We may be looking at a Suns Starting Lineup of:
Devin Booker
Bradley Beal
Yuta Watanabe
Kevin Durant
Deandre Ayton
That lineup is going to win a lot of basketball games.
According to NBA GMs, Devin Booker is the NBA’s Best SG. By a lot.
He got 63% of votes, with Steph Curry (10%) and Luka Doncic (7%) following behind. He also got the most votes last year.
In a league of his own.
If the Suns win it all this season, they not only solidify themselves as the best Suns team ever, they have a case to be one of the best NBA teams ever.
Monty Williams was at the center of the Suns’ turnaround from being decade-long bottom-feeders to a consistent contender. It was a coaching carousel before he arrived. He changed everything. We are not where we are now without Monty.
And for that, I will forever be thankful.
The Big 3, over this 7-game win streak:
Devin Booker — 31.6 PPG on 66.1 TS% w/ 5.1 RPG & 6.3 APG
Kevin Durant — 26.7 PPG on 65.7 TS% w/ 6.4 RPG & 4.9 APG
Bradley Beal — 21.3 PPG on 65.5 TS% w/ 5.0 RPG & 4.9 APG
Becoming deadlier by the day.
With Devin Booker:
8-1 record (would rank 1st)
7.0 Net Rating (would rank 3rd)
Without Devin Booker:
3-5 record (would rank 22nd)
0.5 Net Rating (would rank 17th)
Best team in the NBA with him, mediocre without him.
That’s what an MVP looks like.
Ja Morant and the healthy Grizzlies in the past week since Ja said, “I’m fine in the West”:
Loss to the Nuggets.
Loss to the Curry-less Warriors.
Loss to the Booker-less Suns.
Doesn’t look fine to me…
Kevin Durant has been open about his love for Devin Booker. He’s mentioned in the past his love for Phoenix. He’s spoken about the respect he has for Monty Williams.
The fit is there, the Suns have the pieces to get a deal done, and KD looks damn good in a Suns uniform.
Kevin Durant: “Yeah, it was fun.”
Devin Booker: "It was fun. I’ll tell you that."
Deandre Ayton: "It was real fun. I'm not going to lie."
Feels good to be a Suns fan.
Chris Paul on Phoenix: “This is home for me.”
Devin Booker to Cam Payne after he threw out the 1st pitch for the Dbacks: "OK, kinda getting blessed into the city, huh?"
Mikal Bridges: “I don’t ever wanna leave”
Players love playing for the Suns again.
Imagine this:
Suns hire Steve Nash as part of the coaching staff and go on to win their first ever championship this season.
CP3 finally gets his ring, Book is a champion at 26, Nash gets a ring in Phoenix after all.
Couldn’t script a more perfect first championship.
Devin Booker when guarded by Luka Doncic in this series:
12-15 (80%) FG, 4-4 (100%) 3PT, 4 AST, 4 TOV (in 5:35)
Luka Doncic when guarded by Devin Booker in this series:
4-9 (44.4%) FG, 0-0 (0%) 3PT, 0 AST, 0 TOV (in 4:42)
Advantage Booker.
Stephen A. Smith on Luka’s limping at the end of the half:
“[Luka] always looking for an excuse not to get back on defense”
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