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What does Devin Booker have to do to pass Allen Iverson all time? (alien.top)
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It’s clear he’s next in line for the throne of best SG in the league.

Dating back to the 90s Jordan had it first, then Iverson is arguable then Kob, then D Wade had an argument but I don’t think he was ever better than Bean. Then of course Harden ran with the title for years and now it’s Book’s time

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[–] CaptainBananafishJr@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

There are a lot of things he can do. Their career trajectories are not at all similar. If he has a long enough career (which is the hardest thing to predict), he can get there, but he's severally lacking in career accolades imo. Not that he won't get there, but here's how it currently stands:

All NBA 1st team: AI 3, Booker 1
All NBA Totals: AI 7, Booker 1
MVP's: AI 1, Booker 0
All Star Selections: AI 11 (out of 14 seasons!), Booker 3

Booker is still young but he's heading into his 9th season. In terms of overall and individual success, he's pretty far behind imo.

[–] SeniorJerk-Alert@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Rational take. Magic fans 🤝

[–] demmellers@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Ah.... the sweet voice of reason.

What cracks me up is that he's not even the best player on his team lol

[–] BigD_@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I know we should judge all time lists just based on how they played in games, but I think that Iverson’s cultural impact is so huge that Booker would have to clearly surpass Iverson in his play in order to be considered higher on the list. If they were exactly equal on the court, I would give Iverson the edge based on culture.

[–] CaptainBananafishJr@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's fair. But Booker isn't even really close without considering that either lol.

[–] BigD_@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah agreed