Paul Pierce talked about his former teammate John Wall while on The Jump yesterday. Wall went to the front office and was vocal about his feelings toward the roster at this point. Paul respects the fact that the star point guard played the leader.

“I love the fact that he came out [and said it], a leader should say that. John is a superstar point guard and guys need to know their role.”

After being eliminated in the first round by the Toronto Raptors, the Wizards face questions headed into the offseason. Paul would be willing to keep everyone around and emulate the Raptors.

“I think you keep the All-Stars together. Look at Toronto. They kept their two All-Stars together and continued to build around them and got deeper.”