Paul Pierce believes Jaylen Brown should have made the All-NBA First Team instead of Luka Doncic, saying Brown did more with less this season. Brown was named to the Second Team after averaging a career-best 28.7 points, while Doncic posted 33.5 points per game in 64 appearances.
Paul Pierce has sparked debate after saying that Jaylen Brown should have made the All-NBA First Team instead of Luka Doncic this season.
The Boston Celtics legend shared his opinion while reacting to the latest All-NBA selections, where Brown was named to the Second Team.
“I would be upset,” he said on the No Fouls Given show. “I thought he was in the MVP conversation. And when you’re in the MVP conversation, you should be a first team. But, you know, the guys that made it are also well deserving. I think if I had to take one person off, maybe Luka. And I know that’s saying a lot because Luka did lead the league in scoring. He missed a lot of games but he had more to work with too.”
“Think about it. He had LeBron all year. He got Reeves, you know, most of the year. Jaylen Brown did the most with the least out of all these guys that’s on the list,” Pierce explained. “It may be Cade Cunningham. I mean, you know, but Jaylen Brown didn’t have a second all-star. A lot of these guys did. So I would have probably removed Luka for Jaylen, but I’m not mad that Luka’s on there because he did have a spectacular year. But he has an argument, man. I literally had Jaylen Brown fourth in the race for MVP. Yeah.”
Brown ended up on the All-NBA Second Team alongside Kawhi Leonard, Kevin Durant, Jalen Brunson and Donovan Mitchell.
It marks only the second All-NBA selection of Brown’s career.
With Jayson Tatum missing the start of the season due to Achilles recovery, Brown carried the Boston Celtics as the main star. He delivered a strong campaign, averaging a career-high 28.7 points, 6.9 rebounds and 5.1 assists in 71 games, helping Boston finish with 56 wins and near the top of the Eastern Conference.
On the other side, Doncic played 64 games, averaging 33.5 points, 7.7 rebounds and 8.3 assists per game while shooting 47.6 percent from the field, continuing his status as one of the league’s top offensive forces.
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