Wizards President ERNIE GRUNFELD, on Paul Pierce:

"He's the first guy at practice every day. He has his routine, he does it religiously and young guys see it. And obviously he's had unbelievable success. He's a Hall of Famer, and a lot of our young players grew up watching him. They were in junior high school and high school when Paul was winning championships and playing at a very high level. And not only that, he's just a regular, good guy, and he's fun to be around."

-- Via the Boston Herald