NBA: 15 Players Not Living Up To 2015 Summer Contracts

13. Paul Pierce

It’s kind of surprising Paul Pierce‘s demise has not been a bigger story. Remember less than a year ago when he was the knocking down clutch baskets to decimate the Toronto Raptors for the second straight postseason? Remember when he was the driving veteran force between the Washington Wizards’ success?

Remember when he called game?

Unfortunately, the Wizards’ collapse in the wake of Pierce’s departure has not been indicative of what he’s brought to the table for the Los Angeles Clippers. It was bound to happen eventually with Pierce turning 38 last October, but the decline in his game has been unexpectedly steep.

Coming into the season, it seemed ridiculous to think Pierce would be anything less than a clutch basket-maker as sixth man, and some even protested the idea of him coming off the bench. Now he’s averaging 5.7 points in 17.5 minutes per game while shooting 34.4 percent from the floor and the Clippers are starting Luc Richard Mbah a Moute over him.

This is either the greatest bluff in NBA history — you could totally picture the Truth coming alive for the postseason out of nowhere, possibly after being wheeled out of the tunnel in his trademark wheelchair for pregame intros — or it’s a waste of a three-year, $10.5 million contract.

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