Paul Pierce wants the comparisons between Luka Dončić and Larry Bird to end

“Bird modified the game, he made us watch basketball.”

Luka Dončić may also be on his way to becoming one of the greatest NBA gamers of all time however he’s no Larry Bird.

At least that’s what former Boston Celtics great Paul Pierce said when requested if Dončić is the next Bird.

“Can we stop with this?” Pierce stated on Undisputed. “Let’s quit with the comparisons here.”

“I suppose Luka is carving out his own niche,” Pierce continued. “He’s on his way to becoming an all-time top notch but we’re speaking about one of the top 5 or 10 players to ever play the game.

“Bird modified the game, he made us watch basketball.”

.@PaulPierce34 says STOP with the Luka & Larry Bird comparisons:

“We’re talking about one of the Top 5 or 10 players to ever play the game.” pic.twitter.com/h06BlZMjqC

— UNDISPUTED (@undisputed) May 21, 2024

Pierce did feel like it was once fairer to examine Dončić to extraordinary NBA great, LeBron James.

“He’s the European model of LeBron James, just less athletic than LeBron,” stated Pierce. “It have to be an honor for Luka to be in the identical evaluation as Bird.”

When you ruin down their careers, it’s now not even close. Bird is genuinely the better participant and, as Pierce pointed out, was once already an NBA champion two years into his career, with various greater NBA championships and MVP trophies ahead.

Perhaps the higher evaluation is to every other Dallas Mavericks great, Dirk Nowitzki. Both came from Europe, each were scoring machines and, maybe soon, each will have championships.

[Undisputed]