JULY 6: Booker has officially signed his contract extension with the Suns, according to NBA.com’s transactions log. Booker confirmed as much, tweeting, “Signed sealed delivered.”
JUNE 30: Devin Booker is set to sign a four-year, super-max extension with the Suns as early as next week, sources tell Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium (Twitter link).
The 13th pick of the 2015 draft, Booker has spend his entire seven-year career with Phoenix. He’s been an All-Star each of the past three seasons, but more importantly, at least from a financial perspective, Booker was named to the All-NBA First Team last season, which made him eligible for the super-max, also known as the Designated Veteran Extension.
The 25-year-old is still under contract for a total of $69.83MM through 2023/24, so his extension won’t kick in until ’24/25. The deal will tentatively be worth $214MM from 2024-28, per Charania.
Booker led the Suns to a 64-18 regular season record last season, the best mark in the NBA by a full eight games. However, the team fell to the Mavericks in the second-round of the playoffs, losing in embarrassing fashion at home in Game 7.
Despite the disappointing ending, in many other ways it was a resounding success for both Booker and the Suns, who set a franchise record for wins. Booker averaged 26.8 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 4.8 APG and 1.1 SPG on .466/.383/.868 shooting in 68 regular season games (34.5 MPG) while showing improved defense.
Booker has also been an impressive postseason performer over the past couple seasons, helping lead the team to the Finals in ’20/21. He’s averaged a combined 26.1 PPG, 5.4 RPG and 4.5 APG on .448/.356/.900 shooting in 32 career playoff games (39.2 MPG).
Booker deserves this unlike Brad Beal.
What has Booker done to deserve his contract that Beal hasn’t? Their career numbers are almost identical. They’re both three time All-Stars and 1 time All-NBA.
Team succes! Beal has done nothing as the number one guy
neither has Booker lol
Booker has done squat. CP3 deserves half his salary for carrying his behind to the playoffs.
Damn these NBA contracts are outrages.
This might actually be the worst contract in the NBA, depending on what ttheuly can keep around him moving forward. Having Chris Paul, Mikail Brodges, and Cam Johnson should at least help with that, and hopefully they can keep Crowder, or continue to surround him with defenders and shooting they need to hide his deficiencies and allow him to be the scorer for them
How is this worse than Beal?
It isn’t worse than Beal, they’re both good contracts as of right now. In a few years it may be a different matter.
It is not the worst even this day. Former is doing his vague thing.
To be fair, Booker has definitely improved in certain areas, but a lot of that is who is around him. Beal is somewhat similar, but I think he can do more than Booker, in a vacuum. He is older though obviously, and has more injury history, so for that reason I see the argument. That being g said, I think Beal is more important to Washington than Booker is to Phoenix, at least currently
I will say I dont think it’s as bad as his original extension, which was a massive overpay
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