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Boston Celtics: Paul Pierce leaves LeBron James out of his All-Time Top 5

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One of the great contemporary legends of the Boston Celtics had a recent controversial take about his list of the top five all-time greatest players.

Long-time Boston Celtics great Paul Pierce had quite the opinion when asked who he considered to be the greatest players in the history of the NBA. On ESPN’s “NBA Countdown”, Pierce offered an on-brand hot-take:

Bill Russell built up the organization in Boston. He should get way more credit than we give him, and a lot of times he gets left out of the conversation,” Pierce said.