Paul Pierce and Antoine Walker: Playing together, winning apart, Celtics observations

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6 ай бұрын

It was the year 1998 when Paul Pierce came into the league and linked up with Antoine Walker to become one of the most promising young duos in the NBA during the lockout year. Both players were 20-point-per-game scorers and both players were All-Stars. Yet they couldn’t punch through in the postseason, which led Danny Ainge to break them apart. About 25 years after they first became teammates, the duo sits down to remember their time together, their breakup when Walker was traded (plus their reunion when Walker returned), watching each other win titles from afar, their observations of this year’s team, and the parallels between their partnership and that of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.
0:22 - Remembering the early years together
3:27 - Learning how to win as young players
14:27 - Pierce watching Walker win a title from afar, then celebrating with him in Chicago
17:48 - Walker’s return to the Celtics and the “two-star” formula
22:53 - Parallels between Pierce/Walker and Tatum/Brown
32:40 - Having two star players who play a similar position
38:20 - Walker tells story of nudging Kevin Garnett to accept trade to Celtics
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@upgradeyourmindset3265 6 ай бұрын

I'll never forget when these two went into LA against the Shaq and Kobe Lakers and Toine hit the game-winner off the glass. What a time to be alive

@theclassicmanila-style8435 6 ай бұрын

Antoine, Paul, Toni Battie, Eric Williams, kenny anderson, Rodney Rogers, tony delk, Walter, Eric strickland, I miss the 02 team

@ibzanarroyo704 6 ай бұрын

Me too

@tylerriley2587 6 ай бұрын

I believe if the Celtics made it to the nba finals in 2002 against the lakers celtics would've took them to six

@skullyready7786 6 ай бұрын

@@tylerriley2587wade never played as bad as Paul pierces did in 2002 in his prime he the reason they lost 23 ppg in his prime and he talking dwade get the f out of here wade was avg 27 or more in his prime especially in the playoffs 😴

@tyrellcheeseboro3194 6 ай бұрын

Walter McCarty (I think his name wrong) his 3s was killing my sixers in that 02 series

@Celtics 6 ай бұрын

Love hearing Celtics Alumni supporting the current squad ☘

@Blassie.P 6 ай бұрын

Antoine was the guy in Boston much respect to him he hooped for us.

@isiahspencer3028 6 ай бұрын

Antoine Walker and Paul Pierce was the original Steph in Klay Thompson grew up watching Paul Pierce and Antoine Walker they made a good duo🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🏆🏆

@tylerriley2587 6 ай бұрын

If only Ainge had not traded Walker, but I'm glad both men got a title before retirement with different teams.

@terrancesmith4352 3 ай бұрын

They definitely wont

@tylerriley2587 3 ай бұрын

@@terrancesmith4352 ?

@ericlarson7556 6 ай бұрын

Between Bird,McHale and Parish period and Antoine and Paul period it was soooo rough. These two were the stepping stone to get their Big Three in 2008. In other words, thank you Antoine Walker.

@wisedyer2133 6 ай бұрын

Antoine walker is so underrated

@justinmohan7103 6 ай бұрын

These guys were fun to watch

@upgradeyourmindset3265 6 ай бұрын

To this day that 2002 squad with Eric Williams, Kenny Anderson, and Tony Battie is my favorite Celtics team of all time

@Trapinoutdaband 6 ай бұрын

Great episode. Loved all the insight that the fans don't know about. We need ray Allen on the episode soon

@blackprix 6 ай бұрын

Big thanks to Danny Ainge for bringing the big three together, so we could get that championship😊

@coreybates7412 6 ай бұрын

Thank Kevin Mchale for gifting KG to the Celtics

@nerdiestvengiest5858 6 ай бұрын

Excellent interview! It was such a treat to see those together! Good conversation and vibes throughout. Thank you for this! 💚☘🏀

@mrfernandez1804 6 ай бұрын

Cool story about Antoine telling KG it would be great to go to Boston, glad he appreciated us fans ☘️

@lisaseaver5704 6 ай бұрын

Great interview! Toine and Paul were great together!

@nbapbaupdate8338 6 ай бұрын

I hope Jaylen Brown & Antoine Walker work out next season 💪🔥💪

@davidjames5448 6 ай бұрын

I hope you move out of your mommy's basement next year too

@Mythoughtsreviews 6 ай бұрын

Walker needs cardio real bad😂

@blackezi3 5 ай бұрын

View from the Rafters and Locked on Celtics are my favorite Celtics podcasts!

@fatovamingus 5 ай бұрын

Paul and Antoine kept us coming to games because they had chemistry and it was exciting. Yeah we had Walter in the corner Tony Delk looking so badass like he's crossing the yard in prison but that's not depth and no matter how many trades were made it was always on Walker and Pierce. When Antoine was traded we were pissed. If you weren't at the Garden when Antoine came back with the Mavs for the first time you don't realize how long that Ovation went on for. It was crazy. Eventually we saw what Danny Angel was doing but Antoine you are very much loved in Boston..

@DrSanto91 5 ай бұрын

Me too I was so damn upset when ainge broke up walker and pierce. He'll now that I am older I watched that celtics and nets playoff series in 2003 and you could tell that the seeds were planted and ainge was going to blow up the roster.

@user-sh5iw8ue4w 6 ай бұрын

Probably the best duo in Celtics’ history before JJ. Still remember the 2002 ECF 4th quarter comeback against Nets, 41-16❤

@Mu5icPr0ducer 6 ай бұрын

Ummm have you heard of Bird/McHale?

@marksines1246 6 ай бұрын

@@Mu5icPr0ducerthere great in that era, they ain’t winning against pierce and walker’s competition

@Avr95 6 ай бұрын

@@marksines1246what 😮

@adambullock3588 6 ай бұрын

@marksines1246 do you know who Larry Bird was? Stop it 😂😂😂

@user-sh5iw8ue4w 6 ай бұрын

@@Mu5icPr0ducerthey come with Parish as the best trio ever

@RyDawg084 6 ай бұрын

BleedGreen☘️

@kandi303 6 ай бұрын

I still remember when Antoine was on fire, he just start catch and shoot from the logo lol

@SomnnaVibes 6 ай бұрын

The Walker wiggle

@tylerriley2587 6 ай бұрын

Underrated Celtics duo

@dinadomingo6664 6 ай бұрын

Duo now nba champions

@wilseph1 6 ай бұрын

Point Forward 'Toine.

@MrBlackbolt1 6 ай бұрын

PP and Twan were something to watch. Good times.

@tamiaswilliams89 6 ай бұрын

Dude with the red cap look like a skinny Vince McMahon 😂

@lilreeseeify 5 ай бұрын

Employee number 8

@mac2259 6 ай бұрын

Grande look like skips son

@billyblast0934 6 ай бұрын

Go Lakers …

@jeffheinzel1977 6 ай бұрын

Wow walker put on the lbs

@user-wj1ju1rt4c 6 ай бұрын

First

@GlueGuy20 6 ай бұрын

Who are these two tho with P and Antoine? 🤔😏

@mdamico 6 ай бұрын

I take this personally lmao😂 We're the hosts of the pod my guy!

@coreybates7412 6 ай бұрын

@@mdamicolet em know Marc!

@GlueGuy20 6 ай бұрын

@@coreybates7412 let who know 😅 Sorry to offend you, but I just really don't know him. I only know actual players 🤷

@cadenzproductions 6 ай бұрын

I love Walker, but he didn't win a ring with the Celtics.

@rooseveltdarbey9493 6 ай бұрын

Paul and Antoine y'all shot a lot of three's but unlike Steph and Klay y'all wasn't as efficient.

@gregoryraye1570 6 ай бұрын

Boring interview… get young cool hosts 😴

@MrBlackbolt1 6 ай бұрын

Twan is on point i. His assessment of the J's