“Steph Curry Over LeBron James for GOAT? Paul Pierce Sparks Controversy with Bold Claim”
Y’all ready for this? The NBA GOAT debate is heating up more than a Curry three-pointer in the clutch moments of a playoff! Imagine if Steph Curry, the baby-faced sniper, bags another championship ring before LeBron James can add one to his collection. Picture that! Paul Pierce, in his sharp suit and sharper takes, over at Speak had me struck with an interesting thought:
If Curry reaches five titles, he’s not just knocking on the door of the GOAT debate; he’s bust in’ it wide open like he’s breaking the ankles of the conversation itself. Now, let’s not get carried away just yet. There’s going to be some ‘uncomfortableness’ among LeBron fans, I suppose, because here comes the real talk:
Steph Curry, he’s already a four-time champion and a Finals MVP. But adding that fifth ring before LeBron hangs up his Nikes would place him in that legendary discussion…
Anyway, if we were to compare he, LeBron James, Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant… Well, the debate would’ve taken a whole new turn. With LeBron and Luka now playing together the dynamics changes significantly… But would it change the destinies of these two titans?
The conversation around who’s the greatest of all time is as heated as a Bay Area showdown between Golden State and Lakers in the Finals! But here’s the kicker, does this change anything for the Lakers Laker Nation? Are you biting your nails thinking about it?
On my site, The Cold Wire, we’re all in, diving into the deep end, analyzing and chatt’ng away about this GOAT debate till the cows come home!
Is this the stuff that makes you lose sleep at night? Talent, Wins, Championships are only part of the abundance of discussions and narratives.
Both players are legends, but the question is, who will take the crown? Who will step up as the end all be all of basketball greats?
Let’s chew on this…
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Right now, Steph Curry is a four-time champion and one-time Finals MVP.
But if he is able to add another trophy to his shelf before LeBron James, some “uncomfortable” conversations will be needed.
That is according to Paul Pierce, who spoke about this possibility on “Speak,” via NBACentral.
He said if Curry wins another championship while James is still playing, he will be alongside Michael Jordan in the GOAT conversation.
Winning another title will say a lot and, according to Pierce, it’ll prove that Curry is better than James.
Paul Pierce says LeBron fans need to start bracing for some ‘uncomfortable’ conversations if Steph wins his fifth ring, because he’ll be right up there with Michael Jordan
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Pierce can expect plenty of pushback from Los Angeles Lakers fans, who will strongly disagree with this comment.
Of course, it would be incredibly impressive if Curry wins another championship.
As noted by Pierce, it would be like he has won with three different teams: pre-Kevin Durant, with Kevin Durant, and post-Kevin Durant.
His place in NBA history would be cemented even more, but many Lakers fans will still favor James over Curry in the GOAT discussion.
Others will add that Pierce is discounting James, who might be the one earning another championship ring before retirement.
His Lakers are statistically better than the Warriors, and now James is playing alongside future Hall of Famer Luka Doncic.
So, there is a chance that it’s James with the fifth ring before Curry and what would that mean for Pierce’s argument?
Both of these men are icons of the game, and they are fighting hard for another championship before they hang up their jerseys.
No matter what happens, these two will forever be discussed and compared when people speak about the best basketball players of all time.
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