Are Tatum, Booker, Young & Morant better than Doncic?

Oscar9992 · Post #1 » by **Oscar9992** » Wed Nov 3, 2021 4:55 am

Are Jayson Tatum, Devin Booker, Trae Young & Ja Morant better than Doncic at this moment?

I think they are all playing better ATM.

illuminati666 · Post #2 » by **illuminati666** » Wed Nov 3, 2021 5:04 am

Difference between playing better, and BEING better.

All those dudes are a big step below Luka, Trae being the closest I'd say he's just a tier below.

10giz · Post #3 » by **10giz** » Wed Nov 3, 2021 5:06 am

Luka is, IMO, the most skilled basketball player in history when taking age into account.

He is much slower and less athletic than all of those guys and is still able to devastate. Once he matures a bit and starts taking his body more seriously, it will be something to see.

Post #4 » by **GeorgeMarcus** » Wed Nov 3, 2021 5:07 am

"Nowhere near Luka's level" is big time hyperbole but I would still rate Luka first among them

SalmonsSuperfan · Post #5 » by **SalmonsSuperfan** » Wed Nov 3, 2021 5:13 am

bad thread

Hipster Doofus · Post #6 » by **Hipster Doofus** » Wed Nov 3, 2021 5:15 am

No, they're not. Thread finito.

Ballerhogger · Post #7 » by **Ballerhogger** » Wed Nov 3, 2021 6:20 am

Ja has been on fire lately but no . Young no. Booker nope . Tatum nope

SNPA · Post #8 » by **SNPA** » Wed Nov 3, 2021 6:24 am

No.

No more questions for you bro.

KingFox · Post #9 » by **KingFox** » Wed Nov 3, 2021 6:43 am

Definitely not, but i think Morant has a chance to be and will likely win a title before Doncic IMO.

Maverick41 · Post #10 » by **Maverick41** » Wed Nov 3, 2021 6:59 am

Luka's not playing his best ball right now and still has better stats then Tatum, Booker and Young who have all had their struggles this season as well.

Ja on the otherhand is balling. I don't think Ja is an overall better player then Luka but I have no issues if someone wants to make the argument that he's been better so far this year because he has. He deserves all the praise right now.

sisibilio · Post #11 » by **sisibilio** » Wed Nov 3, 2021 8:33 am

Yeah, no.

Mike lorenzo · Post #12 » by **Mike lorenzo** » Wed Nov 3, 2021 8:34 am

1 Luka / Ja ...
2Trae... (I put him down a notch, for his defensive responsibility ...).
3..
4 Booker/Tatum

Perseus1966 · Post #13 » by **Perseus1966** » Wed Nov 3, 2021 9:38 am

Everyone is better ,Luka is a traffic cone .
At least the others try in defense.

cl2117 · Post #14 » by **cl2117** » Wed Nov 3, 2021 9:58 am

Luka is either the clear #1 in that tier or he's the tier above.

I'd say the latter rather than the former, but I also don't think it's set in stone as all these guys are still developing.

Wolfgang630 · Post #15 » by **Wolfgang630** » Wed Nov 3, 2021 10:07 am

Booker sure isn’t close

Dutchball97 · Post #16 » by **Dutchball97** » Wed Nov 3, 2021 10:09 am

Booker and Tatum definitely aren't playing better than Luka at the moment. Trae has a case and Ja has pretty clearly had the best start to the season out of all these guys imo. I don't really agree with judging them based on just a few games though.

Doranku · Post #17 » by **Doranku** » Wed Nov 3, 2021 10:22 am

Weird thread. Tatum and Booker have been absolutely awful this year. Young has been better than those two, but still noticeably worse than last season. Morant is the only guy listed who has clearly been better than Luka, but again, it hasn't even been 10 games.

God Squad · Post #18 » by **God Squad** » Wed Nov 3, 2021 10:27 am

Luka is in his own tier me thinks. But the ATL Young trade doesn't look bad at all. Morant is having a hell of a year, but I'd rather debate if Morant is the best player from the 2019 draft. Zion was the runaway, but now i'm not so sure due to his recent development.

righterwriter · Post #19 » by **righterwriter** » Wed Nov 3, 2021 10:45 am

The difference between them, imo...

Tatum and Booker-- single-minded scorers who don't do a ton more, even if they are near elite at it. I'd put Booker on a higher level though, because he tends to have the clutch gene/killer instinct that Tatum hasn't proven himself to have yet.

Morant is an unstoppable offensive player who I think has the clutch gene. He's well on his way to being a perennial MVP candidate once he gets more playoff experience and more talent around him. Young is a lethal scorer with a clutch gene, but I think doesn't have the physical attributes to take over a game like Morant can.

Luka is the most complete player out of all of them. He could average a triple double, score 35ppg, and has balls the size of watermelons. The problem, and its a big one, is that he needs the basketball in his hands all the time. Maybe its because he has a pretty crappy roster around him. But maybe its because that's the only way he knows how to play. But he seems to run into the same problem every playoffs in this regard, so until I see otherwise I believe its a big time limiting factor in how to rate him.

I'd still hesitantly rate Luka #1, with Morant on his heels and Young a bit under Ja, then Booker, and a few notches below Tatum.

Strepbacter · Post #20 » by **Strepbacter** » Wed Nov 3, 2021 12:08 pm

Luka is the most overrated player in the league.

Are Tatum, Booker, Trae & Ja better than Luka currently