Paul Pierce won’t be through with basketball when he’s through playing, and he’d very much be interested in returning to the Celtics to work and learn under Danny Ainge when he’s done bedeviling younger opponents.
“Truthfully, I love the game,” he said. “I want to have my hands on some aspect of the game, whether it be management, ownership. I don’t know right now about coaching. I’m not sure yet. But I definitely want to be involved with the game in some form or fashion."