Boston Celtics: Where Does Paul Pierce Rank Among the C's All-Time Greats?

Paul Pierce missed his chance.

With the Celtics Game 7 defeat to the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference finals on Saturday night, Pierce, already one of the all-time great Celtics, missed an opportunity to potentially move his name further up the ladder of the team's greatest ever players.

If the Celts had advanced and gone on to win their 18th championship, an argument could have been made to also advance Pierce in such a discussion. As it stands, though, he's still a top-five Celtic—one of the greatest to wear the green in team history.

Let's take a look at who joins him on that select list.

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Source: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1216548-boston-celtics-where-does-paul-pierce-rank-among-the-cs-all-time-greats

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