The Lakers won the midseason championship this season under James, and James was also named the MVP of the midseason. However, the veteran, who is almost 39 years old, has not been recognized by everyone. Recently, Pierce expressed his opinion on a podcast episode, claiming that James is not a top-five player in the NBA today. However, this view was attacked by old friend Garnett.
When Pierce declared that James was not in the top five today, Garnett was surprised and asked rhetorically, "What?".LeBron is not in the top five in the league?Then you list five players who are better than James.
Pierce then mentioned Doncic, Jokic and Embiid, but Garnett unceremoniously vetoed: "No, no, I'm not going to rank any of them above James!."Pierce then mentioned Giannis and Tatum, but Garnett was blunt in his criticism: "Take away your garbage views, you don't seem to understand basketball at all."
Garnett went on to praise James: "Be respectful!."At 38 years old, he's able to do these things for all to see, and what are you talking about?There has always been a conflict between Pierce and James, as early as 2020, Pierce said on a show that James could not be in the all-time top seven, and then he listed the top seven players of all time were Jordan, Abdul-Jabbar, Russell, Magic, Kobe, O'Neal and Duncan.
However, he also said that if James can win a fourth championship, then he can finish in the top five of Pierce's history. Later, James did just that, leading the Lakers to a championship. The United States has previously listed the career head-to-head record between James and Pierce, with James' team going 35-34.
Among them, in the regular season, James had an 18-21 record against Pierce and a 17-13 record in the playoffs.