<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/nba-stories/nba-rumors-insider-devin-booker-prediction-possible-karl-anthony-towns-extension');   ga('set', 'title', 'Insider makes Devin Booker prediction for possible Karl-Anthony Towns extension');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Knicks-center-Karl-Anthony-Towns.jpg"><figcaption>Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Insider makes Devin Booker prediction for possible Karl-Anthony Towns extension</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-06T08:19:26-07:00">August 6th, 8:19am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-06T08:20:46-07:00">August 6th, 8:20am</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA Stories</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After the Phoenix Suns inked All-Star Devin Booker to a whopping two-year, $145 million extension, one NBA insider believes New York Knicks All-Star center Karl-Anthony Towns could be heading down a similar path in the near future. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-york-knicks/knicks-news-mikal-bridges-150-million-contract-extension">Knicks inked Mikal Bridges on a four-year extension</a>, worth $150 million this summer. New York doesn’t necessarily need to think about Towns’ new deal, considering he’ll be entering the second year of a four-year deal.</p><p>Towns has a player option for the 2027-28 season worth $61 million. However, with the Knicks committing to their core, extending Town <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0L1DR6ClME">on a short-term deal</a> could be what ends up happening, per ESPN’s Brian Windhorst via The Hoop Collective.</p><p>“The Knicks have the option of riding this core out, or their pathway forward is to make a trade. Mikal Bridges got extended this summer,” Windhorst said. “We have not heard anything about Karl-Anthony Towns getting extended. And I don’t think it has a commentary on Towns or the season he had. I just think that Towns has three years and about 160 million left on his contract. Actually, I think it’s more than that, I think it’s $170 [million], and there would be some challenge to trade that.”</p><p>As for comparing Towns’ extension to the kind of short-term deal the Suns agreed to with Booker, the Knicks could take a similar route as the Minnesota Timberwolves did with Rudy Gobert, per ESPN’s Tim Bontemps.</p><p>“I think if Karl-Anthony Towns were to sign an extension, and I don’t think there’s been real discussions of that one way or the other this summer, which I wouldn’t take it as any sort of a negative thing,” Bontemps said. “I think it’s much more likely, rather than the Devin Booker route, it’s more likely the Rudy Gobert’s route.”</p><p>The Timberwolves and Gobert agreed to a three-year, $110 million extension this summer.</p><h2><b>Insider makes 40% prediction for major Knicks trade</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Knicks-center-Karl-Anthony-Towns-2.jpg"><figcaption>Brad Penner-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While many believe between Knicks All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns’ current lucrative deal and their re-commitment to Mikal Bridges, this will be the core for their immediate future. Still, despite coming off of an Eastern Conference Finals appearance, one <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-york-knicks/knicks-rumors-insider-makes-40-prediction-major-trade">NBA insider put a 40% chance on Knicks trading</a> one of their core players.</p><p>There’s <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6429504/2025/06/17/knicks-coach-free-agent-trade-search-mailbag/" rel="noopener">no guarantee</a> the Knicks will look the same by opening night, per The Athletic’s James L Edwards III.</p><p>“I think there’s a 40 percent chance one of the ‘usual starters’ isn’t on the roster opening night,” Edwards III said.</p><p>However, after Bridges and Mitchell Robinson’s respective contract extension, that seems unlikely. But crazier things have happened before.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Insider makes Devin Booker prediction for possible Karl-Anthony Towns extension

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-rumors-what-devin-booker-really-felt-about-chris-paul-reunion-idea');   ga('set', 'title', 'Suns rumors: What Devin Booker really felt about Chris Paul reunion idea');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/20241203_mjr_su5_034.jpg"><figcaption>Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Suns rumors: What Devin Booker really felt about Chris Paul reunion idea</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-28T20:44:16-07:00">July 28th, 8:44pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-28T20:44:16-07:00">July 28th, 8:44pm</time><address><a>Richard Pereira</a>Richard Pereira joined ClutchPoints in January 2025 as an Associate Editor. He earned his degree from Florida Atlantic University in 2023 and has been covering the school's athletic programs since 2020, having served as a Sports Editor at the FAU University Press. He was granted the unique opportunity to report on the men's basketball team's journey to the Final Four in Houston for FAU Owls Nest during March Madness, consistently striving to grow as a sports journalist.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Phoenix Suns star <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/suns-rumors-phoenix-devin-booker-jalen-green-plan-fans-asking">Devin Booker may have had interest towards having a reunion</a> with veteran guard Chris Paul.</p><p>Booker and Paul were teammates for three seasons from 2020 to 2023, reaching the NBA Finals in 2021. However, the last two years ended in second-round exits as Phoenix decided to move on from Paul by trading him to the Washington Wizards.</p><p>Paul has represented the Golden State Warriors and San Antonio Spurs since moving on from Phoenix. However, NBA insider Marc Stein <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/monday-best-the-latest-hottest-and" rel="noopener">reported that there was interest</a> between Booker and Paul to reunite this offseason before the latter decided to return to the Los Angeles Clippers.</p><p>“Sources say that Suns star Devin Booker was a fan of the idea, too, given how well he and Paul played together during the Suns’ run to the NBA Finals in 2021 and with Phoenix seemingly in need of a proven playmaker after Tyus Jones’ free agent departure to Orlando,” Stein wrote.</p><h2><b>What lies ahead for Devin Booker, Suns</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/20241203_mjr_su5_006.jpg"><figcaption>Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It may have been for the best that the reunion between Devin Booker and Chris Paul didn’t happen for the Suns.</p><p>Phoenix is clearly taking a different direction as they retool the roster to surround Booker with the best supporting cast possible. They parted ways from veteran stars Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal, the former via trade and the latter via contract buyout.</p><p>The Suns went through a first-round sweep in 2024 and missed the playoffs altogether this past season, emphasizing the need for them to reset while keeping Booker for the long term.</p><p>They got Jalen Green and Dillon Brooks from the Durant trade with the Houston Rockets, addressing needs they lacked the last few seasons. Phoenix understands that depth is crucial, given their recent issues that ended with them being one of the worst defensive teams in the league.</p><p>Booker’s future with Phoenix is secure after signing a historic contract extension. Aside from that, he can look forward to being the top star while helping the franchise get back to playoff contention.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Suns rumors: What Devin Booker really felt about Chris Paul reunion idea

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-rumors-phoenix-devin-booker-jalen-green-plan-fans-asking');   ga('set', 'title', 'Suns rumors: Phoenix’s Devin Booker-Jalen Green ‘plan’ has fans asking questions');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Suns-star-Devin-Booker-against-Spurs.jpg"><figcaption>Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Suns rumors: Phoenix’s Devin Booker-Jalen Green ‘plan’ has fans asking questions</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-24T08:23:33-07:00">July 24th, 8:23am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-24T08:24:36-07:00">July 24th, 8:24am</time><address><a>Yasmin Edañol</a>Yasmin D.G. Edañol is a PhD candidate in Chemistry at the University of the Philippines Diliman, with a background in scientific research and publishing. He brings a data-driven perspective to sports storytelling as an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints, with a focus on the NBA. Whether it's breaking down a clutch play or a stat line, he believes every great moment has a deeper layer waiting to be uncovered.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Phoenix Suns are making waves once again after a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/phoenix-suns-2025-nba-free-agency-grades-every-signing">series of eyebrow-raising moves amid NBA Free Agency</a>. This time, it’s their backcourt blueprint that’s drawing attention. Devin Booker <a href="https://x.com/TheHoopCentral/status/1948187983494226240" rel="noopener">was initially expected to serve</a> as the Suns’ full-time starting point guard for the 2025–26 season, according to a report from John Gambadoro of 98.7 FM. However, that <a href="https://x.com/Gambo987/status/1948379585466581067" rel="noopener">plan has shifted</a>. The Suns now intend to start newly acquired Jalen Green at point guard to open the season. But fans have been asking: what were the Suns thinking?</p><p>The original idea made sense, Booker averaged a career-high 7.1 assists per game last year and continued to develop as a facilitator. But in a surprising turn, Phoenix appears ready to shift gears. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/houston-rockets/rockets-news-kevin-durant-trade-suns-jalen-green">Suns acquired Jalen Green in an offseason trade with the Houston Rockets</a>, and now he looks poised to take the reins.</p><p>This potential adjustment speaks volumes about how Phoenix view both Green’s upside and Booker’s evolving role. Rather than anchoring Devin Booker to traditional playmaking duties, the Suns seem more inclined to give Green the ball early and often. Green is a natural scorer, and this move will test his capacity to lead an offense.</p><p>However, not all fans are on board with the adjustment.</p><p>“Book ain’t playing off-ball for Green. You actually believe that?,” <a href="https://x.com/SlimReaperS7N/status/1948379776575512724" rel="noopener">quipped</a> @SlimReaperS7N, who pushed back on the idea.</p><p>“Let Jordan Ott decide it, man. Not y’all media,” <a href="https://x.com/thknprjct/status/1948380010932256994" rel="noopener">wrote</a> @thknprjct.</p><p>Still, not everyone disagrees. “How it should be. Jalen looking to get Book the ball as our #1 scorer, with JG learning and developing off Book’s gravity,” @landofbook <a href="https://x.com/landofbook/status/1948380448440078460" rel="noopener">commented</a>.</p><p>It’s a bold move. Green has never played as a true point guard, and although he flashed playmaking skills in Houston, he now faces his most demanding role yet. Booker, for all his offensive brilliance, has long been most effective when paired with a steady distributor. Collin Gillespie could offer that in spurts, but his lack of NBA experience raises questions.</p><p>Still, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-hire-cavs-jordan-ott-as-new-head-coach">Suns have a fresh coaching staff</a> and an aggressive front office determined to retool after last season’s disappointing finish. They’re clearly betting on talent and flexibility over tradition. Time will tell whether this new point guard shuffle elevates Phoenix or sparks early chaos. But one thing’s certain, the Suns aren’t afraid to shake things up.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Suns rumors: Phoenix’s Devin Booker-Jalen Green ‘plan’ has fans asking questions

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-news-strategy-kevin-durant-trade-devin-booker-extension');   ga('set', 'title', 'Suns reveal strategy behind Kevin Durant trade, Devin Booker extension');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Phoenix-reveals-strategy-behind-Kevin-Durant-trade-Devin-Booker-extensionV2.jpg"></figure><h1>Suns reveal strategy behind Kevin Durant trade, Devin Booker extension</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-22T16:15:27-07:00">July 22nd, 4:15pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-22T16:15:27-07:00">July 22nd, 4:15pm</time><address><a href="https://haydencilley.wixsite.com/hayden-cilley-s-port">Hayden Cilley</a>Hayden Cilley joined ClutchPoints in August 2024 as a Phoenix Suns and Mercury reporter. Hayden graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University. He recently covered the Phoenix Mercury for The Next Hoops and PHNX Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The 2025 NBA Summer League has come to an end, and the Phoenix Suns were the winners. They didn’t win the Summer League title, as did the Charlotte Hornets, but they had a nice turnaround in three months.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/grading-devin-booker-145-million-suns-contract-extension">Suns extended Devin Booker to a $145 million contract extension</a>. Meanwhile, the franchise traded away Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets.</p><p>Phoenix received Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, the No. 10 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft (which ultimately became Khaman Maluach), and five second-round draft picks.</p><p>The writing was on the wall when <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-news-kevin-durant-leaves-game-rockets-ankle-injury">Durant exited his final Suns game with an ankle injury</a>. Coincidentally, it happened to be against Houston.</p><p>During the week in Las Vegas, one Suns front office executive, according to Spotrac, detailed the Durant trade and their <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/news/_/id/2913/western-conference-summer-league-notes" rel="noopener">thought process of securing a compensatory deal</a>.</p><p>“When it became clear that was a direction we could do, we set a goal of not just going with a package of all young players and picks. We want to compete.</p><p>“We feel like getting Dillon (Brooks) and Jalen (Green), along with Khaman (Maluach) in that deal gives us a great balance of veterans, mid-career players, and a young big man to help us get after it right away,” the executive said.</p><p>Durant’s time with Phoenix was shaky, despite his contributions on the hardwood. The chemistry was there with Booker, but in the end, the furthest they reached was the second round of the NBA playoffs.</p><p>Combining that with integrating Bradley Beal and forming a “Big 3”, it was a tumultuous ending for one of the worst failed experiments in league history.</p><h2><b>Devin Booker remains with the Suns</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Devin-Booker-Suns-contract-detail-leaves-Brian-Windhorst-stunned.jpg"><figcaption>© Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It’s not a secret how much Booker loves the Valley of the Sun. Time and time again, he repeatedly referenced his gratitude and appreciation for the city.</p><p>They drafted him as a true freshman from Kentucky, where he only played one season. Nine seasons later, Booker broke the Suns’ all-time scoring record. Those are only a glimpse of his accomplishments in the purple and orange.</p><p>When it came time to put the ink to the paper, no one was shocked. It was a mutual feeling.</p><p>“That’s our guy. He wants to be a forever Sun. We want that too. We’re well on our way to making it happen,” a Suns front office executive said.</p><p>Even with the shooting guard’s commitment to the city, the franchise needs to surround him with formidable pieces.</p><p>Despite the team being quite young with their three rookies, second-year players in Ryan Dunn, Oso Ighodaro, and Collin Gillespie, there is reason for optimism.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-hire-cavs-jordan-ott-as-new-head-coach">Suns’ hiring of Jordan Ott</a> emphasized Booker being the focal point of the offense. He’s also a coach focused on continuity and excellence, something not present with the previous regime.</p><h2><b>Phoenix’s young players can make a big splash</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Ryan-Dunn.jpg"><figcaption>© Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>With the players mentioned above, people forget how young Jalen Green is. While he’s been in the league since 2022, he’s only 23. Booker himself is only 28 and has been in the league for nine seasons.</p><p>There’s a youth movement on the horizon, and one that the main star has been searching for. All throughout the 2024-25 season, he raved about Dunn and Ighodaro’s mentality, and <a href="https://x.com/HaydenCilley/status/1902585563078648061" rel="noopener">how professional and impactful they were</a> as rookies.</p><p>That being said, Phoenix’s coaching staff feels the same way.</p><p>“We felt like last year’s draft class was really good. Ryan (Dunn) can be a top-tier wing/forward defender. Oso (Ighodaro) just knows how to play,” a Suns coach said. “This year, we hit a homerun. Khaman (Maluach) is going to be a top starting center before the end of his rookie deal. Everything in his profile speaks to how quickly he improves.</p><p>“Rasheer (Fleming) could play right away. Getting him in the second round was huge for us. And Koby Brea is on a two-way, but we think he was the best pure shooter in the draft. The best part, these guys are part of the identity we want to build now. A bunch of workers who defend and get after it every day.”</p><h2><b>The Suns need more balance at specific positions</b></h2><p> </p><p>The team has a logjam at a few positions. Most notably, the center spot and the wing positions are stacked with three or four players. It’s not necessarily a huge issue, but it could create a major disparity within other positions.</p><p>It’s something that the front office continues to harp on.</p><p>“Still have some work to do. We’ve got some overlap, but it’s not in bad areas. We’ve got a bunch of centers who are going to push each other every single day, and we’ve got guards and wings who will do the same.</p><p>“I’m not saying we’re done, but if this was the group we hit camp with, we feel confident that Jordan (Ott) and his staff can make it work,” a Suns front office executive said.</p><p>Their confidence in Ott is impressive. The team alone seems more connected than last season. The majority of the starters were in attendance during Phoenix’s portion of the Summer League.</p><p>With nearly three months before the season begins, their time in Las Vegas might’ve been a telling and optimistic sign of what’s to come.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Suns reveal strategy behind Kevin Durant trade, Devin Booker extension

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-jimmy-butler-fires-wild-response-devin-booker-question');   ga('set', 'title', 'Warriors’ Jimmy Butler fires wild response to Devin Booker question');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Warriors-veteran-Jimmy-Butler-Suns-All-Star-Devin-Booker.jpg"><figcaption>Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Warriors’ Jimmy Butler fires wild response to Devin Booker question</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-20T18:14:20-07:00">July 20th, 6:14pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-20T18:15:45-07:00">July 20th, 6:15pm</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Golden State Warriors</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Golden State Warriors veteran Jimmy Butler gave Phoenix Suns All-Star Devin Booker quite the compliment when asked who would win in a 1-on-1 battle. Ahead of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-stephen-curry-sounds-off-whats-next-new-season-jimmy-butler">Butler and Stephen Curry’s first Warriors training camp</a> together, a YouTuber asked Jimmy who would win in a 1-on-1 matchup up to 11 against Booker.</p><p>Butler responded with not only Booker winning but that <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1947091342019969163" rel="noopener">it would be in blowout fashion</a>, per Brandon Awadis’ Twitch.</p><p>“Devin Booker. 11-0,” Butler said, giving Booker a ton of credit as a scorer.</p><p>Booker averaged 25.6 points on 46.1% shooting, a career-best 7.1 assists, and 0.9 steals per game last season. Still, it’s surprising to see Butler predict such a lopsided score. While Butler’s days of making All-Defensive Teams are behind him (2014-18, 2021), the 35-year-old wing is still known for his defensive presence, and efficient scoring.</p><p>Butler also averaged 17.9 points on 47.6% shooting, 5.9 assists, 5.4 rebounds, and 1.4 steals in 30 games for the Warriors last season. After the trade from the Miami Heat, coach <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-steve-kerr-reveals-what-erik-spoelstra-told-him-about-jimmy-butler">Erik Spoelstra told Steve Kerr Butler will be great</a> for him and Golden State.</p><p>At Jimmy’s stage of his career, Spoelstra reminded Kerr of Andre Iguodala’s role as the Warriors’ <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2025/05/22/steve-kerr-jonathan-kuminga-jimmy-butler-warriors/" rel="noopener">critical veteran who led them</a> to a championship as NBA Finals MVP in 2015, per The San Francisco Standard’s Tim Kawakami.</p><p>“(Heat coach) Erik Spoelstra told me immediately, he said he’s going to be great for you,” Kerr said . “And I know Spo really well from the last couple of summers, and I trust him. I believed him, and he was right. Within a couple of days of his arrival, Jimmy was so easy to speak with.</p><p>“He reminded me again of Andre [Iguodala], just the basketball intellect but also the interest in the world and perspective and the maturity. It was really fun to get to know Jimmy right away and to see the impact that he had on our team and our locker room.”</p><h2><b>Stephen Curry sounds off on Warriors’ season with Jimmy Butler</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Warriors-veteran-Jimmy-Butler-Warriors-All-Star-Stephen-Curry.jpg"><figcaption>Troy Taormina-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Warriors All-Star Stephen Curry still sees he, Jimmy Butler, and Draymond Green, building off of what was cut short last season due to Curry’s left hamstring injury. Still, Curry <a href="https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/steph-curry-championship-narrative/1861982/" rel="noopener">expects to see growth</a> between last year’s first-round exit and 2025-26, he said, per NBC Sports Bay Area’s Monte Poole.</p><p>“I know I got hurt. But you just want to build off that for another year to build chemistry with Jimmy. You know Draymond will do his thing,” Curry said. “Hopefully, some of our young guys are able to take another step. That’s every-year process.”</p><p>It’s a very highly-anticiapted Warriors season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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