NBA Legend Paul Pierce Has Intriguing Bronny James Take After Bucks-Lakers

Paul Pierce spoke about Bronny James.

Mar 19, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard Bronny James (9) sits on the bench during a time out in the second half against the Denver Nuggets at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images / Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images

On Thursday night, the Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Milwaukee Bucks by a score of 118-89.

Even though they lost, Bronny James had the most productive NBA game of his career.

He finished with 17 points, three rebounds, five assists and one block while shooting 7/10 from the field in 30 minutes.

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After the game, NBA legend Paul Pierce spoke about Bronny (via FS1's Speak).

Pierce: "For the first time, he looked like comfortable playing the point guard. That's what I noticed. He was making great decisions off the pick and roll... He wasn't doing that before... For the first time, he looked like point guard... Before he was like a 2, he was standing in the corner in a lot."

"For the first time, he looked like a point guard."@PaulPierce34 gives Bronny James some major props following 17-point performance pic.twitter.com/DP4OdQNim3

— Speak (@SpeakOnFS1) March 21, 2025

Due to his size, the big question for Bronny has been what position he is (shooting guard or point guard).

Via Daniel Starkand of Lakers Nation: "Bronny deserves a ton of credit for the work he has put in this season. The "he isn't an NBA prospect" takes are severely outdated at this point."

Bronny deserves a ton of credit for the work he has put in this season. The "he isn't an NBA prospect" takes are severely outdated at this point.

— Daniel Starkand (@DStarkand) March 21, 2025

Over 22 NBA games, Bronny is averaging 2.3 points per contest while shooting 35.4% from the field and 26.9% from the three-point range.

The Lakers will play their next game on Saturday night when they remain at home to host the Chicago Bulls.

Mar 20, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard Bronny James (9) defends against the Milwaukee Bucks during the first half at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jonathan Hui-Imagn Images / Jonathan Hui-Imagn Images

As for Pierce, he last played in the league during the 2016-17 season.

The 2008 NBA Champion spent 19 years with the LA Clippers, Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets and Washington Wizards.

Dec 29, 2010; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; Boston Celtics small forward Paul Pierce (34) during an NBA game against the Detroit Pistons at The Palace. Pistons defeated the Celtics 104-92. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images / Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images