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Jaylen Brown over Devin Booker for a championship team

How much of a talent gap truly exists between Jaylen Brown and Devin Booker? Amidst the rumors of Kevin Durant being traded for Jaylen Brown, there has been a lot of debate about how good Brown is and what he brings to a championship team.

Are we saying that Jaylen Brown is more of an offensive superstar right now over Devin Booker? No, of course not. Brown has never had the chance to be a number one option, and we’ve seen Booker deliver some amazing games on offense.

The big question is which one of them makes a more complete piece on a championship roster. If pure scoring is what you’re looking for, then Booker is your man. However, almost everything else leans the way of Brown. Even in terms of a teammate, IQ, and heart/grit seems to go the way of Brown in this debate.

If stats are what you desire to compare the two, here are their career stats in comparison, and here are their stats from last season alone.

Most of the defensive stats go the way of Brown while the scoring stats lean towards Booker. However, the efficiency of the two and even some advanced stats such as VORP or win shares are either very close or leaning a little towards Brown. Especially in the most recent post season, Jaylen Brown actually comes out on top in a lot of the advanced stats.

So, now it’s time for you to choose, which player are you taking to build a championship team?

Joel Embiid, Jayson Tatum, Philadelphia 76ers, Boston celtics, nba playoffs 2022, atlantic files

Joel Embiid the foul merchant? | The Atlantic Files Ep224

On this week’s episode of the Atlantic Files Podcast, Joel Embiid continues to be called a foul merchant as the Philadelphia 76ers roll through the Toronto Raptors, Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics took game one over the Brooklyn Nets with a buzzer-beater, the NBA Playoffs are in full swing, and some of the regular season awards have been handed out and some questionable finalists have been announced!

On top of the big topics this week, we recorded our live reactions to the Celtics vs Nets and Sixers vs Raptors games as they went on during the time we were recording!

Toronto Raptors fans, players, and even coaches have all been complaining about foul calls against the Sixers. Joel Embiid and James Harden have gone to the line quite a bit through the first two games and of course that must mean there’s a conspiracy. Embiid ended up hitting a game-winning three and took more jumpers than the first two games as the Sixers still won. So what’s the excuse now?

In the other Atlantic matchup, the Boston Celtics are now up 2-0! Jayson Tatum hit his own game-winning shot in game one and then Kevin Durant absolutely disappeared in game two. Mike had to drop off the podcast to focus on the game as it was slipping through the Nets’ fingers before our eyes.

Devin Booker injured his hamstring in a game where the New Orleans Pelicans stole a game on the road. Now he’s out for two games in New Orleans and the Pelicans’ chances all of a sudden skyrocketed compared to what they were before. Could they pull off the upset?

Marcus Smart was named Defensive Player of the Year and was the first lead guard to get the award since Gary Payton. Is he the most deserving of the award, or should Mikal Bridges or Rudy Gobert have won?

Finally, Nikola Jokic got ejected and his Denver Nuggets were blown out in the first two games against the Golden State Warriors. It seems like he’s going to be named the MVP, but his MVP ways aren’t helping the team win any games in the playoffs so far.

Chapters:
0:00 – Intro
2:10 – Marcus Smart wins DPoY
7:06 – Live look and reaction of Boston Celtics vs Brooklyn Nets Game 2
11:51 – Devin Booker injured, can New Orleans win
20:15 – Live look and reaction to Philadelphia 76ers vs Toronto Raptors Game 3
25:47 – Tyrese Maxey and Jordan Poole snubbed for MIP
35:11 – Check in with Nets vs Celtics
38:14 – Nikola Jokic ejected and blown out by the Warriors
41:41 – Should the Utah Jazz blow it up and restart
45:52 – Another check-in with Nets vs Celtics
46:27 – Nick Nurse and Raptors complaining too much