Lou Williams recently took sides on which player he would rather build a team around if given a choice between Luka Doncic and Jayson Tatum. As some fans might be aware, Lou is a former NBA star best known for his time with the Los Angeles Clippers and Philadelphia 76ers. Even after retiring from the league, he has appeared as a sports analyst for several media outlets and remained relevant to the basketball community.
At this point in time, it appears as if the Dallas Mavericks and Boston Celtics will face off in the NBA Finals. This has led to a lot of comparisons between Luka Doncic and Jayson Tatum. When asked about which young star Lou would want to build an NBA team around, the former star shared his opinion and defended it vigorously. With that being said, let us take a closer look and find out more.
Lou Williams claims that Jayson Tatum has more postseason accomplishments compared to Luka Doncic
Before getting into Williams’ reasoning and logic, it is important to keep in mind that both Tatum and Doncic are elite talents. However, they are on very different teams and have undergone different situations before and after making it to the NBA.
When he went on air to discuss the two young NBA stars, Lou Williams did not hesitate from claiming that Tatum is the better player and his pick to build a franchise around. When asked for a reason, Williams pointed out that Tatum has seen a lot more success in the playoffs when compared to Doncic.
Lou Will says he would rather build a team with Jayson Tatum over Luka Doncic
“It’s proven that he’s a winner.”
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— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) May 27, 2024
“Jayson Tatum. No, we’re talking about a guy who’s…Or am I sticking to the guy who’s been to the conference finals 5 out of 6 times? He’s there. Like why wouldn’t I? I’m sticking to the guy who’s been there 5 times in a short 7-year career…”
In theory, Lou Williams may be making a valid point. However, the majority of fans did not seem to agree with him after his take on this debate went viral on social media.
Fans strongly disagree with Lou and side with Doncic
While this is no insult to Jayson Tatum, one could argue that Luka Doncic is the clear-cut answer. After all, Luka is more all-rounded and has been a frontrunner to win the MVP award multiple times in his short career. Moreover, Doncic does not have nearly as much help from his teammates and has spent the majority of his career as a one-man show. Additionally, the Western Conference is known to be much more competitive.
Luka could have multiple championships if he had Tatum’s supporting cast his whole career.
— KnicksMuse (@KnicksMuse) May 27, 2024
If you put Luka on that’s Celtics team instead of Tatum they would’ve at least 4 rings by now pic.twitter.com/0heMBZUjIx
— Fish Middleton (@Giannis_An344) May 27, 2024
Therefore, the majority of fans disagreed with Lou Williams and claimed that Luka should be the cornerstone that a franchise should be built around. In any case, the results of the upcoming 2024 NBA Finals will decide who is the better young star and face of the league.