Player Projections: Paul Pierce

Paul Pierce Last year's stats:  37.5 mpg, 20.5 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 3.6 apg, 1.0 spg, 45.7% FG, 39.7% 3 FG, 83% FT Projected Stats: Chuck: 34.5 mpg, 19.4 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 3.8 apg, 1.1 spg, 45.3% FG, 38.8% 3 FG, 82% FT John: 33.0 mpg, 19.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 3.5 apg, 0.8 spg, 46.4% FG, 40.2% 3 FG, 85.2% FT What will help him the most? Chuck: The bench depth - specifically Marquis Daniels. The Truth turns 32 this fall and is coming off a season in which he played 37 minutes per game. With Pierce, reducing his time on the court will improve his productivity, and the acquisition of Daniels will help make that happen. Rasheed Wallace will also help reduce the offensive burden on Pierce when he's playing with the second unit. John:  Gotta go with Chuck here.  There's a reason the Celtics focused so much on building such bench depth.  Paul Pierce has spent almost every minute of his career carrying the burden for this team.  He's finally go...