Should Devin Booker try to leave the Suns for greener pastures?
Devin Booker is probably too good for the Suns. But him ever leaving Phoenix wouldn't be so simple.
In the immediate aftermath of a decisive four-game sweep at the hands of the reigning NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder , Devin Booker doesn't necessarily deserve the benefit of the doubt. By his standards as one of the NBA's top scorers, the perennial All-Star was pretty uninspiring in the series. Booker shot just 46 percent from the field while only making 5-of-18 from behind the 3-point line.
With the Suns already such a massive underdog against the heavyweight Thunder, Booker's performance simply isn't going to cut it. Phoenix needs more from its long-time franchise player. At the same time, is it really Booker's fault he's mired on a Suns team with so little help surrounding him?
Booker deserves credit for even dragging an effort-based Phoenix squad with limited talent and depth to the postseason. Which makes me wonder. Should the star shooting guard be trying to find a way off the Suns this summer?
He's already given Phoenix so much over his 11-year career. He stuck with them through a dark period in the late 2010s, where they never won more than 34 games. He became their talisman on a team that reached the 2021 NBA Finals.