Paul Pierce Believes 2008 Celtics Could Have Been Dynasty

Every Boston fan knows the history of the 2008 Celtics championship run, but let's recap it anyway. Star Paul Pierce suffered a stress reaction in his left foot causing the small forward to miss seven weeks of the season. With Pierce sidelined, the Celtics won just three of their next 42 games, including a franchise-record 18-game losing streak. Instead of making a selection with the fifth overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft, then-general manager Danny Ainge sent the pick along with Delonte West and Wally Szczerbiak to the Seattle SuperSonics for Ray Allen.