Paul Pierce Bio, Family, Career, Wife, Net Worth, Measurements

Paul Pierce is an American former professional basketball player and studio analyst. He had played 19 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Boston Celtics team. Additionally, he was selected by the team as the 10th overall pick in the 1998 NBA Draft.

He had also earned the nickname Truth, which was given by Shaquille O’Neal after a 112-107 Lakers victory over the Celtics on March 13, 2001, in which Pierce scored 42 points on 13 of 19 shooting. received several titles and accolades during his 19-year gaming career. For more, let’s scroll together and read the info.

PAUL PIERCE: BIOGRAPHY, FAMILY, EDUCATION

The former professional basketball player was born on October 13, 1977 as Paul Anthony Pierce. He was born as the son of Lorraine Hosey and George Pierce in Oakland, California. He has two half-brothers: Steve Hosey and Jamal Hosey on his mother’s side. His family later moved to Inglewood, California and attended Inglewood High School there. During his high school years, he cut from the high school varsity basketball team his freshman and sophomore years.

In his final years, he finished that year averaging 27 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 assists per game. From 1995 to 1998, he spent three years at Kansas and earned an honorable mention All-Big Eight. During that time, he had earned Most Valuable Player honors in both the NIT preseason and the Big 12 conference tournament. He then left the University of Kansas in his junior season to compete in the NBA draft in 1998.

PAUL PIERCE: PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

The Boston Celtics had selected Paul with the 10th overall pick in the 1998 NBA Draft. Additionally, he began playing as a shadow third-year star Antoine Walker. From 1998 to 2013, he played with the Boston Celtics and then traded to the Brooklyn Nets in June 2013. After a year, in July 2014, he signed a two-year, $11 million contract with the Washington Wizards.

However, he waived the second year of his contract with the Wizards to become a free agent. In 2015, he signed a three-year contract worth $10 million with the Los Angeles Clippers. He was then waived by tea in 2017 and he went to sign a solemn contract with the Boston Celtics in order to retire with the team. Additionally, he also appeared as a studio analyst for The Jump and NBA Countdown in August 2017.

In April 2021, ESPN fired him for broadcasting live from his Instagram. During the live, he featured several women wearing bikinis and also featured drinking alcohol from a small cup and smoking bluntly while responding to the message from fans.

PAUL PIERCE: PERSONAL LIFE AND WIFE

Moving on to his personal life, he married his wife Julie Landrum in 2010. His wife made her career as an interior designer. The couple welcomed three children together: two daughters, Prianna and Adrian, and a son, Prince. Besides his love life, he was stabbed 11 times in September 2000 and crashed his head at the Buzz Club in Boston’s theater district. Following this, he had to undergo a long surgery to repair the damage.

After that, he talked about the surgery and it led to depression which he battled for a year during an interview in 2018. Besides, he further pledged $2.5 million for the enlargement of the high-tech surgical center at Tufts-New England Medical Center.

He has an estimated net worth of around $70 million from his career. Pierce had also worked as a studio analyst. He had played basketball for 19 years from 1998 to 2017. Additionally, he has $8.7 million worth of rakes for the Calabasas mansion with a Celtics basketball court.

He has a verified Instagram account @paulpierce with 927,000 followers. The player has 4 million followers on his verified Twitter account @paulpierce34 . On Facebook, he goes through the verified Account under his name with 3.8 million followers.

PAUL PIERCE: BODY MEASUREMENTS

The athlete has a strong and flexible body that stands 6 feet 7 inches or 2.01 meters tall. His body weighs around 106 kg with unknown body measurements of chest and hips. He has black eye color as well as black hair color.