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Of the "star" players that figure to be available this offseason, Pierce is the one I'd be most interested in going after. I like Ray Allen's game better (not entirely because an upgrade at SG is a bigger need for thist team than an upgrade at SF), but his age and the contract he'll require don't thrill me. Pierce makes a lot of money himself, but for his age and talent level I don't consider the contract to be significantly out of line at all. Dirk and Josh are off limits in going after him, but nobody else is (though obviously some have more value than others).