ASHINGTON - This season, he became an NBA All-Star for the first time, and now Paul Pierce can add something else to his burgeoning basketball resume: member of the United States team for the 2002 World Championships.

USA Basketball today will announce the final five members of the US team that will compete this summer (Aug. 29-Sept. 8) in Indianapolis. Pierce, who played for USA Basketball teams while at Kansas, said last night that he had gotten an invitation to join the team