Paul Pierce Trashes NBA’s Bias Towards LeBron James and Kevin Durant in MVP Debate

LeBron James and Kevin Durant are two of the best players of this era. They are still playing like that in the earlier stages of their careers. And with that, their names are generally on top of MVP conversations. So sometimes, there is a chance that other players might be in the shadow and not get recognized for their efforts.

According to Paul Pierce, that is exactly what’s happening to DeMar DeRozan. DeRozan signed with the Chicago Bulls in the offseason and he has instantly turned them into title contenders. He has been averaging 28.1 points on 51 percent shooting and the Bulls are tied for the best record in the East. But he is not one of the leading runners for the MVP award. Paul Pierce joined Kevin Garnett on his podcast to talk about the season. Pierce opens up about how DeRozan is not getting his props for his play this season.

Paul Pierce says Chicago Bulls are coming out of the East

Pierce was asked by KG who is coming out from the East. He says “If I had to bet today… Look though, if Chicago healthy,I think they are coming out the of East. Ain’t no wing player better playing better than DeMar DeRozan right now. Ain’t nobody at the wing, Kevin Durant ain’t been out there, LeBron been ballin but it ain’t resulting in no wins.”

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“DeMar DeRozan, nobody playing better than him and I don’t why his name up there in MVP race” Pierce added.

The Bulls already had 2 stars in Zach Lavine and Nikola Vucevic. They had missed the playoffs last year by 2 games and they signed DeRozan, Lonzo Ball, and Alex Caruso in free agency. This catapulted to the top of East in a blink of an eye.

DeRozan has been killing it all season long, and he is the league’s most clutch player this season. He has formed a deadly partnership with Zach and the duo has been leading the team. The Bulls will hope to bank on DeRozan as we approach the All-star break.

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