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Paul Pierce Plans On Playing Next Season, But Decision Not Final

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Per Brad Turner of the LA Times, Paul Pierce has announced that he will return to the Clippers for the 2016-2017 National Basketball Association season. Another source told Turner that Pierce will make a final decision on returning in a few weeks.

Pierce turns 39 in October and this would be his 19th National Basketball Association season.

Paul Pierce has enjoyed a fantastic NBA career that likely will be remembered in the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass.

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Over the last three seasons, Pierce has averaged 10.6 ppg, 3.8 rpg and shot 42.9 percent from the field. The small forward averaged a career-low 6.1 points in 18.1 minutes per game in his first year with the Clippers. Since the Celtics traded him after the 2012-13 season, Pierce has played one season each in Brooklyn, Washington and Los Angeles.

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