The Truth has no problem spitting truth.
Now residing on the playoff-bound Washington Wizards, the 17-year veteran pulled no punches when discussing last season's rocky stint with the Brooklyn Nets.
"I'm much happier,'' Pierce said in a riveting conversation with ESPNBoston.com's Jackie MacMullan published online Tuesday. "It was a tough situation (in Brooklyn) last year. Horrible, really."
Although the 2013-14 Nets rebounded from a 24-27 start to finish 20-11 over the season's final 31 games, Pierce bemoaned the lack of determination and leadership that his former teammates displayed.
According to Pierce, the only players who showed a commitment to keeping the mood positive were himself and Kevin Garnett, who Brooklyn dealt to the Minnesota Timberwolves at this past February's trade deadline:
It was just the guys' attitudes there. It wasn't like we were surrounded by a bunch of young guys. They were vets who didn't want to play and didn't want to practice. I was looking around saying, 'What's this?' Kevin (Garnett) and I had to pick them up every day in practice.
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Paul Pierce Crushes Brooklyn Nets, Says Last Season Was ‘Horrible’
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