“All I read was Phoenix is hunting Doncic on defence” Skip Bayless buries all claims of Luka Doncic being ‘Best Player on Planet’


“All I read was Phoenix is hunting Doncic on defence” Skip Bayless  buries all claims of Luka Doncic being ‘Best Player on Planet’

Skip Bayless on Luka Doncic

Luka Doncic had the best postseason of his career and it looks like the Slovenian is destined to make history with a possible championship at the end of the season. his epic plays have not only helped him to register records but also rank among the best players conversations. But Skip Bayless doesn’t consider him to be the best player on the planet by any means.

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Dallas Mavericks upset Phoenix Suns in full-stretch of 7 games and advanced to the western conference finals for the first time since 2011. Luka Doncic was a huge part of that run. He averaged 31.5 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists per game – leading opponents in scoring and rebounding. He played in 10 games for the Mavs winning 6 of them against some top teams like Utah Jazz and Top seed Phoenix Suns. Still, Skip Bayless does not see Slovakian as the best player on the planet.

While talking on “Undisputed”, Skip elaborated upon the point of Luka being targeted by the Phoenix Defense and considers Jimmy Butler as a better option to bet on than Luka Doncic.

2022 postseason of Luka Doncic and other star players

Playoff games are where every star player needs to shine and deliver their best to claim the ultimate trophy. Best-of- 7 games series against top teams in quick succession is certainly a tiring affair, but Luka Doncic handled things pretty nicely. He played 10-of 13 games Mavs and helped the team to overcome tough challenges.

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As per data, Doncic has the best scoring and rebounding average among the current star competing in the conference finals. But as per sports media analyst Skip Bayless, it’s Miami Heat and Jimmy Butler who have an edge over their opponents and possibly the Mavs – if they make it to the Finals.  

Jimmy Butler and Luka Doncic
Jimmy Butler and Luka Doncic

Skip said“Any day, or any afternoon, or any night, I will take right here right now Jimmy butler over Luka Doncic and I will win the basketball game. Right now, he is better all-around basketball player, a better winning basketball player than Luka Doncic is. Jimmy Butler is about to do it, he is about to win this championship this year.”

Miami’s failed to win the 2020 Championship with mostly the similar roaster. But Butler managed to make LeBron and the Lakers work hard for the title, despite playing without some important player in the finals. Skip highlighted this fact and considers “his best player” to deliver the ring this season.  

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Here are comparisons between some marquee players of each team playing this postseason conference final,

StatJimmy ButlerJason TatumLuka DoncicStephen Curry
Games played10111011
Points scored28.728.331.526.9
Rebounds7.65.610.24.2
Assists5.46.16.65.6
Win Percentage80%72.72%60%72.72%
stats Comparison between Star players of 2022 conference finals teams

As per the stats, it is very difficult to check on the best player between the stars, but they have surely carried their respective teams to the grand stage. Luka seems to be on Skip’s bad side with Bayless saying on Undisputed that he thinks Doncic isn’t in the conversation for the best player in the world at the moment. 

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