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Cake day: October 19th, 2023

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  • per 100 possessions booker is 43.6 8.1 12.7 on 51.3/45.2/92.3 shooting splits with 1.3 steals and .6 blocks. with an offensive rating of 130 and a defensive rating of 116

    per 100 possessions Tatum is 36.8 11.8 5.4 on 49.9/36.5/81.2 shooting splits with 1.5 steals and .5 blocks. with an offensive rating of 118 and a defensive rating of 107

    so yes tatum’s defense is better. but booker is on a whole other level offensively right now. and when you combine that with the playoffs last year when booker was way better than everyone in the league except jokic it becomes clear that booker is the better player as of now. the only person with more points per 100 better than booker is embiid and booker has a 4% better TS% and a 6% better eFG% than embiid. he’s also 5th in assists per 100. booker is not only the best SG in the league but he’s a top 3 PG in the league.

    The only reason people think Tatum is better is narrative over their careers, Boston media mafia/east coast bias, 3 inches of height, and an improper understanding of how big the gap is between the 2 offensively and defensively. The offensive gap is way bigger than people think and the defensive gap is smaller than what people thing (though still a decent sized gap).



  • On the surface it’s luka. But in reality you want booker. He has proven to attract other stars because they want to play with him. He’s also a basketball chameleon. He can be your on ball playmaker, your off ball killer, a combination of both. And he can fit with any talented group of player in the league.

    Luka plays 1 way and you need to build the roster a specific way for him and stars generally aren’t that attracted to playing with him because the ball is always in his hands.