Paul Pierce, Chris Bosh among 16 inducted into basketball Hall of Fame
September 11, 2021, 9:30 pm
The San Bernardino Sun
Nine teams passed on Paul Pierce in the 1998 NBA draft, and if you think he doesn’t remember each and every one of them, then you don’t know Paul Pierce. The newly inducted basketball Hall of Famer called out by name — in order — the teams with the first nine picks that year and thanked them for allowing him to slip to the Boston Celtics.
