Washington Wizards

Paul Pierce: '[Wizards] can make a real good run in the East'

Published Dec. 30, 2015 10:55 a.m. ET

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Paul Pierce spent one season with the Washington Wizards. It was memorable. He hit big shots, said legendary things on national television and helped lift a franchise up to heights it really hasn't seen in a few generations.

The Truth wears a different jersey now, 3,000 miles away, but he still checks up on his former club, and still thinks that despite their early-season struggles they can be a force this season. Here's more, courtesy of The Washington Post:

Pierce might be right. The Wizards are currently 14-15 but only 3.0 games back of the Eastern Conference's seven seed (the eight seed is a virtual death sentence). If they can grab that, get healthy and gather up some momentum over the next few months, the Wizards will definitely be a dangerous out.

“Right now I think they’ve been dealing with a lot of injuries. I keep up with them when I’m not playing. I’m still good friends with a lot of guys on the team. We chat on the text,” Pierce said. “I just think they’re dealing with a lot of injuries and kind of got off to a slow start. And I think once they get healthy, you’re going to have to watch out for them. “They got a lot of depth when they’re healthy. A guy like Alan Anderson can definitely be a positive for them as far as their wing depth. Obviously, they’re missing a lot of their big men so I think once they get healthy, if they get healthy at the right time, they can make a real good run in the East.”