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For all the noise surrounding the Los Angeles Lakers this season, one of the loudest debates now involves a player who doesn’t even wear purple and gold.
Former Boston Celtics star Paul Pierce stirred things up this week when he argued that Jaylen Brown deserved Luka Doncic’s spot on the All-NBA First Team, claiming Brown “did the most with the least” while Doncic benefited from playing alongside LeBron James and Austin Reaves.
“I know that’s saying a lot because Luka did lead the league in scoring, but he had more to work with, too. Think about it. He had LeBron all year. You got Reaves, you know, a lot of most of the year,” said Pierce, on the “No Fouls Given” show on X.
“I thought [Brown] was in the MVP conversation,” Pierce said. “When you’re in the MVP conversation, you should be 1st Team… I would’ve probably removed Luka (Doncic) for Jaylen.”
That take immediately raised eyebrows in Los Angeles.
Doncic didn’t just make First Team All-NBA because of reputation. He earned it by leading the NBA in scoring at 33.5 points per game while also averaging 8.3 assists and 7.7 rebounds.
Even with injuries constantly disrupting the Lakers’ lineup, Doncic remained the engine behind a team that secured the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference.
Pierce’s argument also ignored an important reality: Doncic, LeBron and Reaves were rarely healthy together. The trio appeared in just 29 games together all season, hardly the superteam setup Pierce described.
Paul Pierce says Jaylen Brown should have been first team All-NBA over Luka Doncic:“I know that’s saying a lot because Luka did lead the league in scoring, but he had more to work with, too. Think about it. He had LeBron all year. You got Reaves, you know, a lot of most of the…pic.twitter.com/YB1s3vTPJ3
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