With the news that the Phoenix Suns will match up with the Luka Doncic Dallas Mavericks on Christmas Day this season, there is once again buzz about the bad blood and rivalry between these two franchises.
And hey, I get it. This matchup pits Doncic, one of the NBA’s brightest young stars, against a draft classmate in the Suns’ Deandre Ayton. The Mavericks eliminated the Suns in the playoffs two seasons ago, and there was some smugness in their demeanor.
And aside from Ayton and Doncic, there’s Doncic and Booker. There’s endless room for debate about the relative merits of these two all-NBA players.