Devin Booker

[Blackification]

Booker is averaging 16 ppg in January and 14.25 since bledsoe went down (8 games). He is getting more comfortable as the season goes on and I can't say enough how impressive he's been. He is the Sol bright spot of the season.

Idk Tj Warren has been pretty impressive as well and shown enough that he can play that starting 3 spot. I would put him as a bright spot. Jon Leuer we got for a 2nd round pick and he is pretty decent as a backup big option for what we got him for. He shouldn't be a starter, but can't fault him for what he has brought at the cost we got him.

The rest of the team.. yuck disappointing all around. But I agree that Booker has been the brightest spot

[lilfishi22]

Booker plays very smart basketball. Only shot I think that was ill-advised was when Tyson slipped the screen on Wade and Booker got blocked. But I think what happened was, Booker wanted to hit Tyson for the oop but saw that Whiteside was pretty close to him so he decided to take the jumper instead. Still though, all of his other shots were quality looks, I think he needs to learn to hit shots with tired legs. Maybe over the summer attach ten pound weights to his ankles so he isolates his arms to shoot only. He also needs to work on his ball handles over the summer, besides that he's good.

+1

His shots were short, often hitting the front rim and that to me indicates fatigue but what I love is his shot selection. His handles need work but I think it's fine for what he is right now. He's efficient and doesn't force things even when he dribbles the ball which I like. When he gets stuck, he passes off early and doesn't hold the ball.

[saintEscaton]

Book takes Dwade off the dribble and makes him fall over

https://cdn.streamable.com/video/mp4/3o9p.mp4

[Damkac]

Fans usually overrate their teams's young talent. But looking how much love Booker get's outside of this board I'm assured he is something special

[Twuan89]

Devin Booker is going to be star, he has a lot of potential and he's a smart basketball player.

[Mulhollanddrive]

At worst he's going to be a 15 ppg player on good effeciency, because he's basically there already minutes adjusted.

At best around 20 ppg with some solid rebounding / passing and improved defense.

Wings (SG, SF) are very light on for depth around the league, so to get a potentially top liner is even better.

To go with it, he's a straight shooting character, none of this Bledsoe, Morris, Goodwin crap.

[Qwigglez]

Devin Booker scored a career-high 32 points in Tuesday's loss to the Pacers, adding two assists and six 3-pointers in 40 minutes.

Advice: The six 3-pointers were obviously a career high as well, and he shot 9-of-16 from the field, 6-of-11 from deep and hit all eight of his free throws. His 32 points are the most by a rookie this season, beating Kristaps Porzingis' 29-point outing on Nov. 17. Incredibly, Booker is also the third-youngest player to have a 30-point game, joining LeBron James and Kevin Durant. The rookie is loaded with potential and needs to be owned in all leagues following this performance, and his development should be one of the Suns' top priorities moving forward.
(Rotoworld.com)

I can't stop saying how much Booker is a beast. I think Booker has more potential than Klay Thompson and looks closer to Steph Curry in regards to how he gets his shot. Did we finally find our Paul George/Kawhi Leonard in the draft?

This kid is oozing with potential.

[Mulhollanddrive]

He can still get a lot better, a lot of the time I see when he's shut down he dumps the ball and has to go back to waiting, once he adds to his offensive skill set he'll be able to beat his man and create a shot more often. Plus we never run plays for him, so combine those two factors and it gets him more shots and more chances to run the plays that suit him.

Still think he can do more on the defensive end, rebounding and improving his passing to round off his game.

A player like Booker shouldn't peak for another 5 years, so it will be exciting to see the final product.

[Mr Puddles]

He can still get a lot better, a lot of the time I see when he's shut down he dumps the ball and has to go back to waiting, once he adds to his offensive skill set he'll be able to beat his man and create a shot more often. Plus we never run plays for him, so combine those two factors and it gets him more shots and more chances to run the plays that suit him.

Still think he can do more on the defensive end, rebounding and improving his passing to round off his game.

A player like Booker shouldn't peak for another 5 years, so it will be exciting to see the final product.

We've been running some plays for him lately. Booker's first basket for instance had Tucker driving, Chandler setting a screen to get Booker some space in the corner, and then Tucker doing his patented 'stumbling over my own feet and falling to the floor tumble-pass' to an open Booker.

[Damkac]

Can't imagine how depressing this season would be without him.

[carey]

A player like Booker shouldn't peak for another 5 years, so it will be exciting to see the final product.

Not trying to nitpick but athletically the peak is around age 27. It has me positively giddy on what this kid might turn into. I thought when we drafted him that we got our own Klay Thompson. Now I think he is going to be better. We absolutely have to move Brandon Knight before next year. This kid deserves to start next to EB and play 35 minutes a night.

[DRK]

Devin's stats through January:

January 31.6MPG .480FG% 3.5RPG 1.5APG 0.1BPG 0.9SPG 16.9PPG

Insane for a 19 year old rookie.

He needs a nickname!!!

[TASTIC]

Devin's stats through January:

January 31.6MPG .480FG% 3.5RPG 1.5APG 0.1BPG 0.9SPG 16.9PPG

Insane for a 19 year old rookie.

He needs a nickname!!!

Book the Rook

Crap nicknames aside, the guy has that X factor for sure.

Just watched the replay and he's really coachable which is such a good quality to have as a young player. He looks keen to learn, he shouts out at team-mates and he wants the ball when we need a bucket, LOTS to like...

[Qwigglez]

Devin's stats through January:

January 31.6MPG .480FG% 3.5RPG 1.5APG 0.1BPG 0.9SPG 16.9PPG

Insane for a 19 year old rookie.

He needs a nickname!!!

I think his assist numbers would be up to at least 3-4 per game if our players not named Booker could hit a jumper.

[bwgood77]

Wow, just pulled up rookie 3 pt %, and on good volume, Booker at 44.6% is barely ahead of 1 rookie who has attempted at least 30 3s this year, and you'd probably be surprised to see who it is. After that, there is only one other rookie on decent volume over 40% (and barely over). Another thing that is kind of scary is who is #11. And of course all these guys are in the west.

http://espn.go.com/nba/statistics/player/_/stat/3-points/sort/threePointFieldGoalPct/qualified/false/position/rookies

[carey]

Wow, just pulled up rookie 3 pt %, and on good volume, Booker at 44.6% is barely ahead of 1 rookie who has attempted at least 30 3s this year, and you'd probably be surprised to see who it is. After that, there is only one other rookie on decent volume over 40% (and barely over). Another thing that is kind of scary is who is #11. And of course all these guys are in the west.

http://espn.go.com/nba/statistics/player/_/stat/3-points/sort/threePointFieldGoalPct/qualified/false/position/rookies

That kid Simmons has been playing great. He's got 7 full years on Booker though! One guy I'm surprised in the top 10 is Neto... the 40% from the field is troublesome and is one of the reasons he's not getting more minutes. He's one of 2 other rookies in the top 10 that has attempted as many 3s as Booker. I figured KAT was the guy you were referring to. Another thing that stuck out on the chart was the number of 3-point attempts that Porzingis has taken. Anyone want to guess before looking?

Spoiler:

132 - Nearly double that of Booker.

[bwgood77]

Wow, just pulled up rookie 3 pt %, and on good volume, Booker at 44.6% is barely ahead of 1 rookie who has attempted at least 30 3s this year, and you'd probably be surprised to see who it is. After that, there is only one other rookie on decent volume over 40% (and barely over). Another thing that is kind of scary is who is #11. And of course all these guys are in the west.

http://espn.go.com/nba/statistics/player/_/stat/3-points/sort/threePointFieldGoalPct/qualified/false/position/rookies

That kid Simmons has been playing great. He's got 7 full years on Booker though! One guy I'm surprised in the top 10 is Neto... the 40% from the field is troublesome and is one of the reasons he's not getting more minutes. He's one of 2 other rookies in the top 10 that has attempted as many 3s as Booker. I figured KAT was the guy you were referring to. Another thing that stuck out on the chart was the number of 3-point attempts that Porzingis has taken. Anyone want to guess before looking?

Spoiler:

132 - Nearly double that of Booker.

Wow, looks like after last night, the guy I was referring to as right behind Booker on fairly decent volume, Trey Lyles, has moved to 47.4% now....that's crazy. Who would have thought he might be the best shooting stretch four out of the last draft with Frank, Myles, Bobby, Kristaps. I knew he had a good mid range game coming out......this Kentucky class is looking great, between Towns, Lyles and Booker.....not even counting WCS.

Trey Lyles is a nice pairing with Gobert or Favors in the middle. That frontcourt is pretty stout.

[saintEscaton]

The Booker Report

[aIvin adams]

The Booker Report

pressure cooker.

checkbook

no shave microwave

i dunno but yah.. he deserves the best <33

[Twuan89]

24pts, 5asts.