booker this season is averaging 30/9 on 65%ts. while luka is averaging 30/8 on 61%ts. small sample size but so far booker is having a better season. and he just had a playoff run where he averaged 34 on 70%ts lmao. yea lukas better but it’s not this huge gap ur making it out to be. luka is also like a top 5 worst defender in the league. and while booker isnt an insane defender, he’s still a clear positive on defense and has gotten better at it each year. booker is a much better fit to most teams too, he can play off ball, much better catch and shoot played, can push in transition and disrupt the game if he locks in defensively. the mavs offense has devolved into a slow luka pnr on literally every play, which boosts up lukas box score numbers more than what his impact actually is