Paul Pierce, currently in Miami attending the NBA Finals, plans to undergo an MRI and further X-rays on his injured left elbow when he returns to LA to determine if he should undergo surgery. Then, according to the Boston Globe, he plans to visit with executive director of basketball operations Danny Ainge in Boston to start discussions concerning a contract extension.

Pierce's left elbow is his most pressing concern at the moment. The swollen, painful joint was drained on a few occasions in the final weeks of the regular season and kept Pierce from playing the final three games. He was scheduled to have surgery to clean out the injured area earlier in the offseason, but backed out at the last minute.

``I've been scared," said Pierce. ``The swelling is all the way down and it hasn't flared up and a lot of the pain has gone away. It's gone away from a lack of playing. I'm not falling on it and getting it hit. I think if I play again and get hit, it will probably flare back up. I'm debating [having surgery]. I'm scared. I've never had surgery [on a basketball-related injury] before. I need to get it X-rayed more, get an MRI, then I'll decide. It was puffy during the season, but then, we kept poking it and kept draining it. So, hopefully, now we can see what's in there making it do that [swell up]."