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Nick Schwartz

Report: Paul Pierce to be named to Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2021

Former Celtics great Kevin Garnett will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday night, and another Celtics star from the title-winning 2008 team isn’t far behind.

The Boston Globe’s Gary Washburn reports that Paul Pierce will be inducted as a member of the Class of 2021, which will be officially unveiled on Sunday at 11:30 a.m. ET on ESPN.

Pierce will join a class that also reportedly includes Pistons legend Ben Wallace, and could also feature Celtics legend Bill Russell, who is a finalist as a coach after being inducted as a player in 1975.

Pierce ranks third in Celtics history in games played, second in points scored, and seventh in rebounds.

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