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Why is Jayson Tatum generally rated higher than Devin Booker? (alien.top)
submitted 9 months ago by shanecookofficial@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space
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My brother in-law and I often argue whether Booker or Tatum is better than another. It’s not the best argument because we’re both extremely biased, him being a Celtics and Duke fan and I’m a lifelong Suns fan. I also know it’s difficult to compare the two because they play different positions and roles on their respective teams.

That’s why I wanted to ask y’all, why is Tatum or Booker better than the other?

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[–] erog84@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (6 children)

Because Tatum is just better. Anyone watching the past few seasons can see that. Dbook took a big step up recently which puts him just under Tatum but he still hasn’t matched him. If book keeps up this play all season and they go far in playoffs with him playing well then we can revisit the conversation. Sure book did awesome last year… but Tatum has also been deep playoff runs for years now.

[–] NewChemistry5210@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

To be fair, deep playoff runs are about the team, not the individual (if you ignore Lebron in 2018 or Kawhi in 2019). Especially with someone like Tatum, who had some awful series in the past few seasons.

[–] defiantcross@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

i argue that booker is becoming not just slightly better on offense, but significantly better due to the development on playmaking since last year's playoffs which has continued so far this year. if he can keep scoring efficiently as well as run the offense, his advantage on offense can be as big or bigger than Tatum's on defense.

plus, in today's league offense just matters more anyway.

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