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But you still were knocking him as a shooter in general... and I couldn't disagree more, he has all the makings of a guy who can go down as one of the greatest shooters ever. Even with defenders collapsing on him and his teammates getting no respect, he still puts up crazy numbers, and at an efficiency that is historic for a player his age. He takes too many long 2's (but still crushes the NBA average from that distance) and struggles at the rim... but his rim struggles would be alleviated if the opposition respected his teammates, as is he gets collapsed upon when he drives, and despite how willing he is to dish it off, his teammates, largely have bricks for hands or garner zero respect from distance.Allelujah - someone finally gets it, but to add (again) you have to ask why he's always taking tough shots.
Is it just that he has bad team mates and a bad PG (but KD and Durant also did and they improved their 2pt% year on year) or is he just not physically gifted enough to find easier ones?
Cheesebeef loves to rail on Doncic for his lack of athleticism, that he will get killed by bigger and faster players, so there's no reason why the same isn't at play with Booker.
But that's no reason not to pay him the max and it's not like he couldn't tailor his game- if necessary - to become more of a pure shooter (i.e. 3pt baller) and less of a driver, as much as it will be a shame to see the tough shots he makes (relatively infrequently) fall by the wayside.
He is an amazing shooter, especially for his age, and any question about him being worth the max, given his age and output, is absolutely bonkers.
If we are not willing to max him then we might as well fold up shop... because his stats for his position and age are matched only by guys who are going in the hall on their first ballot.