Devin Booker

[Finito]

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You giving this guy 200 million + over 4 years? Because it’s coming up.

Ayton getting a lot of hate and I get it but Booker is our “star” and at times he was flat out unplayable. I honestly don’t think I’ve ever seen him look this bad his entire career.

I mean real head scratching type stuff that we’ve never seen.

 

[Mainstreet]

No need to knock Booker down to boost Ayton.

 

[Finito]

No need to knock Booker down to boost Ayton.

I’m not. Are we not allowed to talk about Booker and his game 6 & 7 performances? Oh not saint Book I get it. My bad

He’s going to make all NBA this year and that means he’s eligible for a Super Max. Is he a guy that can be a 1 on a championship team because that’s how I view a super max guy.

 

[AzStevenCal]

I’m not. Are we not allowed to talk about Booker and his game 6 & 7 performances? Oh not saint Book I get it. My bad

He’s going to make all NBA this year and that means he’s eligible for a Super Max. Is he a guy that can be a 1 on a championship team.

Booker has taken more heat from fans everywhere than any Suns player ever so I don't see why you have to bring Ayton into the conversation in the first place.

But to answer your question, I wouldn't pay ANY player the super max unless they're at or very near prime Lebron level. They simply aren't worth it unless you already have a championship team in place and have to pay it to keep your star. It's the dumbest CBA change the league ever made IMO.

Unless they get extremely lucky, teams that have to pay that super max are crippled for years. If we pay Booker that much money we become Denver or worse for years to come - that's assuming CP3 won't fully return to form, if he does our window will close when he's no longer dominant.

Just look at the list of players currently on super max deals: Curry, Doncic, Embiid, Gobert, Harden, Lillard, Wall and Westbrook. Curry's championship team was in place before he got the big bucks.

That Super Max contract has put all the rest of those teams in cap hell. So ask Booker, do you want a legitimate chance to win it all or do you want every dollar you can get? If it's the latter (and it almost definitely will be), we probably settle for being an early out in the postseason for the next several years.

 

[Bufalay]

Suns were underdogs against the Lakers last year and he scored 47 points in the close-out game. He's good.

 

[Folster]

I’m not. Are we not allowed to talk about Booker and his game 6 & 7 performances? Oh not saint Book I get it. My bad

He’s going to make all NBA this year and that means he’s eligible for a Super Max. Is he a guy that can be a 1 on a championship team because that’s how I view a super max guy.

He's an outstanding #2 option, but I think he can win if he has an equal on the team, kind of a 1A and 1B. CP3 was that equal, but he has been proven unreliable and at the end of his career. If Booker is your sole #1 then you're a pretender.

 

[Mainstreet]

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You giving this guy 200 million + over 4 years? Because it’s coming up.

Ayton getting a lot of hate and I get it but Booker is our “star” and at times he was flat out unplayable. I honestly don’t think I’ve ever seen him look this bad his entire career.

I mean real head scratching type stuff that we’ve never seen.

I’m not. Are we not allowed to talk about Booker and his game 6 & 7 performances? Oh not saint Book I get it. My bad

He’s going to make all NBA this year and that means he’s eligible for a Super Max. Is he a guy that can be a 1 on a championship team because that’s how I view a super max guy.

Talk about whatever you like. You've made your point about Devin Booker. Calling him "saint Book" along with the video is a bit theatrical.

 

[AzStevenCal]

Talk about whatever you like. You've made your point about Devin Booker. Calling him "saint Book" is a bit theatrical.

Theatrical AND absurd given all the negative comments here and elsewhere about Devin throughout his career.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Pretty much everyone called out book for his game 6 and 7 performances. When you have consensus there’s not a lot to talk about.

Nine of which changes the fact he’s undeniably our best combination of age and talent. And there’s not a lot of players with books combo just available. So you don’t have a choice but to keep him and hope he continues to improve and add around him.

 

[Suns_fan69]

Ugh, the supermax sucks. I hope they change it in the future (there was some speculation that they would change so that the value above the regular max wouldn't count against the team's cap). That salary is really going to limit roster flexibility as others have mentioned.

But, Devin has improved in some way, shape, or form every year he's been in the league, and his heart is in the right place.

 

[Chaplin]

Booker's good games FAR outweigh his bad games. It's the classic fan trap -- you always remember the bad stuff and never the good stuff.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Booker at SuperMax, Ayton at Max and Bridges at 26 per is a lot of cap thrown at not one guy who is a unicorn and all have shown their nuts to shrivel, really pathetically in the biggest moments of their careers.

And at the same time, I say that knowing our best chance to stay competitive is to resign both Book and Ayton to the deals they want. And it’s why I’ve said since Bridges signed that deal that He’s the one who’s eventually going to be the centerpiece of whatever trade we need to get that third superstar those other two need to play with to contend.

 

[Krangodnzr]

Booker at SuperMax, Ayton at Max and Bridges at 26 per is a lot of cap thrown at not one guy who is a unicorn and all have shown their nuts to shrivel, really pathetically in the biggest moments of their careers.

And at the same time, I say that knowing our best chance to stay competitive is to resign both Book and Ayton to the deals they want. And it’s why I’ve said since Bridges signed that deal that He’s the one who’s eventually going to be the centerpiece of whatever trade we need to get that third superstar those other two need to play with to contend.

YUP. I trust that James Jones will find spare parts to fill the roster out and will find Bridges replacement.

 

[Muggz]

YUP. I trust that James Jones will find spare parts to fill the roster out and will find Bridges replacement.

Right about now I wouldn't trust James Jones to water my plants while on vacation.

If we lose DA and just get warm bodies in return then how good is JJ really? I'm still pissed at the whole Stix thing who was shooting 37% from 3 for Indiana at seasons end.
Out 10th pick in the draft is now Tori Craig. What an inspired move.
Our 1st pick in the draft MAY be on is way out and most fans are to stupid to realize how stupid that is. There is no way we get anything near what DA is worth.
We HAVE to sign DA, to do anything other than sign him is mind numbingly moronic even if we do trade him at a later date.

 

[Finito]

Right about now I wouldn't trust James Jones to water my plants while on vacation.

If we lose DA and just get warm bodies in return then how good is JJ really? I'm still pissed at the whole Stix thing who was shooting 37% from 3 for Indiana at seasons end.
Out 10th pick in the draft is now Tori Craig. What an inspired move.
Our 1st pick in the draft MAY be on is way out and most fans are to stupid to realize how stupid that is. There is no way we get anything near what DA is worth.
We HAVE to sign DA, to do anything other than sign him is mind numbingly moronic even if we do trade him at a later date.

This is a huge offseason

Everything JJ did in his first year struck gold but the passing on Halliburton thing was bad, The Stix contract was bad, that whole situation was a mess, not getting Eric Gordon at the deadline was bad

 

[Krangodnzr]

Right about now I wouldn't trust James Jones to water my plants while on vacation.

If we lose DA and just get warm bodies in return then how good is JJ really? I'm still pissed at the whole Stix thing who was shooting 37% from 3 for Indiana at seasons end.
Out 10th pick in the draft is now Tori Craig. What an inspired move.
Our 1st pick in the draft MAY be on is way out and most fans are to stupid to realize how stupid that is. There is no way we get anything near what DA is worth.
We HAVE to sign DA, to do anything other than sign him is mind numbingly moronic even if we do trade him at a later date.

This is a huge offseason

Everything JJ did in his first year struck gold but the passing on Halliburton thing was bad, The Stix contract was bad, that whole situation was a mess, not getting Eric Gordon at the deadline was bad

Every GM is going to make mistakes. Heck, half this board wanted to move on from Stix. I wasn't one of them because I think it's crazy to move on from a player who has barely played, but has looked good when he got a shot.

 

[BigRedRage]

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You giving this guy 200 million + over 4 years? Because it’s coming up.

Ayton getting a lot of hate and I get it but Booker is our “star” and at times he was flat out unplayable. I honestly don’t think I’ve ever seen him look this bad his entire career.

I mean real head scratching type stuff that we’ve never seen.

I mean, he was like 4th in MVP voting. Showing a bad play isnt really an argument

He stunk in game 7, no way around it. But you are not better without booker than with him.

 

[Finito]

I mean, he was like 4th in MVP voting. Showing a bad play isnt really an argument

He stunk in game 7, no way around it. But you are not better without booker than with him.

And game 6

 

[BigRedRage]

And game 6

Yeah

They played like 80 games

 

[sdscard4]

He was top 5 MVP and we aren't anywhere near a contender without him.
I think this series has completely broken alot of you. We do like the rest of the teams who do not win the trophy cause there will only be 1....reload and do it again next year.

 

[Chris_Sanders]

Booker wins the fashion MVP though. Now I really feel bad for the guy. It's the last award he would want right now.

Suns' Devin Booker wins LeagueFits MVP, Chris Paul named to 2nd Team

Phoenix Suns All-Star guards Devin Booker and Chris Paul were recognized for their drip off the court by LeagueFits on Friday.

arizonasports.com

 

[Covert Rain]

He was top 5 MVP and we aren't anywhere near a contender without him.
I think this series has completely broken alot of you. We do like the rest of the teams who do not win the trophy cause there will only be 1....reload and do it again next year.

Unless the Suns get a 3rd all star? Why bother? Book can’t be your best player. Book is the ultimate #2 but he is not a #1. He has proved that when it mattered two playoffs in a row. It’s like getting your Pippen before Jordan or your Klay before Curry.

 

[95pro]

Unless the Suns get a 3rd all star? Why bother? Book can’t be your best player. Book is the ultimate #2 but he is not a #1. He has proved that when it mattered two playoffs in a row. It’s like getting your Pippen before Jordan or your Klay before Curry.

Hard to say because he was injured both times in a playoff ending series.

 

[Sunburn]

Hard to say because he was injured both times in a playoff ending series.

I think it's fair to say at this point that Book can't be the best player on a championship team. He'd need to take another step or two.

 

[Muggz]

Can't we trade Book for cash? Would be par for the course.
DAs gonna walk cant wait till we get Tom Gugliotta to replace him.