Paul Pierce: “I’ve never said LeBron wasn’t top five, but it was based on when they were playing the Portland Trail Blazers in the bubble… I said if they lose to the Blazers in the playoffs first round, I don’t want to hear about LeBron being top five because they had a championship team. They went on to win the championship that year. Do I think LeBron is top five? Absolutely, man. Absolutely. After they won that championship, I said LeBron has cemented himself as the number two player all time. Now, little did I know he was going to go for 40,000, little did I know he’s going to break all these other records. This is like four years ago. LeBron is in that GOAT argument to where you could just say he might be the GOAT, you know, his longevity, the records he’s had.” -via YouTube / March 8, 2024
