For a brief, frighteningly transcendent moment, Paul Pierce channeled Danny Ainge. But make no mistake, this was no party trick gone awry, no twisted comic imitation. This was the serious business of team rebuilding, and Pierce took a thoughtful turn as the Celtics' executive director of basketball operations. (Full Article: 797 Words)

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