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The Los Angeles Lakers added Deandre Ayton to their team that already includes LeBron James and Luka Doncic. But for one Boston Celtics legend, it’s still not enough to reach the NBA Finals.
When I think about it, I'm just saying, I need to be in this conversation." The post Paul Pierce declares himself the ‘best pure scorer ever’ in NBA appeared first on Boston.com.
It's a popular belief that Durant is the best pure-scorer of all-time because of said efficiency, and his ability to do it at all three levels. He pulls up from deep, comes off ball screens and down screens to shoot off the catch, and uses his length to drive to the basket — doing all with ease.
Star, is an NBA Finals MVP and is in the Basketball Hall of Fame. But if you ask the Boston Celtics legend, he thinks there’s another conversation his name belongs in.
The former Boston Celtics star was talking on FS1 show “Speak” about LeBron James labeling Kevin Durant as the “most equipped” scorer in NBA history. Pierce didn’t like that and decided to toot his own horn.
Paul Pierce's bold claim as the NBA's best pure scorer sparked backlash online, with fans now calling for FOX Sports to drop him.
Pierce, a 10-time All-Star who won Finals MVP with the Celtics in 2008, went on to praise Durant for how he “changed the game on the perimeter” as one of the first ultra-tall NBA players to come into the league with supreme guard skills.
Grant Hill speaks on his experience of pushing Paul Pierce to the brink of tears in their first matchup against each other.
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