Kanyewest wrote:It's interesting that Beal is considered not that good among NBA experts. For instance on the ringer's top 100 list, Devin Booker is considered the 11th best player in the league and that Beal is considered the 54th best player in the league (last updated February 18). And yes Beal has been injury prone but he's still played more games than Booker. Not saying that Beal is better than Booker, I'm just don't think the gap between the two is that large....
The idea that Booker is the 11th best player in the league (based either on this year or his career) is completely laughable.
Just to name, off the top of my head, 20 guys better than Mitchell this season: Steph, Jimmy Butler, Haliburton, Harden, SG-A, Kawhi, Lillard, Giannis, Markkanen, Aaron Gordon, Anthony Davis, Sabonis, Donovan Mitchell, Rudy Gobert, Zion, Brogdon, KD, Jrue Holiday, Desmond Bane, Jarrett Allen, Jayson Tatum, Kenyon Martin, Jr. Jalen Brunson, Draymond, Darius Garland, Joel Embiid, Julius Randle, Kyrie, Isaiah Joe, ... wait, that's at least 30, & I could certainly continue.
No, it's actually only 28. So why not add the MVP, Nikola Jokic.
Oh, & a rookie, Walker Kessler -- who is having a season that puts him among the... I don't know... maybe 15-20 top-performing players in the league. Don't know that it'll continue of course, but give a guy credit for what he does....
I only counted guys who've played 1000+ minutes, btw.
& if we're talking career, rather than just this year, I guess I should mention LeBron, huh?
Beal & Booker are the prototype for the kind of player who is always over-rated. I.e. guys who score a lot of points on jump shots. Neither is even in the conversation for the top 30 or so players in the game.
That said, both this year & on their careers, Beal has been a better player than Booker -- tho there have been a couple of years when Booker's numbers were better than Beal's.