Grove Street Brothers

I was not a perfect person, not an easy teammate to get along with, and I could not even be considered a good person at all.
However, no one in this world could deny that I was the greatest basketball player, not even God!

Champion Creed

Paul Pierce opened his mouth wide, and it took about five seconds before he closed it. Then he embraced his family, went up on stage, managed a strained smile, accepted the Hawks' hat, and put it on quite carelessly, showing no trace of excitement.


Pierce's casual demeanor prompted TNT draft commentator Ernie Johnson to joke, "Paul has that relaxed demeanor specific to old Europeans, but as far as I know he doesn't have Kobe's European background; he's a genuine Californian guy."


Doug Collins, sitting beside him, smiled and said nothing. Indeed, the relaxation of old Europeans is palpable, right down to their relaxed sphincter muscles—if you've been there, you'd know.


Pierce wasn't casual; he just genuinely couldn't get excited.


At that moment, he wished he could experience a trade like Antawn Jamison and Vince Carter did.


He was really going to play in Atlanta.


Paul Pierce indeed had no reason to be happy.


222: I'm not afraid of failure, not in the slightest (asking for monthly votes!)