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Bill Simmons ranks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander higher than Jayson Tatum

Bill Simmons made some waves this week declaring on SiriusXM NBA Radio that Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has surpassed Jasyon Tatum and is the better player. Simmons, who was originally known as the Boston Sports Guy, tends to be called a Boston homer by fans of every team, but the Celtics, while on the flip side is called a Celtics hater by Green Teamers.

When comparing Tatum and Shai, your talking about two great players, so whichever order you have them in, isn't really a major disrespect to the other. Here's Simmons' rationale:

"SGA is a top-five guy in the league.