<!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-devin-booker-needs-more-selfish-dillon-brooks-says');   ga('set', 'title', 'Suns’ Devin Booker needs to be more ‘selfish,’ Dillon Brooks says');   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/2025/10/Suns-All-Star-Devin-Booker-Dillon-Brooks.jpg"><figcaption>Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Suns’ Devin Booker needs to be more ‘selfish,’ Dillon Brooks says</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-25T09:45:38-07:00">October 25th, 9:45am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-25T09:45:38-07:00">October 25th, 9:45am</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</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Two games into his new tenure, veteran Dillon Brooks says Phoenix Suns All-Star Devin Booker isn’t being selfish enough. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/how-jordan-ott-earned-valley-moment-first-win-suns-head-coach">Suns secured a 20-point comeback win</a> in their 120-116 victory against the Sacramento Kings in coach Jordan Ott’s debut. Booker (31 points) and Brooks (22 points) led the team in Wednesday’s win.</p><p>However, after Friday’s 129-102 blowout loss to the Los Angeles Clippers, Brooks <a href="https://twitter.com/DuaneRankin/status/1981990147878175091" rel="noopener">spoke out</a> about Booker’s attempts, per Suns insider Duane Rankin.</p><p>“He needs to shoot them even if it looks like a bad shot. I played against Devin for a long time,” Brooks said. “He’s a natural scorer. Finds ways to score. He just needs to be a little selfish out there.”</p><p>Devin Booker finished with 18 points on 5-of-10 attempts, while Dillon Brooks scored 21 points on 7-of-17 tries. Grayson Allen added 12 points on 4-of-12, as Booker was uncharacteristically shy as third for most attempts for the Suns. As the Suns and the Suns are still finding continuity among many new parts, including Brooks, who was part of the Kevin Durant blockbuster trade.</p><p>Ball distribution between Brooks, Booker, and Allen will figure itself out. It’s not a concern for now. However, it’s interesting to hear the veteran guard make such a suggestion for Booker during the opening week of the regular season.</p><h2><b>Jordan Ott on his Suns debut in comeback win vs. Kings</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Suns-head-coach-Jordan-Ott.jpg"><figcaption>Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After Suns head coach Jordan Ott made his coaching debut, he gave all the credit to his players for their fight to erase a 20-point comeback against the Kings. It’s difficult to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/3-devin-booker-bold-predictions-2025-26-suns-season">predict how good Booker and the Suns will be</a> in 2025-26. We’ll undoubtedly find out.</p><p>After his first win with the Suns, Ott addressed his players and the opportunity he’d been given.</p><p>“But it is not about me, I mean, they’re out there playing,” Ott said. “We’re just a part of it, we’re along for the ride. Any way we can help them, that’s what we’re gonna be out there doing.</p><p>“Very grateful again for the opportunity to staff I’m with. And the players, I mean, it’s always about the players.”</p><p>Next up, the Suns will face the Nuggets on Saturday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Suns’ Devin Booker needs to be more ‘selfish,’ Dillon Brooks says

<!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/3-devin-booker-bold-predictions-2025-26-suns-season');   ga('set', 'title', '3 Devin Booker bold predictions for 2025-26 Suns season');   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/2025/10/3-Devin-Booker-bold-predictions-for-2025-26-Suns-season.jpg"></figure><h1>3 Devin Booker bold predictions for 2025-26 Suns season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-22T09:34:45-07:00">October 22nd, 9:34am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-22T09:34:45-07:00">October 22nd, 9:34am</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">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With the Phoenix Suns officially tipping off the 2025-26 NBA season on Wednesday, all eyes are on Devin Booker and a new-look Phoenix team, which lost Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal, signaling a period of retooling in the Valley.</p><p>For whatever it’s worth, plenty of national media believe that Phoenix will have a rough year. Even with hiring former Cleveland Cavaliers assistant coach Jordan Ott to take the head coaching role, some believe the roster isn’t up to par.</p><p>After the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/grading-devin-booker-145-million-suns-contract-extension">Suns inked Booker to a massive contract extension</a>, it’s clear that he’s staying with his team. While some have concerns about the entirety of the roster, make no mistake that Booker could be in line for a big year.</p><p>Ahead of Wednesday’s game, we will be making our Devin Booker 2025-26 season predictions.</p><h2><b>Devin Booker will average 30 points per game for Suns</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Devin-Booker-scoring.jpg"><figcaption>© Denis Poroy-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Never once has Booker averaged more than 28 points per game in his career. Although he had Chris Paul, Durant, and Beal, those guys could take the scoring load off him from time to time.</p><p>Meanwhile, the former Kentucky standout <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/article/nba-preseason-devin-bookers-distribution-lakers-rim-protection-hopes-and-houstons-spacing-solution-142445225.html" rel="noopener">turned into an elite playmaker</a> at his position. It’s something he takes pride in, but it’s come at the expense of his scoring.</p><p>However, being the No. 1 scoring option can force him to be even more creative. He might use more of his physicality to get to the basket, initiate contact, and get to the free throw line.</p><p>Not to mention, Booker had a down year from deep last season (33.2% on 7.3 attempts). That number is sure to change, even if his superstar cast is gone.</p><p>Also, Ott’s system emphasizes <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIxEgm8oPJ4" rel="noopener">plenty of off-ball actions like screening and cuts</a> to the basket. Those alone can generate some of the easiest points he’ll have in a game.</p><p>That, mixed with an emphasis on scoring by the coaching staff and organization could have him exceeding the 30+ point mark.</p><h2><b>Devin Booker, Jalen Green will be 2025-26 NBA’s best backcourt</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Jordan-Ott-coaching-with-Mark-Williams-on-the-sidelines.jpg"><figcaption>© Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>This one is certainly more bold than the rest, but there’s a world where it is possible. Jalen Green played his best version of winning basketball in the 2024-25 season.</p><p>He played in all 82 games, and helped the Houston Rockets secure the No. 2 seed in the tightly stacked Western Conference. Still, Green is only 23 years old and is just scratching the surface.</p><p>The defense is improving, and the athleticism is simply unmatched for his position.</p><p>Furthermore, this can benefit Booker immensely for his scoring and the overall success of the team. The latter has never played with an athlete of Green’s caliber.</p><p>Getting downhill and being explosive was what <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-news-how-young-hungry-rookies-impressed-devin-booker">Booker emphasized with the Suns two rookies</a> (Ryan Dunn and Oso Ighodaro) last season. He wants to play fast, and might have the ideal complement to his game.</p><p>Two scorers with different philosophies to putting the ball in the hoop has the makings of something special. Opposites attract, but both can unlock areas of their respective games not yet reached.</p><h2><b>Devin Booker will make an All-NBA team</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>Our final prediction might be more obvious than the previous two, but the proof is in the pudding. His statistics tell one story, but Booker’s leadership and vision for the Suns will be the other.</p><p>When general manager Brian Gregory was hired, he talked about having Booker’s <a href="https://burncitysports.com/2025/05/06/new-phoenix-suns-gm-emphasizes-collaborating-with-players-including-devin-booker/#:~:text=New%20Phoenix%20Suns%20GM%20emphasizes%20collaborating%20with%20players%2C%20including%20Devin%20Booker&amp;text=PHOENIX%20%E2%80%94%20Phoenix%20Suns'%20new%20general%20manager%20Brian%20Gregory" rel="noopener">input on the roster construction</a>, as well as who the next head coach would be.</p><p>That person ended up being Ott, who has raved about Booker’s work ethic and complete skill set ever since he took the job.</p><p>The first-year head coach could be the best that Booker has worked with since Monty Williams from an X’s and O’s point. It’s one thing to have all the talent, but it’s another to put that talent in a position to making winning plays.</p><p>Depending on the Suns’ success in the 2025-26 NBA season, that could be all the justification voters need to get him on another All-NBA team, along with his individual performance being the driving force.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

3 Devin Booker bold predictions for 2025-26 Suns season

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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">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>When a player goes from the top at their position to not even being mentioned, some might think of a rational explanation. Injuries, natural regression, among other things. However, that isn’t the case for Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker.</p><p>The annual NBA general manager rankings <a href="https://www.nba.com/news/2025-26-nba-gm-survey" rel="noopener">didn’t even list</a> Booker in the top five shooting guards. A season prior, he was labeled in that Top 5 category. But this could be an instance of giving the GMs the benefit of the doubt.</p><p>With the franchise trading away Kevin Durant and buying out Bradley Beal, it’s clear that the Big 3 experiment failed. However, they’re eyeing a retool. For instance, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/grading-devin-booker-145-million-suns-contract-extension">Suns gave Booker a hefty contract extension</a>, which could see him earning more than $70 million a season.</p><p>But that’s not the only thing Phoenix did. They acquired Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, and Khaman Maluach in the trade for Durant. They might’ve gotten younger and more athletic, but it’s clear that Booker is the No. 1 guy.</p><p>And there won’t be any limitations on his abilities as a scorer and playmaker in 2025-26.</p><h2><b>Devin Booker and the Suns have a chip on their shoulder</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Devin-Booker-attempting-a-layup.jpg"><figcaption>© Denis Poroy-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The last time the franchise had this type of standard was the 2019-20 season. This was the infamous NBA bubble run, where they went 8-0 and missed out on the playoffs due to something out of their control.</p><p>The basketball world saw Booker turn into a truly elite shooting guard. His assassin-like mentality led him to average 30.5 points, six assists, and 4.9 rebounds <a href="https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/devin-booker-stats-in-the-nba-bubble" rel="noopener">during those eight games</a>.</p><p>Mind you, this was a younger Booker. He’s improved his game, especially as a playmaker. In fact, he’s talked about the joys of being a facilitator and not just a scorer.</p><p>Still, he could very well be one of the league leaders in scoring. New Suns head coach Jordan Ott is the most creative basketball mind Booker has been around since Monty Williams.</p><p>Not to mention, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-jordan-ott-hiring-hope-new-direction-dark-past">Ott has emphasized how talented Booker is</a>, and how he wants to make his life easier. Off-ball actions, operating out of the low-post, and being a cutter are some of his underrated strengths.</p><p>His effectiveness could be as great as it was during that bubble run that put the team back on the map. Six seasons later, this could be another deja vu moment.</p><h2><b>The Suns have players Devin Booker wants to run the floor with</b></h2><p>This headline isn’t to say that Booker didn’t want to play with Beal or Durant. Actually, he had very positive things to say and was always humbled about the opportunity to play alongside them.</p><p>Last season, though, there were <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-news-how-young-hungry-rookies-impressed-devin-booker">two players Booker was consistently impressed with</a>: Ryan Dunn and Oso Ighodaro. The two were rookies, but played with an infectious energy that spread to the Suns’ shooting guard.</p><p>Even though the two players made mistakes, they made up for it with effort and enthusiasm. One year later, <a href="https://www.si.com/nba/draft/nba-rookies/suns-rookie-top-10-pick-khaman-maluach-helps-phoenix-to-preseason-win-01k77w4as9q4" rel="noopener">there is another crop</a> of Phoenix rookies looking to make their impact.</p><p>Maluach, Rasheer Fleming, and Koby Brea are all unique and have different skill sets than the other. But the most important thing, or maybe to Booker, would be that same hunger and drive to prove everyone wrong.</p><p>The talent isn’t there like it was for the last two seasons. But that won’t matter to the franchise’s all-time leading scorer. He simply wants players who will give maximum effort, communicate, and have a contagious energy that everyone can feel.</p><p>Booker himself will have a bigger burden to carry, but it might be for the best. It will remove the veil over the GM’s eyes that Booker is indeed still one of the top players at his position.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why Suns’ Devin Booker enters new year as one of NBA’s most underrated stars

<!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-dillon-brooks-100-real-fit-devin-booker');   ga('set', 'title', 'Suns’ Dillon Brooks gets 100% real on fit with Devin Booker');   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/2025/10/Dillon-Brooks-and-Devin-Booker.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Suns’ Dillon Brooks gets 100% real on fit with Devin Booker</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-12T21:02:23-07:00">October 12th, 9:02pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-12T21:02:23-07:00">October 12th, 9:02pm</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">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Phoenix Suns might’ve unlocked a premier option next to Devin Booker, and it might not be Jalen Green. It could very well be Dillon Brooks.</p><p>After the latter was traded to Phoenix as a part of the Kevin Durant trade, it felt like a full-circle moment. During training camp, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-news-dillon-brooks-first-impression-devin-booker-nba">Brooks emphasized that Booker was the first Suns player he spoke to</a> as soon as he was traded.</p><p>Now, they’ve played the preseason with one another after spending the offseason training. Following Sunday’s preseason game in Macau, China, against the Brooklyn Nets, Brooks candidly <a href="https://x.com/CGBBURNER/status/1977504399896260740" rel="noopener">shared his thoughts on the fit</a> with the franchise guard.</p><p>“It’s been easy,” Brooks said. “My first call when I got traded was to Book, tryna get acquainted. He’s been like a big brother to me, taking me under his wing. Being able to play beside him and not be able to guard him is better for me.”</p><h2><b>The Suns love Dillon Brooks playing with Devin Booker</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Suns-Devin-Booker.jpg"><figcaption>Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>The two players complement one another extremely well. Brooks can be the guy who does all the little things, and he does just that. However, he’s improved his offensive game and has been efficient from beyond the arc.</p><p>Meanwhile, the team is in Booker’s hands. He’ll continue to operate as the team’s primary scorer and facilitator. Having someone like <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-news-why-dillon-brooks-was-phoenix-main-target-kevin-durant-trade">Brooks can establish the gritty and tough identity of this Suns team</a>.</p><p>It’s only been three preseason games, but the fit also looks seamless. Brooks knows where to be in transition and how to space the floor for Booker.</p><p>That alone is a major advantage. The eye test can detect a lot, but a larger sample size will be needed to confirm how well the fit is.</p><p>The Suns will have their <a href="https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nba/suns/2025/10/12/phoenix-suns-preseason-china-games-preview/86554495007/" rel="noopener">final preseason game</a> on Tuesday against the Los Angeles Lakers. Coming from Macao isn’t ideal, but there might be another chance for fans to see if the fit between Booker and Brooks is as good as the latter claims it to be.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Suns’ Dillon Brooks gets 100% real on fit with Devin Booker

<!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-devin-booker-favorite-shot-ever-nba-career');   ga('set', 'title', 'Suns’ Devin Booker reveals his favorite shot ever in NBA career');   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/Devin-Booker.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><h1>Suns’ Devin Booker reveals his favorite shot ever in NBA career</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-28T08:00:17-07:00">September 28th, 8:00am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-28T08:06:51-07:00">September 28th, 8:06am</time><address><a>Rishav Bhat</a>Rishav is a seasoned NBA and sports journalist and editor with over seven years of experience working for reputed organizations. A novelist first and foremost, he has written three fiction books. His high threshold of knowledge combined with his writing skills gives him the ability to write uniquely insightful pieces across basketball, soccer, cricket, lawn tennis, eSports, and a variety of other sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Now 28, Devin Booker has emerged as one of the most obvious one-team stars in the modern NBA, having played for the Phoenix Suns ever since he joined them as the 13th overall pick of the 2015 draft. Over the years, he has shared the spotlight with a number of superstars, including the likes of Chris Paul, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-new-devin-bookers-disappointment-admission-kevin-durant-bradley-beal">Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal</a>.</p><p>There have been a catalogue of game-winning shots along the way, and he himself appears to have a clear favorite. Asked about his favorite shot at a recent Suns Fan Fest that he attended, Booker had <a href="https://x.com/DuaneRankin/status/1972108814653837452" rel="noopener">two game-winners</a> to choose from.</p><p>“Yeah, I like the bubble one. But there was no fans in there, so the reaction is whatever,” he told the host at the fest, who initially spoke about how <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-news-dillon-brooks-first-impression-devin-booker-nba">Booker is at the helm of this Suns team</a> in what is going to be his 11th season in the NBA, per Duane Rankin of AZ Central.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Devin Booker at Phoenix Suns Fan Fest.</p><p>Was asked his favorite shot he ever made.'</p><p>Game winner in <a href="https://twitter.com/TheGarden?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheGarden</a> against the New York Knicks in 2023-24 season. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Suns?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Suns</a> <a href="https://t.co/rQAIcskRjZ">pic.twitter.com/rQAIcskRjZ</a></p><p>— Duane Rankin (@DuaneRankin) <a href="https://twitter.com/DuaneRankin/status/1972108814653837452?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 28, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The four-time All-Star hit a fading shot against the Los Angeles Clippers in August 2020, considered the toughest game-winner in his career.</p><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p>However, as there were no fans in the stands for that shot because of COVID-19, Booker chose another iconic game-winner: one against the New York Knicks.</p><p>“I will say in The Garden. Game-winner vs New York,” he said, speaking about his November 2023 game-winner. He converted a 3-pointer over a double-team with just 1.7 seconds remaining on the clock to help his team to a 116-113 win at MSG.</p><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p>The two shots were not just exemplary game-winners but also extremely difficult to convert, considering Booker had multiple defenders’ attention during both plays. The Suns superstar did seem to believe that the one against the Clippers was more difficult, which seems true considering he looked off-balance when taking it.</p><p>However, as there were no fans at the arena and he only had his teammates to celebrate with, the choice seemed obvious enough.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Suns’ Devin Booker reveals his favorite shot ever in NBA career

<!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-dillon-brooks-first-impression-devin-booker-nba');   ga('set', 'title', 'Suns’ Dillon Brooks details first impression of Devin Booker in NBA');   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/2025/04/Dillon-Brooks.jpg"><figcaption>Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Suns’ Dillon Brooks details first impression of Devin Booker in NBA</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-25T16:27:59-07:00">September 25th, 4:27pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-25T16:27:59-07:00">September 25th, 4:27pm</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">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>SCOTTSDALE– 2025 will be a season of firsts for both Devin Booker and Dillon Brooks. The two Phoenix Suns players were once rivals, but have now turned into teammates.</p><p>As <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-news-devin-booker-drops-eye-opening-dillon-brooks-take-trade">Brooks was traded to the Suns</a> in the Kevin Durant deal, he brings a certain toughness, grit, and tenacity. However, Booker and Brooks’s rivalry began when the latter was on the Memphis Grizzlies.</p><p>Fast forward to training camp, and the defensive anchor shared an interesting tidbit. He mentioned that he called Booker as soon as the trade was finalized.</p><p>Communication was emphasized, and a togetherness for how they want the team to look was the top priority. Still, Brooks had the chance to <a href="https://x.com/DuaneRankin/status/1971321887704875053" rel="noopener">reflect on his early matchups</a> with the Suns’ all-time leading scorer.</p><p>“He was a great challenge to guard. Different game than a lot of guys have. 3-level scorer,” Brooks said during Day 1 of training camp.</p><p>“Tough to guard. Plays physical, but I knew that he didn’t like physicality then. So I could play physical with him, but we’re going to get through that this year for sure.”</p><h2><b>Dillon Brooks and Devin Booker can be a quality duo for the Suns</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Booker-and-Brooks.jpg"><figcaption>Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Both players are different, yet strikingly similar. They both play with a chip on their shoulder, can lead a team on a particular side of the ball, and can talk your ears off.</p><p>Brooks excels at the latter, but he’s been a defensive powerhouse. During his time with the Houston Rockets, he helped transform their team defense.</p><p>They were in the Top 10 during his two seasons there. Now, he has the chance to do that in Phoenix.</p><p>But now there’s another challenge with this Suns roster. They have <a href="https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nba/suns/2025/07/07/phoenix-suns-rookie-class-excited-to-help-rebuild/84499914007/" rel="noopener">a barrage of talented, but young players</a>. Brooks has taken it upon himself to push Ryan Dunn and Oso Ighodaro into being elite defensive players.</p><p>Both have the talent and capabilities to do so. Other guys on the roster have the chance to be impactful on the defensive side.</p><p>Either way, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-why-dillon-brooks-villain-persona-perfect">Booker and Brooks broke the bread</a>, and can lay the foundation of how people will perceive Phoenix, heading into the regular season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Suns’ Dillon Brooks details first impression of Devin Booker in NBA

<!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-devin-booker-challenged-by-kendrick-perkins-the-clock-take');   ga('set', 'title', 'Suns’ Devin Booker challenged by Kendrick Perkins with ‘on the clock’ take');   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/2025/09/Suns-guard-Devin-Booker.jpg"><figcaption>Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Suns’ Devin Booker challenged by Kendrick Perkins with ‘on the clock’ take</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-25T12:31:38-07:00">September 25th, 12:31pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-25T12:31:38-07:00">September 25th, 12:31pm</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</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As the last man standing from the Phoenix Suns’ failed Big 3 era, All-Star Devin Booker has a lot to prove in 2025-26, according to ESPN’s Kendrick Perkins. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-new-devin-bookers-disappointment-admission-kevin-durant-bradley-beal">Booker opened up about the disappointing years</a> alongside Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal at Suns Media Day. However, as he turns the page into a new era in Phoenix, Perkins is challenging the four-time All-Star to elevate his game next season.</p><p>It’s Booker’s <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1971281169644913068" rel="noopener">time to prove himself</a> as one of the NBA’s elite players, Perkins said, per ESPN’s NBA Today.</p><p>“I’m looking at Devin Booker right now, and I’m saying he’s on the clock. And when I say on the clock, it’s time for Devin Booker to show the world that he belongs,” Perkins said. “When I say belong, belong in the company of an Anthony Edwards. Belong in the company of an SGA. Can he be a guy that can be that number one option of this Phoenix Suns franchise? And I’m waiting to see it.”</p><p>Despite Booker’s first NBA Finals appearance in 2021, Kendrick Perkins wants to see what Devin can do as the Suns’ top option and go-to star.</p><p>“Yes, he went to the NBA Finals three or four years ago,” Perkins added. “But he had CP3. He had Deandre Ayton. Now, all of a sudden, you done lost a lot of coaches throughout these last four years. You done lost a lot of players. Now I’m ready to see, and it’s time for Devin Booker to prove that he belongs in that elite company.”</p><h2><b>Devin Booker on the Suns’ disappointing Big 3 era</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Suns-All-Star-Devin-Booker-Kevin-Durant-Bradley-Beal.jpg"><figcaption>Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>All-Star <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-news-devin-booker-hilarious-reaction-hitting-year-11-nba">Devin Booker is entering his 11th season</a> with the Suns, which is a good time to reflect on the Big 3 era he shared alongside Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal. Booker admits <a href="https://twitter.com/DuaneRankin/status/1971042380766904710" rel="noopener">the trying years were disappointing</a>, but it didn’t change the respect he has for Durant and Beal, he said, per Suns reporter Duane Rankin.</p><p>“It was tough,” Booker said. “I think just not getting to where we wanted to with Kevin and Brad. [Those are] two guys that I have a high respect for and always will. The opportunity to play alongside them was a lot in its own, but it will always be a disappointment to me to not do what we all sought out to do.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Devin Booker on two-year run with Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal: "It was tough. I think just not getting to where we wanted to with Kevin and Brad, two guys that I have a high respect for and always will. The opportunity to play alongside with them was a lot in its own, but it… <a href="https://t.co/RWj2wAWZmZ">pic.twitter.com/RWj2wAWZmZ</a></p><p>— Duane Rankin (@DuaneRankin) <a href="https://twitter.com/DuaneRankin/status/1971042380766904710?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 25, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Booker and the Suns will begin their preseason schedule against the Lakers on October 3.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Suns’ Devin Booker challenged by Kendrick Perkins with ‘on the clock’ take

<!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-new-devin-bookers-disappointment-admission-kevin-durant-bradley-beal');   ga('set', 'title', 'Suns’ Devin Booker’s ‘disappointment’ admission of Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal');   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/2025/09/Suns-1.jpg"><figcaption>Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Suns’ Devin Booker’s ‘disappointment’ admission of Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-25T08:23:19-07:00">September 25th, 8:23am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-25T08:23:19-07:00">September 25th, 8:23am</time><address><a href="https://www.downeuclid.com">Evan Dammarell</a>Evan Dammarell is an award-winning sports journalist covering all things Cleveland, including the Cavs, right off the shores of Lake Erie. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Devin Booker has been the face of the Phoenix Suns for nearly a decade, weathering rebuilds, playoff heartbreaks, and even a run to the NBA Finals. But nothing, Booker <a href="https://x.com/DuaneRankin/status/1971042380766904710" rel="noopener">says</a>, compares to the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-news-devin-booker-admission-about-last-season-miserable-failure">disappointment of Phoenix’s failed attempt</a> to build a superteam alongside Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal.</p><p>“It was tough,” Booker said. “I think just not getting to where we wanted to with Kevin and Brad. [Those are] two guys that I have a high respect for and always will. The opportunity to play alongside them was a lot in its own, but it will always be a disappointment to me to not do what we all sought out to do.”</p><p>Durant was traded to Houston this summer, and Beal accepted a buyout before joining the Clippers. That leaves <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-news-devin-booker-hilarious-reaction-hitting-year-11-nba">Booker as the lone star remaining</a> from what was supposed to be a championship-caliber core.</p><h2><b>Disconnect doomed the Suns</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Suns-2.jpg"><figcaption>Allan Henry-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Booker admitted that chemistry was a glaring issue.</p><p>“I don’t think there was any hatred in our last group,” he said. “I just think when you are all on a different plan and don’t have the same common goal or same objective. Then that’s what it turns into.”</p><p>The Suns were aggressive under new owner Mat Ishbia. They’ve more than $600 million in salary and tax penalties to assemble their trio. The results were underwhelming. Phoenix won just one playoff series during the era, with Durant and Beal never meshing alongside Booker. Injuries and overlapping skill sets left the team searching for answers, while fans were left frustrated by lofty promises that went unfulfilled.</p><p>Booker called the past two seasons “the toughest of my career,” a sobering statement from a player who endured years of losing before Phoenix’s breakthrough to the 2021 Finals.</p><p>Now the Suns are resetting. Jalen Green and Dillon Brooks headline the new arrivals, while first-time head coach Jordan Ott takes over. The plan is simpler: build around Booker as the centerpiece rather than forcing star power to coexist.</p><p>Whether this next chapter leads to a rebound or a rebuild, one thing is certain. The Big Three era is finished, and only Booker remains to tell the story.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Suns’ Devin Booker’s ‘disappointment’ admission of Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal

<!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-devin-booker-hilarious-reaction-hitting-year-11-nba');   ga('set', 'title', 'Suns star Devin Booker’s hilarious reaction to hitting Year 11 in the NBA');   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/2025/09/NBA-Phoenix-Suns-Media-Day.jpg"><figcaption>Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Suns star Devin Booker’s hilarious reaction to hitting Year 11 in the NBA</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-24T19:26:33-07:00">September 24th, 7:26pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-24T19:26:33-07:00">September 24th, 7:26pm</time><address><a>Paolo Mariano</a>Paolo Mariano is a freelance writer, editor, and producer based in Manila, Philippines. He is a journalism graduate from the University of Santo Tomas and the father of a young girl whose personality swings from Simone Biles to Dillon Brooks. A beacon of objectivity, he believes Penny Hardaway is the true NBA GOAT.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>When Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker entered the NBA in 2018, he was just a wide-eyed 18-year-old. He wasn’t even legally allowed to drink.</p><p>But for athletes, time can be on warp speed. Today, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-news-khaman-maluach-shares-surreal-devin-booker-story-2024-olympics">Booker is now the main veteran of the Suns</a>, with his young teammates looking up to him for guidance.</p><p>In July, Booker signed a record-setting two-year contract extension worth $145 million, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-news-kendrick-perkins-bradley-beal-take-devin-booker-historic-contract">keeping him in Phoenix until 2030</a>. It further showed that the team views him as the cornerstone and the player to build around as he enters his 11th season in the NBA.</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1970977291183477122" rel="noopener">In a video posted</a> by the league on X, the 28-year-old guard was asked on media day: “On your hands, can you tell me how many years you’ve been in the NBA now?”</p><p>With a deadpan tone, Booker had the perfect response.</p><p>“I can’t, I’d need my toes,” said the four-time All-Star.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"On your hands, can you tell me how many years you've been in the NBA now?"</p><p>"I can't, I'd need my toes." 😂<a href="https://twitter.com/DevinBook?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DevinBook</a> gearing up for Year 11! <a href="https://t.co/jvHP9wZEXM">pic.twitter.com/jvHP9wZEXM</a></p><p>— NBA (@NBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1970977291183477122?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 24, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>It’s safe to say that not many envisioned Booker to become the elite player he is now. He came off the bench during his one-and-done stint at Kentucky and fell to the 13th overall pick in the draft. Fans thought that he would simply be a sidekick or an offensive sparkplug. Now, he is the undisputed face of the Suns.</p><p>Phoenix pressed the reset button in the offseason after the failed experiment with the trio of Booker and fellow All-Stars Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal. While the team-up looked good on paper, the Suns didn’t find much success on the floor.</p><p>They missed last season’s playoffs after a woeful 36-46 win-loss record. Booker, however, continued to put up big numbers, averaging 25.6 points, 4.1 rebounds, and a career-high 7.1 assists.</p><p>With Durant and Beal gone, Booker needs to up the ante even more. He will rely on guards Jalen Green and Grayson Allen, forward Dillon Brooks, and centers Mark Williams and Nick Richards to provide support.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Suns star Devin Booker’s hilarious reaction to hitting Year 11 in the NBA

<!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-devin-booker-drops-eye-opening-dillon-brooks-take-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'Suns’ Devin Booker drops eye-opening Dillon Brooks take after trade');   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/2025/09/Booker-and-Brooks.jpg"><figcaption>Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Suns’ Devin Booker drops eye-opening Dillon Brooks take after trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-24T15:46:58-07:00">September 24th, 3:46pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-24T15:46:58-07:00">September 24th, 3:46pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University alum from Atlanta who graduated with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-news-mat-ishbia-spins-head-scratching-yarn-success-this-season">Phoenix Suns are currently preparing</a> for the upcoming 2025-26 season, which is slated to begin in less than a month. The Suns enter this year without both Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal on the roster, following a tumultuous offseason that now sees Jalen Green and Dillon Brooks as supporting cast members <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-news-devin-booker-admission-about-last-season-miserable-failure">around Devin Booker.</a></p><p>Recently, at media day, Booker got 100% real <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1970969737581719806" rel="noopener">on his interactions</a> with Brooks immediately following the trade that sent Durant to the Houston Rockets.</p><p>“[Dillon Brooks] called me immediately the day the trade went down… The guy you hate when he’s not on your team, but you embrace him when he is. I think that whole reputation has taken away from what type of player he is,” said Booker, via Oh No He Didn’t on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>Brooks indeed has garnered more of a reputation for his antics and trash talk rather than his play on the floor, but he reminds a solid perimeter defender who can also knock down open threes on the other end of the floor.</p><h2><b>Can the Suns stay competitive?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Suns-star-Devin-Booker.jpg"><figcaption>Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While Brooks is a complementary 3 and D player who could slide into seemingly any modern NBA rotation, there have been big concerns about the fit between Devin Booker and Jalen Green, both of whom play the two guard position and theoretically need the ball in their hands to be the best versions of themselves (although Booker did find success playing off the ball when he was teammates with Chris Paul).</p><p>In a crowded Western Conference playoff field, many are projecting the Suns to once again be on the outside looking in for the postseason this year. However, if new head coach Jordan Ott can find a way to get Booker and Green to complement one another as opposed to canceling each other out, there is an intriguing collection of talent still left on this Suns roster even after the losses of Durant and Beal.</p><p>In any case, the Suns are slated to kick off their 2025-26 season with a home game against the Sacramento Kings on October 22.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Suns’ Devin Booker drops eye-opening Dillon Brooks take after trade

<!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-devin-booker-admission-about-last-season-miserable-failure');   ga('set', 'title', 'Suns’ Devin Booker makes obvious admission about last season’s miserable failure');   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/2025/04/Devin-Booker-1-dribbles-the-ball-against-the-Oklahoma-City-Thunder-during-the-first-half.jpg"><figcaption>© Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Suns’ Devin Booker makes obvious admission about last season’s miserable failure</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-24T13:04:50-07:00">September 24th, 1:04pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-24T13:04:50-07:00">September 24th, 1:04pm</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Devin Booker <a href="https://x.com/HaydenCilley/status/1970911706873463094" rel="noopener">delivered a candid assessment</a> as the Phoenix Suns held Media Day on Wednesday ahead of the 2025-26 NBA season. The All-Star guard acknowledged that last season fell short of expectations, citing a lack of connection within the team as a major factor in its struggles.</p><p>Booker addressed the topic during his press conference in a video captured by ClutchPoints’ Hayden Cilley.</p><p>“I’m a do what I can. I’m always going to use my voice – I feel like I used my voice a lot last year too but we just fell short,” Booker said. “It wasn’t as connected as we wanted it to be. I don’t think anybody had problems with each other off the court… we just simply weren’t as connected.”</p><p>The Suns entered the 2024-25 campaign with championship aspirations after building around Booker, Kevin Durant, and Bradley Beal. Instead, the team battled injuries, inconsistency, and chemistry issues, ultimately leading to another disappointing finish. Booker’s remarks confirmed what many observers had already suggested — that Phoenix’s inability to play cohesively was central to its downfall.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Devin Booker explained how his leadership is more important than ever.</p><p>“I felt last year, we weren’t as connected.” <a href="https://t.co/AsUcEL5cUW">pic.twitter.com/AsUcEL5cUW</a></p><p>— Hayden Cilley (@HaydenCilley) <a href="https://twitter.com/HaydenCilley/status/1970911706873463094?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 24, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Devin Booker’s remarks set tone as Suns enter new season under revamped roster</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>Individually, Booker remained productive across the season. He averaged 25.6 points, 7.1 assists, and 4.1 rebounds per game while shooting 46.1% from the field and 33.2% from beyond the arc. He appeared in 75 games, logging 37.3 minutes per contest as the primary offensive engine.</p><p>The Suns have undergone significant roster changes since then. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-bradley-beal-need-ring-declaration-signing">Beal agreed to a buyout and signed with the Los Angeles Clippers</a>, while <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/kevin-durant-trade-grades-7-teams-blockbuster">Durant was traded to the Houston Rockets</a> for a package headlined by Dillon Brooks, Jalen Green, and draft capital. Under owner Mat Ishbia, the moves reflected a pivot toward <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-news-why-dillon-brooks-was-phoenix-main-target-kevin-durant-trade">building a roster centered on culture, defense, and depth</a> rather than star-driven firepower.</p><p>Booker’s acknowledgment of last season’s shortcomings comes as the franchise turns the page <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-jordan-ott-hiring-hope-new-direction-dark-past">under new head coach Jordan Ott</a>. With Brooks joining the fold and a retooled roster around him, Booker will once again carry the mantle of leadership as the Suns attempt to establish a new identity.</p><p>Phoenix opens the 2025-26 season at home against the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday, Oct. 22, beginning what the organization hopes will be a reversal from the disconnected campaign Booker openly admitted had fallen short.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Suns’ Devin Booker makes obvious admission about last season’s miserable failure

<!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', '/celebrity/kendall-jenner-devin-booker-seemingly-rekindling-romance');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kendall Jenner, Devin Booker seemingly rekindling romance');   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/2025/09/Kendall-Jenner-Devin-Booker-seemingly-rekindling-romance.jpg"></figure><h1>Kendall Jenner, Devin Booker seemingly rekindling romance</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-17T20:55:19-07:00">September 17th, 8:55pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-17T20:57:09-07:00">September 17th, 8:57pm</time><address><a>Autumn Hawkins</a>Autumn Hawkins is an Associate Entertainment Editor at ClutchPoints. She enjoys writing about music, lifestyle, film, and television. When she's not writing, she is trying the newest makeup trend, reading a romance novel, or planning her next trip. She is also a proud member of the BeyHive.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Celebrity</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Kendall Jenner and Devin Booker might be rekindling their romance once again.</p><p>Over the weekend, People reported that the model and Phoenix Suns star <a href="https://people.com/kendall-jenner-devin-booker-spotted-leaving-same-nyc-hotel-11810429" rel="noopener">were seen leaving</a> the same New York hotel separately. Jenner was wearing a black turtleneck with matching black cropped pants. She added a white crinkled material in the middle and paired it with black heels and a matching clutch.</p><p>As for Booker, he kept his fit casual in all-white and paired it with a baseball cap. In the photo, Booker was also carrying two large bags.</p><p>While fans would love to see them try their romance again, with the many events of New York Fashion Week, it could simply be a coincidence.</p><h2>Devin Booker and Kendall Jenner’s relationship</h2><p>The NBA star and model began dating in 2020 and went Instagram official on Valentine’s Day in 2021. When the couple celebrated their one-year anniversary, a source shared that Jenner was very<a href="https://people.com/tv/kendall-jenner-is-crazy-about-boyfriend-devin-booker-source/" rel="noopener"> happy in her relationship.</a></p><p>“She is crazy about him. She has never looked happier. Her whole family loves Devin too,” a source told PEOPLE.</p><p>“Devin is such a cool guy,” the insider added. “He is very low-key and doesn’t want to be a celebrity. He is very sweet to Kendall.”</p><p>In an interview in 2022 with the Wall Street Journal, Booker shared if <a href="https://people.com/sports/devin-booker-enjoying-life-to-fullest-when-asked-girlfriend-kendall-jenner/" rel="noopener">dating the model is hard</a> given her fame as well.</p><p>“I wouldn’t say hard,” the NBA star responded. “Honestly, I’m enjoying life to the fullest, and that came off my tongue so easily because it wasn’t always this way, but I feel like I’m in a good place right now.”</p><p>Despite their lavish trips and Booker joining Jenner in family events like Kourtney Kardashian getting married to Travis Barker, the two quietly ended their relationship in November 2022. The couple decided to <a href="https://www.eonline.com/news/1355686/heres-the-reason-kendall-jenner-and-devin-booker-broke-up" rel="noopener">focus on their careers</a> given their busy schedules, according to E! News.</p><p>There have been incidents when the two have attempted to<a href="https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/kendall-jenner-and-devin-booker-are-still-very-much-together-source/" rel="noopener"> rekindle their romance</a> with most recently being in February 2025.</p><p>They are “very much together,” a source told Us Weekly.  “Kendall thinks Devin is really funny, and they seem very solid right now.”</p><p>“Kendall and Devin like to keep their relationship private,” the source added. “But they are very touchy-feely when they’re with friends.”</p><p>There haven’t been any reports detailing the current status of their relationship so we’ll just have to keep our eyes peeled.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kendall Jenner, Devin Booker seemingly rekindling romance

<!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

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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>

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