals/blocked shots), and dribbling? He's probably top five with his
dribbling being his weakest area which means he could go to any team in
the East and perform at the same level with little impact to how the
rest of the team plays.  I don't know as if I could say that about most
of the others with a few exceptions (LeBron, Jefferson, maybe Deng)

 

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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