Is Devin Booker a Bona Fide Superstar Now?

[Some smartguy]

Currently he is probably the second-best player on a championship team(calling it), depending on how you see CP3. He has debatably been the MVP of the playoffs so far. I still don’t see him as a superstar. I think that he can definitely get there, but in my eyes, he is not yet a top-10 guy in the league.

[art_tatum]

If he plays well enough to win the fmvp then he is one step closer to that status.
Superstar imo are only guys like LeBron, curry, KD, and maybe Luka/Giannis/Kawhi

Guys like dame and AD are top players but most people outside of basketball don't know them

A top ten player + people who don't watch a second of basketball will know are who I consider superstars, transcending the sport. Booker has a leg up with dating Kendall. So If he plays like a top 10 player for a couple years, he has a chance of getting there.

[PMONSTER]

The only way I can answer this is putting together a list of players I have better than him:

Giannis
KD
Bron
Curry
Leonard
Harden
Embiid
AD
Joker
Dame
Luka

Eh... I can't put him as a Superstar yet. That's a lot of people who I have clearly better than him. That's before we start mentioning people who can make a debate at being better.

[tribulations]

Tier 2 at best, solid playoffs performance though

[tribulations]

Tier 2 at best, solid playoffs performance though

[SF_Warriors]

Perennial all star? Yes. One of the best sg in the game? Yes. Superstar..no

To elaborate, he doesnt do anything at a high level except scoring, and he doesnt even score at superstar level.

[SF_Warriors]

Who the heck is in here saying hes not a go to guy / clutch shot maker???

Please take a moment to youtube "Devin Booker gamewinner" and see how many results pop up.

The guy is one of the clutchest, coldest players in the league. The degree of difficulty on his game winners are through the roof.

He's a superstar no question. The first year he has a decent supporting cast they (likely) win the championship.

The kid has zero holes in his game. He can shoot from anywhere over anyone, can finish in traffic (see mean driving dunks vs clippers) and knows when to pass the rock too.

Dudes averaging 27/6/5 in the playoffs.

27ppg on 50%efg and 5apg in almost 41mpg is not superstar level.

Lebron for example got that in 36mpg last playoffs on 62%efg with alnost 9apg to boot.

Harden was averaging 30 & 7apg with cp3 playing less minutes in the pos.

Luka this year playing same amount of minutes was getting 35 and 10apg.

[dygaction]

Perennial all star? Yes. One of the best sg in the game? Yes. Superstar..no

To elaborate, he doesnt do anything at a high level except scoring, and he doesnt even score at superstar level.

Would a FMVP this year elevate him to superstar?

[SF_Warriors]

Perennial all star? Yes. One of the best sg in the game? Yes. Superstar..no

To elaborate, he doesnt do anything at a high level except scoring, and he doesnt even score at superstar level.

Would a FMVP this year elevate him to superstar?

Nah, otherwise guys like tony parker or billups would be superstars..

If booker upped his assists by 2 or 3, then upped his scoring by 3ppg and maintaining 60%TS..then yea. Im not trying to put him down, he is a fantastic player.

[gorz]

Players I have ahead of him. I think he's in that 15-20 range but the case be made for him above #13. Mitchell and #14 Tatum.

1.Kd
2. Curry
3. Kawhi
4. Luka
5. Lillard
6. Giannis
7. Ad
8. Embiid
9. Jokic
10. Lebron
11. Trae
12. Harden
13. Mitchell
14. Tatum
15. Booker
16. Kyrie
17. Russ
18. Cp3
19. Butler
20. Pg13

[jcsunsfan]

No he isn't.

His playoff run has been extremely overrated by the media masses.

When this is all over, Devin Booker will have scored more points in his first playoff run than any other in NBA history, including Michael, Kobe, Magic, Kareem, etc. He will also have won a championship while also playing much better defense than anyone is willing to admit.

[TheGOATRises007]

No he isn't.

His playoff run has been extremely overrated by the media masses.

When this is all over, Devin Booker will have scored more points in his first playoff run than any other in NBA history, including Michael, Kobe, Magic, Kareem, etc. He will also have won a championship while also playing much better defense than anyone is willing to admit.

Because his 1st playoff run is longer than those most of those

That doesn't mean anything

His PER is barely above league average and his BPM is .4

I'm sure his other impact metrics are similar

This idea that he's have a superstar playoff run is so far off the truth

[PistolPeteJR]

I am relieved that Book is playing both ends of the court when we need him the most at the highest stage of the game but do you really think this defensive performance is replicable and he is comparable to those elite two-way players you are listing?

Didn't Monty bench him in the clutch just last night when the Suns were playing D lol?

No lol

He played 44 minutes and they had the game in the bag.

I stand corrected. My bad.

[chitownsports4ever]

Isn't there a thread around here claiming Booker could never be the leading scorer on a title team and now he may do that and still be considered a glorified role player ?

Never change GB board never change

[clippertown]

I think Booker was not as impressive as Luka or Mitchell when each team faced the Clippers. I wonder what would of happened if Dallas beat the Clippers and the winner of Utah and Dallas played the Suns?

One of the three is already a superstar but most likely all 3 will get there at some point

[saintEscaton]

Isn't there a thread around here claiming Booker could never be the leading scorer on a title team and now he may do that and still be considered a glorified role player ?

Never change GB board never change

I view Booker as a sure fire All-Star/star but he is eons away from becoming a superstar, when CP3 hangs it up if he can run the offense by himself and become the unquestioned #1 as an off the bounce shot creator, initiatiator, ballhandler and playmaker and thereby make up for his loss and get us to this less of basketball again almost singlehandedly than I will reconsider. Basically he has to be Luka/Harden tier and be a serious regular season MVP candidate to get there.

[saintEscaton]

I think Booker was not as impressive as Luka or Mitchell when each team faced the Clippers. I wonder what would of happened if Dallas beat the Clippers and the winner of Utah and Dallas played the Suns?

One of the three is already a superstar but most likely all 3 will get there at some point

Luka was a superstar the moment he played his first NBA game. His rookie season was Lebronesque and almost unparalled, he is probably the greatest European prospect ever/in recent memory and is already Harden level as a third year player. Truly remarkable. And to think we could have drafted him and had an incredible 1-2 wing combo with Booker. I knew he would be that special but was also high on Ayton (he fit a need and had the UofA/hometown connection) but would take Luka in a heartbeat in a redraft.

[Sicnarf]

To me, he is already a superstar at age of 24 (quite impressive) and definitely the best player in the Suns and a clear Finals MVP candidate...

Advanced stats are way overrated as much as Book is underrated... You actually have to watch the games to enjoy and see how good he is.

[DCasey91]

Strictly offense but a better scoring Paul Pierce? Booker scores as well as any in the comp. Not a superstar (Top 5 ish is superstar range for me) but he’s a damn good player I’ll tell you that much.

[saintEscaton]

To me, he is already a superstar at age of 20 (quite impressive) and definitely the best player in the Suns and a clear Finals MVP candidate...

Advanced stats are way overrated as much as Book is underrated... You actually have to watch the games to enjoy and see how good he is.

He is 24 currently, good sir. Or are you making the argument that he was a superstar 4 years ago?