Paul Pierce News

Well, after making a run in this year's NBA Playoffs before getting bounced out by the Indiana Pacers in the semi-finals, the Washington Wizards have given themselves some much needed exposure.

Paul Pierce is a productive veteran who's basically done and seen it all in his 16 years of playing professional basketball.

But it's also understandable how a team in a five-season playoff drought would become fixated on ending it above all else.

Bradley Beal celebrated his 21st birthday with a lavish party in his hometown of St. Louis that included women wearing body paint of his Wizards jersey and doing circus tricks from the ceiling.

Mar 8, 2014; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Utah Jazz forward Marvin Williams celebrates during the third quarter against the Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo Center.

The Wizards' season ended with a disappointing loss to the Indiana Pacers in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, but to John Wall, the team has been winning ever since.

May 4, 2014; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Raptors ambassador and rap artist Drake celebrates as head coach Dwane Casey looks on against the Brooklyn Nets in game seven of the first round of the 2014 NBA Playoffs at Air Canada Centre.

Members of the USA Basketball Men's National Team pose for a team photo before practice at the Mendenhall Center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas on July 28, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The Wizards will probably shoot lots of mid-range shots again next year. Here's how their offense can get better even with the same shot distribution.

Michele Roberts is the first woman to head a men's major professional sports league's union in North America, with 32 of 36 votes being lodged for the renowned trial lawyer from Washington, D.C. Michele Roberts elected as NBPA's executive director Michele Roberts is the first woman to head a men's major professional sports league's union in North ... (more)

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The Wizards had a very good free agency period during this offseason. But because other NBA teams had good offseasons themselves, we also need to look at their risk of being perennially mediocre.

The Nets pick Bojan Bogdanovic in the second round of the 2011 draft, but the forward spends the last three seasons playing in Europe.

Wizards 101 provides 24/7 obsessive sports coverage of the Washington Wizards as a part of Sports Media 101 .

Nov 3, 2013; Miami, FL, USA; Washington Wizards power forward Al Harrington is pressured by Miami Heat power forward Chris Andersen during the first period at American Airlines Arena.

Wizards 101 provides 24/7 obsessive sports coverage of the Washington Wizards as a part of Sports Media 101 .

Head coach Jason Kidd put the franchise in the precarious position that could only end in his dismissal, while key contributors Paul Pierce and Shaun Livingston signed on elsewhere.

One piece argues that John Wall needs to shoot less for the Wizards to be better.

Apr 9, 2014; Washington, DC, USA; Washington Wizards head coach Randy Wittman talks to Wizards guard Bradley Beal against the Charlotte Bobcats in the fourth quarter at Verizon Center.

Instead of worrying about the swirling free agency rumors surrounding his future, Paul Pierce is concentrating on his poker game.