Paul Pierce has been a top supporter of this current Celtics team. But he believes the 2008 Celtics might have the edge in this area.

H all of Fame former Boston Celtics small forward Paul Pierce has massive pride in his 2008 championship-era squad, which won 66 contests before claiming the 2008 title. That year

Once upon a time, much like Jayson Tatum with today's version of the ball club, Hall of Fame Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce was a fan of the Los Angeles Lakers. And to be fair, you can hardly blame him given he grew up a literal stone's throw from the arena that longtime Boston rival plays in as a native of Inglewood, California.

Paul Pierce recently compared the current Jayson Tatum's team with the 2008 Boston Celtics and took a swipe at LeBron James.

Paul Pierce believes the Boston Celtics' 2008 championship-winning team would have the edge over the 2024 squad if they ever squared off.The Hall of Famer backed his old team Monday during an appearance on "The Dan Le Batard Show,

"I ain't gonna lie. This team is really good, really good. But I will tell you this. Our team, I don't know, we knew how to break teams mentally. So what we lack in skill versus them, we have with will,