Idiocy if true. Sentimentality gets franchise nowhere. Much less Sentimentality for a player who, sadly, has brought very little success to the team throughout the majority of his career. Being beholden to the 2020’s Bradley Beal will put us right where the Wizards were for years… a purgatory-esque wasteland.
I think the Suns should be all ears for offers, but to knock Booker for how inept the franchise was his first 5 years is bonkers.
Based on success, accolades, tenure... I still have Nash #1, behind him I debate between Booker, Barkley and Westphal, each have their claims.
If anything, I think it is a credit to Booker that he stuck around. There was endless speculation from outside media that Booker would get impatient and demand out, many said he SHOULD, but he has been one of the most low maintenance stars of his generation. The only bit of drama involving him came when his crew got in a scuffle in a hotel when he was like... 19 or 20? The allure of Booker around the league is the primary thing that led to them actually turning it around.
Furthermore, if not for stumbling into Booker, I think are real odds that the Suns wouldn't be in Phoenix today. Sarver getting money from the city was a really hard sell that barely ended up happening.
But that is speculation.
And even with all that... I still have Nash first. Two MVPs, maybe the greatest offensive point guard of all time, so good that any team he played on was a virtual lock to be a top 5 offense and a player that (along with Mike D's offense) revolutionized the modern NBA.