Paul Pierce

 Pierce was a high school McDonald's All-American and earned First Team All-America honors in his junior year at Kansas. Pierce spent the first fifteen years of his career with the Boston Celtics, who drafted him with the 10th overall pick in the 1998 NBA Draft. He is a ten-time All-Star and four-time All-NBA team selection, and also led Boston to the NBA Finals in 2008 and 2010, winning the 2008 NBA Finals. He was named the 2008 NBA Finals MVP in his first trip to the NBA Finals. Pierce also is one of only three players, alongside Larry Bird and John Havlicek, who have scored over 20,000 points in their career with the Celtics alone.

Bill Russell

Bill Russell played center for the Boston Celtics from 1956 to 1969. Five-time NBA Most Valuable Player and a twelve-time All-Star, Russell was the centerpiece of the Celtics dynasty, winning eleven NBA championships during his thirteen-year career. Russell holds the record for the most championships won by an athlete in a North American sports league.

Larry Bird

Bird was born on December 7, 1956 in West Baden, Indiana. He played basketball at Springs Valley High School and averaging 31 points, 21 rebounds, and 4 assists as a senior. Bird received a scholarship to play college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers in 1974.  Drafted into the NBA sixth overall by the Boston Celtics in 1978, Bird started at small forward and power forward for thirteen seasons, spearheading one of the NBA's most formidable frontcourts that included center Robert Parish and forward Kevin McHale. Bird was a 12-time NBA All-Star and was named the league's Most Valuable Player (MVP) three times.

The 1985-86 Celtics

After a loss in the '85 NBA Championship, the 1985-1986 Celtics led by Larry Bird featuring Robert Parish, Dennis Johnson, Danny Ainge, Kevin McHale, and Bill Walton had the best record in franchise history. They also defeated Houston 4-2 in the 1986 NBA Finals. They had a home win record of 40-1, which is the best home winning percentage (.976) in NBA history. They also had the fifth best winning percentage overall of all time (.817).

Players In the Hall of Fame

 Ed Macauley, Andy Philip, John "Honey" Russel, Walter Brown, Bill Mokray, Alvin "Doggie" Julian, Arnold "red" Auerbach, Bob Cousy, Bill Russel, Bill Sharman, Frank Ramsey, John Havlicek, Sam Jones, Tom Heinsohn, Bob Houbregs, Pete Maravich, Clyde Lovellette, K.C. Jones, Dave Bing, Nate "Tiny" Archibald, Dave Cowens, Bill Walton, Bailey Howell, Larry Bird, Arnie Risen, Kevin McHale, John Thompson, Wayne Embry, Robert Parish, Dominique Wilkins, Dave Gavitt