Paul Pierce has revealed that he thinks he can continue to play in the NBA for another couple of seasons.
The Brooklyn Nets forward, who will turn 37 at the start of the next season, is due to become a free agent this summer.
Following the Nets' exit from the playoffs, Pierce told ESPN: "I haven't really put much thought into it. I put my whole focus into this season, it's my last year of the contract. I will sit back and talk to the family and see where my options are from there and go from there.
"I think I still have something in the tank I can give a team. Maybe one or two [years] at the most.
"Although we didn't accomplish our goals, you got to learn from it and see coming in next year, whether I will be here, or guys coming in, they got to understand that this is the precedent that we set. So going forward, for the organisation, making the first round last year, making the second round, I think the organisation is heading in the right direction."
Pierce joined the Nets as part of a Draft-day trade from the Boston Celtics last June.
Sian Cowper
