SplitOk186

397 | 14 hours ago

Booker has quietly regressed as a shotmaker over the past couple of years

kingofnick | Suns

167 | 14 hours ago

His 2PT% has been pretty consistent the last few years, until this year. His 3PT% has definitely declined.

gigglios

64 | 14 hours ago

Not quiet. He has always sucked vs physical defenders lol.

imsoggy | LAL

8 | 13 hours ago

Ya but what about his defensive prowess?

ALotOfLobster

11 | 13 hours ago

I feel like he’s still a positive on that end because he actually tries on defense, but it also feels like close to fouling out at the end of every game because he’s not a very polished defender.

bigj1er

11 | 8 hours ago

He’s definitely not a positive anymore, he’s been grading out horrifically in any defensive metric the past few years.

His hammys have cooked his hoppy style burst he had, his style of onball D is very small hop heavy, helped him have decent screen nav too, which has degraded, and as such, he’s massively declined. He already is a guy who doesn’t generate stocks, offers no rim pro, and weak as low man in general.

He’s just not good, don’t let some effort at the PoA fool you

LiveTheDream2026

3 | 11 hours ago

I would say he is actually BAD on defense. He is not athletic at all. Not tall, no quick first step, no quick hops, no long arms to deflect stuff. In fact, at the end of many tight games the opposite team will attack him on on defense and he will often foul the opposing player.

Overall-Palpitation6 | Grizzlies

1 | 11 hours ago

Not even.

FERFreak731 | Jazz

185 | 14 hours ago

They also have 20 million a year of dead money from stretching Beal’s contract until 2030

They don’t have control of their first round pick until 2032. It makes sense why Ishbia is against tanking. They can’t tank, and they are going to be horrible having 95 million tied to Beal money and Booker from 2028-2030

CanadianGroose | Raptors

48 | 14 hours ago

If the Suns don’t win the next game, they should probably sell high on Jalen Green and Brooks rn. Brooks should be easy enough to move, and honestly Green should be easy to move too After that type of performance. You’re not going anywhere with those 3 guys right now especially in the West.

theonlyungpapi

37 | 11 hours ago

They cant afford to tank. They are gonna have to run it back until they get back control of their future.

Strict-Amoeba1791 | Suns

7 | 5 hours ago

I think he’s likely referring to getting some picks out of those guys. With Book’s albatross contract, we’re unfortunately going to need rookie scale filler until his extension expires. Realistically, the Suns need one more year under the tax line and then the repeater tax resets and Ishbia can spend some money.

CanadianGroose | Raptors

5 | 5 hours ago

Exactly. Brooks contract only has one year left. He’s clearly shown improvement this season. Any competitive team that’s looking for a solid role player would easily trade a mid to late 1st for Brooks IMO.

Either that or extend him while Booker’s extension also kicks in? They need new young talent to help them

Salty_Raspberry656

1 | 4 hours ago

yea but the mid-late 1st doesn’t have that much upside. Its very hard and low chance to hit on a solid role player at that place, even more so to wait and develop them while you have no picks your self and are paying booker what you are. Brooks is a winning player, he can really contribute in their sitaution and is a culture setter the way he competes. I don’t think that cost of hoping a mid-late first for brooks works for their asset management at the time that is nearly irreversible .

Green is adifferent story. He has redundancy in his talent/role, maybe still has some people willing to buy on his hope given he’s young and he’s had months at a time playing like an all star so they hope he can continue maturing and find a situation. It will be tough, but thats probably their best value add and unless they really feel optimistic aobut someone in the draft its better to try to take a high upside distressed asset.

They are banking a lot on maluch and it just doesn’t fit .

CanadianGroose | Raptors

1 | 3 hours ago

They simply won’t be able to afford Brooks soon, same with Green. They need to sell on guys simply to avoid aprons.

Spemanz92 | Thunder

22 | 11 hours ago

Its 2026. 1 good playin game from jalen green isnt tricking no one. We saw him be mediocre in these last 30 games and his 4 years with the rockets, specially last seasons playoffs where he was g league level. Horrendous contract too

LiveTheDream2026

1 | an hour ago

Agree. Teams need to stop overpaying these offense fading “stars” who cannot perform at a continuing high level. Sorry, Jalen Green’s game has not impressed me.

For starters, he cannot defend. Secondly, on offense he is either cold or hot and his IQ on the court is rather low. Jalen Green is a volume shooter and he is not a super star or even a reliable star if we are to be honest.

CanadianGroose | Raptors

-1 | 5 hours ago

Not really. 2 years at $33m when the cap goes up. Not great, but not any worse than like Paul George or Embiid.

A team lacking in the backcourt that has some cap Space could certainly use him.

Mundane_Ordinary5478

4 | 8 hours ago

If the Suns don’t win the next game, they should probably sell high on Jalen Green and Brooks rn.

Wrong. The one to move is Booker. He’s gonna make near super-max money (1/3rd of the team salary) while being less impactful than Brooks.

He’s the unathletic offensive player with 200k miles on his legs, and an offensive game and pace that is from 10 years ago. His shooting and health will crater. It’s an easy decision to move him before he hits the same wall that Beal did (pun, hehe).

You move a primary talent like Booker, and see what else steps up in his place. After moving Durant, it was Brooks, Grayson, and Gillespie equally taking the load.

CanadianGroose | Raptors

5 | 5 hours ago

Nobody can afford to take Booker’s contract, is the issue

Simple_Purple_4600

1 | 6 hours ago

they don’t have enough assets to unload Booker

Mundane_Ordinary5478

1 | 5 hours ago

Eh. Teams like Jazz, Pels, Bulls, Heat etc would probably be open to it. Warriors…The teams that are stuck but cannot reset

RayKitsune313 | Suns

1 | an hour ago

Jazz would have zero interest lol. They’re already on a better trajectory than Phoenix

ntpbr1

2 | 6 hours ago

Why? Selling wouldn’t help them? They can’t tank anyway unless you are saying they should trade them for their picks back, but not sure that’s happening.

CanadianGroose | Raptors

0 | 5 hours ago

But keeping the group together just to be mid is? At least if you sell high, you can get draft picks back, even if they aren’t yours. Who are the Suns young prospects outside of Khaman?

Extending Booker was a crazy move tbh.

Salty_Raspberry656

1 | 4 hours ago

thats one thing to sell hope, but selling hope for ‘mid draft picks’ which have even less hope and put the fans what they want through in utah or other rebuilds with very little hope that that mediocrity or worse will lead to any other hope doesnt make sense. not all draft picks are equal and then hitting even when you do, for example green, is not some exact science with a crap shoot of draft quality, positinioing in a lottery or mid. It didn’t end up well ,or isn’t but most suns fans enjoyed the team this year rather than giving up what brooks bought to their moments this year for a mid pick which are rare to play.

I think green is a more obvious trade but his market is just not certain and possibly waning. I’d give up green and Maluch for a good contributor and pair that with brooks and booker gives a better platform to hold up until they can actually rebuild in a few years. The capitol and connection to booker as a franchise setter as well means something to fans.

CanadianGroose | Raptors

1 | 3 hours ago

Trading Maluach would be the dumbest thing the Suns could do. They need to keep players on rookie contracts, not add to their payroll

Hayabusa_Blacksmith

2 | 6 hours ago

they dont have control of their 1st rd draft pick until 2032

ConsumptionofClocks

2 | 5 hours ago

You’re saying that like the Suns are in a good position to tank

CanadianGroose | Raptors

1 | 3 hours ago

Selling high and tanking are not mutually exclusive

Krillin113 | 76ers

1 | 5 hours ago

And then what?

CanadianGroose | Raptors

1 | 5 hours ago

Use those draft picks on the right guys that can help you win sooner than later. Green and Brooks make way too much money when you factor into Bookers extension. They are gonna have to move off some pieces to avoid aprons

Opening-Citron2733

14 | 10 hours ago

Ann I taking crazy pills or is this exactly what people said last off season when they were pegged to win like 20 games this year.

Otts a good coach, their young players have some real promise. They just need a little more size but you don’t build the perfect team in one off-season.

This season was a big W for Phoenix and if they run it back with a little size they’re going to end up in the 4-7 seeding range.

Bnstas23 | Celtics

0 | 8 hours ago

The point is they have no chance at going deep into the playoffs for the foreseeable future. Their current players aren’t good enough and they have no means of improving. Of all teams in the NBA, they have the most certain low ceiling for the next ~6-8years. Pretty much all other bad to mediocre teams technically have a path to a championship

Opening-Citron2733

19 | 8 hours ago

Let’s be real. The West is going to be dominated by Oklahoma and San Antonio for the next 5 years.

Might as well ride it out with a team that can get you to the playoffs every year, be exciting for the fans and not mess up any potential future roster options

The idea that you have to swing for a home run to chase a championship every off-season is exactly what got the Suns into the position they’re in in the first place.

With their current draft scenario and financials, the best course is to continue to let this team grow and develop its core and hope you can get hot like last year’s pacers or the 2021 Suns for one or two runs.

Then maybe in a few years as your books clean up and your draft options improve, you can look at changing up your strategy

Bnstas23 | Celtics

0 | 3 hours ago

I’m not disagreeing with the sentiment that you may as well let it ride.

But there’s just zero chance they have a shot in hell. So you saying “crazy pills” because people point that out is weird

candry_shop | Suns

2 | 6 hours ago

We don’t have the draft capital to fully reboot and tank. So unless we receive an outrageous offer, there’s no point moving on, might as well be mid a few years.

Krillin113 | 76ers

1 | 5 hours ago

Yeah but they also don’t do that if they tank because they have no assets. It’s better to be in 6-10 ranges than in 12-15 if you can’t draft anyway.

Bnstas23 | Celtics

2 | 3 hours ago

I agree. I’m just responding to the suns fan who can’t accept that they’re in purgatory for a half decade. They’re delusional if they think they’re making it to the finals with this core . But they might as well not tank and end up around .500 each year and give their fans some entertainment…because they have no other choice

Xc0liber | Lakers

2 | 9 hours ago

Tank or not the result is the same so I guess it would be better to go out and try compared to just being dog shit.

Bnstas23 | Celtics

-6 | 8 hours ago

Unless you can get a ~2030 1st round pick or some other asset that can be used as a key player on an early to mid 2030s competitor

RspectMyAuthoritah | Lakers

3 | 7 hours ago

The ol’ let’s suck for 4 years so we can suck for 4 more once we actually get picks for sucking.

Infinite_Scallion_33

1 | 9 hours ago

Tanking is disrespectful to the fans and to the nba in general.

Broke_Banker01 | Bucks

1 | 13 minutes ago

Suns and Bucks are basically the same team….

Except Giannis has more trade value and we won a ring.

kingofnick | Suns

167 | 14 hours ago

I completely understand anyone who thinks it’s an overpay from a production standpoint, but context does matter.

The team doesn’t control their own picks till 2032, so they can’t tank, but more than that, Booker is one of the top 3 players in franchise history, and is beloved in Phoenix. He’s said time and time again that he wants to play his entire career here (and for 75m a year, who could blame him).

Charlie_Wax | Warriors

131 | 14 hours ago

Trading your beloved franchise superstar who carried you to the Finals couldn’t possibly backfire or spiral into a PR disaster. I think you should pursue a reasonable package, maybe Anthony Davis and Max Christie.

bigj1er

17 | 7 hours ago

Booker carrying phx to the finals has to be one of the greatest embellishments I’ve ever heard lol, he wasn’t even the best player on that team in 21.

That team was also just strong across the board

SmokimNoah | Bulls

11 | 6 hours ago

I think it was just a set up for a joke about Luka & the Mavs haha

mercfan3

3 | 5 hours ago

He was the absolute best player on that team. He was just playing at his position and he wasn’t the team leader.

Knickstape08 | NYK

2 | 3 hours ago

Exactly, Chris Paul was all nba and top 5 in MVP that season. That was his team lol, they went from out of the playoffs to finals once they added him.

RayKitsune313 | Suns

1 | an hour ago

Ehh. Book was the second best player on the floor during that Finals series and only behind a potential top 20-25 player of all time in Giannis

Chessh2036 | Hawks

14 | 12 hours ago

I’m pretty sure Atlanta still hasn’t forgiven the Hawks for trading Dominque Wilkins. And he didn’t help take us to the NBA finals like Booker did.

MathAndHoops

4 | 3 hours ago

Booker carried the suns to a finals? Huh? Don’t let box score stats fool you. That was CP3’s team.

Honest_Beach_9377 | Suns

1 | an hour ago

He carried by sticking with that ass team for years CP3 wasn’t getting there without him and Ayton

LiveTheDream2026

1 | an hour ago

Dude, you point is so silly. Booker has NEVER carried the Suns anywhere. What has Booker won? How far have the Suns gotten with Booker in his TEN years in the NBA? Suns have not achieved anything with him.

Honest_Beach_9377 | Suns

1 | 24 minutes ago

Calm down bro I’m saying him sticking with the Suns helped land them CP3 and he definitely carried he got hurt. Yea he hasn’t won he isn’t a top 10 player he was and still is the Suns guy considering the absolute hell that was the 2010’s also CAPITALIZING words doesn’t make you sound smarter

LiveTheDream2026

0 | an hour ago

Amen brother. It is a fact that CP3 led the Suns to the Finals in 2021. That was indeed CP’s team. The rest of the players contributed but CP was the LEADER of that team and that is why they achieved.

SnooChipmunks469 | Knicks

-3 | 12 hours ago

Carried is a big stretch when he was arguably not even the best player on that team.

kingofnick | Suns

6 | 11 hours ago

CP3 was injured the entire Lakers series, and missed the first two games of the Clippers series.

Adorable-Bike-9689

2 | 5 hours ago

Not even including Booker. Suns had 5 players in double figures vs the Lakers. And then a hobbled CP3 still playing well the whole series. We don’t have to say a player carried the team because they performed very well.

CP3 was the best player vs the Nuggets. When they still had 3 other players in double figures besides Booker.

Vordeo | Jazz

16 | 11 hours ago

Yeah this.

They can’t bottom out and tank to rebuild, and Phoenix isn’t exactly a FA hotspot, so their chances to build a contender in the interim aren’t great. May as well just keep a beloved star around and sell tickets for a few years.

Obviously in a perfect world every team is pushing for a chip, but realistically just giving fans a reason to keep coming ro the arena every night is the best you can do sometimes. Plus keeping Book a one team player would be great for the franchise imo.

RecordReal123

6 | 14 hours ago

Trade him for picks

Ok_Friendship9310

9 | 14 hours ago

There’s no picks to make up for what they lost

cjbruski

-1 | 12 hours ago

Suns would have to give up picks to get another team to take that contract.

kingofnick | Suns

-5 | 14 hours ago

I mean yeah, that’s still an option. Any team in the league would still trade for Book even with this contract.

SatisfactionLife2801

10 | 13 hours ago

With the second apron being a thing I’m not so sure

SpiritFantastic4835 | Lakers

2 | 13 hours ago

He would fit so well on the pistons

ALotOfLobster

2 | 13 hours ago

Idk how the money would work with Booker, Duren, and Cade, but thats a nasty and very complimentary trio right there.

RspectMyAuthoritah | Lakers

2 | 7 hours ago

There’s plenty of teams that wouldn’t trade for him.

whitedawg | DET

1 | 5 hours ago

Sounds like the Wizards’ logic for the Beal extension.

DanTheMan14331 | Knicks

-2 | 7 hours ago

so you’re just okay with your franchise being hopelessly screwed for the next six years? Feels like late stage Melo on the Knicks but more drawn out, and that was not fun at all

candry_shop | Suns

4 | 6 hours ago

Trading Booker does not do much solving this situation. We don’t control our picks in that whole period . It’s not about being okay with it, it’s about the fact that there is no exit solution.

So the best course is “go for mid and hope we get lucky with development”

DanTheMan14331 | Knicks

0 | 4 hours ago

trading Booker would have accelerated the rebuild, no way around that. Best to cut the cord while you still can but they’re probably past that at this point

nexxwav

-6 | 11 hours ago

You understand if its an overpay from a production standpoint? But you and all these weirdos don’t really understand anything if you think that’s a valid statement lol

kingofnick | Suns

4 | 11 hours ago

What are you on about?

I’m saying that even though his contract isn’t worth his level of production, there’s other factors involved that explain why he was given it.

Realistically there’s probably five players in the league who are actually worth that contract, and within a few years there will be many players whose contracts are even higher.

AccomplishedStyle600 | Knicks

67 | 14 hours ago

Booker securing a total $500M+ contract before 30… man, good for him, but that’s a historical overpay territory lol

nexxwav

22 | 14 hours ago

Not when you play in the most lucrative pro sports league on the planet for 11 seasons by 30

Critical-Frame-6811

35 | 14 hours ago

Ain’t no one wanna play in phoenix. And D Book is cool with collecting checks and playing his favorite game. Nothing wrong with that. His employer willingly gave him that contract.

Jarxzz | United States

30 | 14 hours ago

No one blames Booker for accepting the contract. The Suns offering it is the problem

anonymoususer6407 | Rockets

20 | 14 hours ago

KD trade absolutely fucked them. Same reason why teams shouldn’t be gutting their cores for Giannis this off-season

kingofnick | Suns

9 | 14 hours ago

Ain’t no one wanna play in Phoenix

I guess except for CP3 and KD, two hall of famers, who both wanted to go to Phoenix specifically to play with Booker.

Randvek | Trail Blazers

4 | 13 hours ago

Nobody wanted to play for the Suns because their ownership was the worst in the league post-Sterling. Was. I’m not convinced Ishbia will be a great owner but he’s a step up from Sarver for sure and Phoenix isn’t the laughing stock they once were.

sheJaMyMorant

1 | 13 hours ago

not really true

Round_Clock_3942

2 | 5 hours ago

Chris Paul after an All NBA season, KD, and Beal while he still looked somewhat good - list of players who requested trades to Phoenix in the last 5 years.

Striking-Medium2360 | Thunder

28 | 14 hours ago

Don’t really know why Phoenix is so opposed to trading this guy and rebuilding. They could probably have gotten their picks back and more from the rockets last year. The longer they wait the less value he has.

lost_in_blank

18 | 14 hours ago

It kinda doesn’t matter now. If Cleveland doesn’t make a deep run teams will be able to get a slightly better version of Booker (Mitchell) for cheaper anyways

dhejjrrjbrbrd | Thunder

21 | 13 hours ago

Slightly better is a massive understatement imo

StudiousLebronJames

1 | 3 hours ago

they both literally have the same playoff stats but booker is more efficient. what r u talking about lol. these overreactions are crazy, booker dropped 22 last night on 17 shots with good playmaking, anthony edwards last season averaged 23 on trash efficiency with almost as many TOs as assists for the entire WCF, yet u don’t see anyone questioning his status as a top 5-10 player.

No_Conclusion9808

1 | 13 hours ago

Just wanna chime in to say that Mitchell isn’t just slightly better but rather has top 5 player in the league upside in any given playoff series. He’s definitely top 10 at worst.

kingofnick | Suns

21 | 11 hours ago

has top 5 player in the league upside in any given playoff series?

Donovan Mitchell in the playoffs: 28/5/5 on 56 TS% shooting. Has never made it past the second round.

Devin Booker in the playoffs: 28/5/5 on 60 TS%. Has made it to the Finals.

Yes, Mitchell is the better player right now… but is your comment about playoff series hypothetical, or based on fact? Because Booker has actually done it.

No_Conclusion9808

-4 | 11 hours ago

Booker also had top 5 player in the league upside 3 years ago he’s just regressed since then (or just having a bad stretch who knows)

bigj1er

13 | 7 hours ago

Top 5 in the league??? JFC lol, ppg really has some people in a chokehold

No_Conclusion9808

0 | 4 hours ago

IMO he’s better than Ant but either way outside of the top 4 that are in a league of their own, how is Mitchell not in the same tier as guys like Ant, Cade, Brunson, JB/JT etc.

cesarmob17

1 | 4 hours ago

Delusional statement

JaayDCC

4 | 9 hours ago

Wise words coming from a thunder fan. If Booker gets traded, Ishbia would not physically get into the suns building and peacefully watch the game. The reason suns fans still watch this team because of him and trading him at 29 is a big mistake.

We know thunder fan, tanking got you a solid team, we know. You cant possibly expect its that easy to trade Booker for random picks.

No_Recover8842

0 | 8 hours ago

Tell us how you really feel about Thunder fans again

candry_shop | Suns

3 | 6 hours ago

Getting back 2 picks when you don’t control your picks for the next 6 years is not a solid base to bottom out and tank.

We don’t have the overall draft capital nor the FA allure, so the path of trying to play meaningful basketball and hope to be lucky with development makes sense.

Significant-Moose171

2 | 14 hours ago

If they can get any meaningful picks then the contract is actually good.

Either Phoenix has too much on the contract or they don’t. If Phoenix has too much, they aren’t getting any real picks. If Phoenix has ‘a good pick worth’ of value with this contract, they’re not going to find a new Booker willing to take this contract.

My .02 is that Booker’s pay only seems so big right now because of the timing. Phoenix locked him in to prevent it. Because the NBA’s new 11-year, $77 billion media rights deal kicked in at the start of the season, the salary cap is projected to spike by the maximum allowed 10% almost every year for the foreseeable future. At the end of Booker’s contract there will be backup centers making this much

Confident_Pear_8303

1 | 6 hours ago

Yeah I doudt backup C’s will be making 70mil+. Your math isnt mathing.

Strict-Amoeba1791 | Suns

1 | 5 hours ago

Go to a Suns game and listen to the arena explode upon Booker’s announcement in the starting lineup. Phoenix will turn on the Suns if they trade one of the top 3 players in franchise history.

abris33 | Nuggets

0 | 13 hours ago

I think with all the other shit going on over the years (ownership change, KD coming and going, Ishbia being maybe too hands-on) they needed a constant. Booker stuck through the shitty years and has never wavered on wanting to be there so trading away a fan favorite and a star while everything else is constantly changing might impact the fanbase

JaayDCC

1 | 9 hours ago

Hes a thunder fan. Hes spoiled. He probably thinks if you want a chip just trade everyone, and tank for picks. He has no idea az fans will die for Booker.

nexxwav

27 | 14 hours ago

OP thinking that being ranked top 20-30 means you dont deserve to be paid the max in a 30 team league really just says it all lmao

LeagueWinningPickup

7 | 6 hours ago

Super max , booker is a top 5 cap hit isn’t he ?

cesarmob17

3 | 4 hours ago

Booker is top 20 or closer to that at least then 30

MrFishAndLoaves | Pelicans

1 | 7 hours ago

I mean that’s the name of the game with the new CBA

Jarxzz | United States

12 | 14 hours ago

People weirdly weren’t against that contract either

I remember on Reddit specifically when the news happened that he signed that you’d get mass downvoted for suggesting that would not age well at all

Twitter was more open to acknowledging Booker isn’t that level of impactful and is declining

BasketballScout101

9 | 14 hours ago

I said it the day it was rumored PHX would offer him that contract, it’d be a overpay. They made the play ins this year bare minimum with 20m in dead cap so I won’t dump on it fully yet but I think Booker is so overrated honestly.

JaayDCC

3 | 9 hours ago

Booker isnt Shai/Doncic killer type but calling him overrated is wild. Lets talk, name five sg’s better than him

E_boiii | Thunder

2 | 7 hours ago

I get what you’re saying but positions don’t matter like that anymore.

You need ball handlers, wings and big men who can stretch.

Booker being a SG doesn’t matter especially when SG is prob the weakest traditional position since PGs largely play combo just compare booker to guards.. and he’s not top 5 idek about top 10

ElMaskedZorro

-4 | 6 hours ago

ANT, Mitchell, Castle easy. Not to mention all the ball handling not really PGs like SGA, Luka, Cade, Maxey, Brunson

ThinReply2047 | Thunder

3 | 6 hours ago

Bro said name 5 SGs better than him and you named 2 and a bunch of PGs

ElMaskedZorro

0 | 6 hours ago

Named 3 specific SGs and a bunch of lead guards. Very few of those dudes are PGs. Most teams dont have a true PG. League hasn’t worked like that for most teams in a long time.

Also funnily enough forgot your j will not sure why you are more interested in arguing with me then adding him as the 4th true SG

Booker is 100% compared to those players I just named. And I was being nice to not bring some small forwards in the convo too as small wings fit the same bill.

Brown, Kon, Deni just off top. Sure there’s a few more if I sat down to it

easyFred11

0 | 4 hours ago

Twitter IQ > Reddit IQ > My IQ > Trump’s IQ

BasketballScout101

7 | 14 hours ago

One of the most overrated players in the league right now

PHX babies the living fuck out of this guy

Ok_Friendship9310

11 | 14 hours ago

No one rates him to be overrated

HokageEzio | Knicks

1 | 13 hours ago

He’s not rated enough to be overrated.

bibbs_v2

6 | 14 hours ago

It was only like 2 years ago I remember Simmons and Russillo discussing booker vs Tatum… that aged poorly

Ill_Intention8150

7 | 14 hours ago

He’s the new gen Brad Beal lol. In a few years even Suns fans will turn on him.

Renzel0311

6 | 12 hours ago

Man he’s living the life getting generational money to put a ball thru a hoop. 70 mill a year whole family could receive 500k without a sweat

axnjxn00 | Magic

4 | 12 hours ago

He has regressed. Its not a major decline but its there

KB824-GOAT | Lakers

4 | 10 hours ago

Despite what anyone thinks of Devin Booker as a player, his contract and the salary cap projected to rise by at least 10% every year for the next several years, will help set the market for guards.

AR is due for a payday this summer, and him getting his max of $42.5M would not be surprising at all, and may look “average” in two years.

mercfan3

4 | 5 hours ago

He’s better than top 20. Get out of here with that. And he should have finished higher than 4th in 2021-2022.

His career made a bad turn because his team chose to blow it up and get Durant and play him out of position.

They need a PG. It’s not that he needs to be the second option, it’s that he needs to be off ball in a motion offense. That’s what he’s built for.

He does need another great player with him, as every top player does. And he needs a well built team around him instead of 12 SG’a the Sun have..

Eagle7546_ | Jazz

3 | 11 hours ago

I mean

Is a top 3 player in their position not going to get the max? Feel like it’s pretty disingenuous to dunk on Booker for this when he’s a consensus top 20 player in the league.

E_boiii | Thunder

1 | 7 hours ago

I feel like is disingenuous to mention his position when basketball is more about roles than positions these days.

SG & PG is just Guard at this point most PGs play combo anyways and booker isn’t even top 10

Shai, Luka, Murray, maxey, brown, Steph, Ant, Dmitch, Cade & Brunson I don’t think he’s better but you could argue harden.

So yes a not top 10 guard getting paid top 1 guard money is a little eyebrow raising. You can also make a very easy argument to say booker isn’t top 20 either. 41 year old LeBron is out performing him when playing first option

_Wado3000 | Pelicans

2 | 6 hours ago

Before this season no one would say Jamal Murray is better than him, some might say Maxey has the upper side 1-2 years ago but Book has accomplished more, Jaylen Brown is a wing much of those other names aren’t wings, Cade and Brunson haven’t been better than him or equal to him for all that long either

StudiousLebronJames

0 | 3 hours ago

maxey cade and murray lmaoooo

Millies_ButtersMilk | Timberwolves

3 | 7 hours ago

D Book I think would fit really well on Detroit. I think he’s been pretty consistent in wanting to stay in Phoenix but he is at his best when paired with another star and I think Cade being the dominant ball handler there and d book can play off of him would be a good fit.

arroyoAa | Lakers

3 | 5 hours ago

If you’re the suns what are you supposed to do? You have to pay him he’s the guy in Phoenix

brnccnt7

2 | 4 hours ago

I agree, at least he’s loyal and to my knowledge haven’t heard him do anything crazy off the court

In a couple years I guess they can address it again

More_Mistake8413

3 | 3 hours ago

Isn’t he literally 3rd in scoring over the last month…. Right behind the 2 guys you just named in Luka and sga lol

Sure he could have played better last night, but just kinda funny you use those 2 as a comparison when they’re top 2 and he’s 3 the last month. Mark williams not playing a single minute in the 4th along with a questionable whistle didn’t help Booker. He got called with 4 fouls early, brooks fouled out, got a tech for clapping?, and deni can scream and point at the refs in a 1 point game with like 20 second left lol

CravingKoreanFood | 23

2 | 13 hours ago

its weird he cant shoot 3s anymore

birdsindatrap | Magic

1 | 14 hours ago

but hey hes a solid player…

michaellucaari

1 | 14 hours ago

Money for jam why leave the honey pot he will never win a championship

MannerSuperb

1 | 14 hours ago

I remeber when him and ant use to be a debate for best 2 guard. Now ant and Donovan Mitchell are so far ahead of him

ChrisRhodes789

5 | 13 hours ago

I might put Austin Reeves over Booker..

empowered676

1 | 13 hours ago

Why give that money no one can afford that, for booker, not even third team all nba

Beneficial_Emu9299 | Lakers

1 | 12 hours ago

Dude is always playing at a disadvantage. He’s constantly carrying a poland spring water bottle. What do you expect him to do?

_no7

1 | 10 hours ago

Booker and Trae belonged to that qualification of players that are “really good but can never win the chip as #1 option”

CalmMinimum1179 | Cavaliers

1 | 9 hours ago

Best agent in the NBA! 😅

Tapprunner | Spurs

1 | 6 hours ago

And so continues the Ishbia “if I throw a ton of money at it, things will go well” plan. Looks like it’s really working.

triumph_aussie

1 | 6 hours ago

Great move; They will totally not regret this.

sherpa143 | Celtics

1 | 5 hours ago

John wall of the west and I’ll die on this hill

GolfShred

1 | 4 hours ago

I think Ishba and Booker have the kind of relationship that could turn into Booker owning a small % of the Suns after he retires.

Ishaba will do whatever Booker asks and I think that’s OK. Suns could’ve tanked this season but with Booker as their leader they made the playoffs and were close to being 6th in the west. This team isn’t that far from being a top team. A real PG and a 3&D wing. Can you get any of that for Green? IDK, but it should be an interesting off season in the NBA

namelesscheeseburger

1 | 3 hours ago

Unfortunately, you pay players for what they have done, not what they will do moving forward. It shouldn’t be like that but that’s how the market shakes out.

rockroo17

1 | 3 hours ago

All it takes is one organization to give you the money. He gets paid like he’s a top 5 player in the league and he’s not really close

r4ndom234

1 | 2 hours ago

He will be 33 at the end of that extension right? His window to win and cement himself in history books will be much smaller, congrats on all the money but you could still get paid and be part of something better basketball wise

g_bleezy | Nuggets

1 | an hour ago

Crazy that Book and Jamal Murray were considered a similar tier as “up and coming guards” and then Murray got injured and Book had a deep playoff run and they were no longer perceived to be on the same tier. I wonder if that corrects itself after this season+playoffs.

elseworthtoohey

1 | 19 minutes ago

72 mil per year and you are in thevplay in tournament

Sharp-Selection-3541

-1 | 14 hours ago

I mean…thats how much a #1 option costs in 2027? What other option did PHX have to pay instead? Letting him walk and then just pay….worse players?

Book ia obviously worth a max contract and if this thread is trying to imply otherwise then this whole sub has missed the plot.

LakersAreForever | Lakers

2 | 13 hours ago

He’s gonna put butts in the seat and that’s what makes him worth the contract.

At the end of the day the owners are there to make money

Sharp-Selection-3541

1 | 5 hours ago

Yws but also I think people need to realize that every max contract isn’t gonna win you a championship and its kinda naive to judge these contracts that way. Not directing this at you per se.

ObiwanSchrute | Pistons

0 | 14 hours ago

He would be a perfect number 2 to Cade but i doubt Sund would move him

Unique-Ad-2544

1 | 4 hours ago

Book goes to Detroit in return they get what?

ObiwanSchrute | Pistons

1 | 4 hours ago

I said i doubt Suns would move him. For salary purposes Duncan and Lavert would have to be in the deal. Pistons would probably also have to include Ausar and some picks. I feel like it would never happen though because i dont think either team would give up those players(Ausar and Booker)

ChrisRhodes789

0 | 13 hours ago

Am I crazy in putting Austin Reeves over Booker?!?

SpiritFantastic4835 | Lakers

2 | 13 hours ago

Booker is a little better right now skills wise but including contracts? Give me reaves

E_boiii | Thunder

0 | 6 hours ago

No Ive seen some AR first option this year and he’s looked good, if I was starting a franchise I’d pick AR over Book if those were my options

jaeehovaa | Suns

0 | 12 hours ago

Okay?

subtle_penguin | Lakers

0 | 12 hours ago

Draymond ‘you thought you was kobe’ meme.jpg

LiveTheDream2026

0 | 12 hours ago

Dude is not a leader. Cannot play defense for shit. Is not athletic, strong or clutch. Why super max him? He has never won shit and never will. EVERYONE knows it.

Suns ave screwed themselves majorly. Oddly enough, he has never been that good. Yet, they continue to reward him for being mediocre. Oh, and come playoff time, he fades so quickly. Suns are doomed.

Unique-Ad-2544

3 | 4 hours ago

Get it off your chest man it’s alright

LiveTheDream2026

0 | an hour ago

Hey, it is what it is. No one who follows basketball will dspute my comments because they are factual. Dude has been in the league for TEN years and has never won shit and never will. Yet, they continue to reward him for no reason. I want the loser OFF my team. Time to trade his sorry ass.

Unique-Ad-2544

1 | an hour ago

Not even gonna argue with you it sounds like it’s just pure pent up rage against him lol go get that checked man

LiveTheDream2026

0 | an hour ago

Hey, it is pefectly fine to admit a player is not as good as people think they are. The proof is in the pudding and homie proved his worth. Indeed, he sucks.

Infamous_Aardvark146

0 | 7 hours ago

Everyone knew that contract was a bad idea and the Suns STILL did it. I certainly understand to an extent but Booker has been fooling yall for nearly a decade at this point.

Stardill

0 | 6 hours ago

Might be the most overrated player in the league right now.

tennisballer955

0 | 6 hours ago

Bro needs more double team reps in practice.. which be so explicitly declined

TwoTalentedBastidz | Lakers

0 | 5 hours ago

Everybody knew that was a bad extension when it was signed. Booker is not the guy that’s going to drag a team anywhere, and he’s wasting his prime in Phoenix trying to be a guy that he’s not and getting overpaid

wooha | Cavaliers

0 | 4 hours ago

Beal 2.0

roshidawg23

0 | 4 hours ago

I’m Convinced if you have an aesthetically pleasing game and a good attitude you will most likely be overpaid for your services. It fools these rich owners bc most of them don’t understand the deeper stuff

Booker is a stud, but if he’s the best player on your team, it’s just not a championship level team. Full stop.

Overall-Palpitation6 | Grizzlies

-1 | 11 hours ago

Booker and Maluach traded for Ja, Brandon Clarke and Ty Jerome (2026-27 combined salaries match) plus picks. Who says no?

Frosty_Captain_8928

3 | 6 hours ago

Phoenix and very quickly

pmurt007 | Lakers

-5 | 14 hours ago

He’s going to be 33 by the time his extension is done and he’ll have made over $500m in earnings with what most people would consider a slightly above average career. That’s fucking insane. Might have to start calling him the Kirk Cousins of the NBA

LatterLaw8105

11 | 14 hours ago

Slightly above average? Lmao wtf

MogleyJones | Egypt

5 | 14 hours ago

Slightly above average is crazy lol. He’ll be in the Hall of fame by the time he’s done

pmurt007 | Lakers

2 | 14 hours ago

Slightly above average relative to what he was paid. Look at other guys who have made the amount of money he has. Their individual accomplishments are far greater than his and/or they have had much more team success

SmolderingRyder

1 | 14 hours ago

Comparable?

BluesTotino | Trail Blazers

1 | 13 hours ago

there’s a hall of fame of choking?

birdsindatrap | Magic

-1 | 14 hours ago

hall of fame of what? getting paid?

Specialist_Office274 | Hawks

2 | 14 hours ago

Basketball hall of fame is pretty easy to get into

No_Routine_17

-2 | 14 hours ago

No chance

RulersBack | Cavaliers

13 | 14 hours ago

He has 9 straight seasons scoring 25 per game. All stars, gold medals. I’m not even a fan like that but he’s a lock. This isn’t the MLB or NFL

inv4alfonso

5 | 14 hours ago

He is at 24.6 ppg for his career and up to 10 straight years averaging above 20ppg, 9 straight at 25ppg. It is very likely he continues in that trend, if that is not HOF worthy I don’t know what is.

Significant-Moose171

2 | 14 hours ago

It’s 100% happening. Maybe you can take solace in the fact the NBA Hall of Fame is pretty forgiving

Historically, almost every eligible NBA player who crosses the 20K mark gets inducted into the Hall of Fame. Booker will be a 25k point guy with three or four All NBA’s. He’s absolutely getting in.

pwningnoobslolz | Lakers

0 | 14 hours ago

Booker is not getting anymore all nbas

He’s not a top 20 player and he’s injured a lot

JG_2214 | Suns

0 | 14 hours ago

How is this year not an all nba? lmao y’all just be talking. He had a bad game we get it.

Significant-Moose171

-1 | 14 hours ago

it honestly doesn’t matter, he already has two.

Since you don’t know ball, it might be helpful to summarize for other people that there literally isn’t a comp for one All NBA and 25k points to not make it.

The closest comp for someone who didn’t make it in is like Joe Johnson who got one All NBA Third Team and barely 20k points.

you’d start getting into weird territory like you have to claim even Carmelo Anthony (28k)—who is a guaranteed first-ballot lock—also won’t ever make it into the hall because unlike Booker Carmelo was never on a First Team All-NBA roster

pwningnoobslolz | Lakers

1 | 4 hours ago

I was just letting you know hes not getting anymore all NBA selections.

Fucking dweeb

nexxwav

-4 | 14 hours ago

Anyone who thinks Booker isnt a max guy is just lll informed, ignorant and mainly just being a salty hater..this is how much money the league generates and Devin has put up 25 plus for 8 straight seasons..he is the epitome of a max player and he deserves it exponentially more than his yuppie owner. Cuz its either the players get it or the owners so what are ya’ll actually arguing for..for the owners?

browndude10 | United States

5 | 14 hours ago

lol so why don’t you tell us how we are misinformed or ignorant?

nmt231 | Bulls

4 | 14 hours ago

I think OPs argument is more his deal makes it difficult for the Suns to be competitive from a team building perspective, not that he thinks the money should go to the owners.

LakersAreForever | Lakers

1 | 13 hours ago

You can’t argue with the hive mind arm chair analysts

They are always right

Devin Booker just signed a 2 year $145m extension that doesn’t kick in until the 2028 season