Devin Booker and the looming $150M contract extension: Your take?

[starbosa10]

Don't get all the Booker hate here.....pay him! Home grown Suns GOAT!

Zero championships
Out of the playoffs more seasons than in
Played on the worst Suns teams ever
Fringe All Star
Choked away biggest game ever with historic loss and never recovered

There's your greatest home grown Sun. No wonder teams like Nugs, Raptors and now Thunder got their rings and Suns have not.

Not fair to put this all on book lol look at our ownership over the years, the constant coaching carousel (8 in 10 years), etc. All those organizations are way better run and yeah Book isn't Jokic/prime Kwahi level but few are.

[sunsbg]

Don't get all the Booker hate here.....pay him! Home grown Suns GOAT!

Zero championships
Out of the playoffs more seasons than in
Played on the worst Suns teams ever
Fringe All Star
Choked away biggest game ever with historic loss and never recovered

There's your greatest home grown Sun. No wonder teams like Nugs, Raptors and now Thunder got their rings and Suns have not.

Not fair to put this all on book lol look at our ownership over the years, the constant coaching carousel (8 in 10 years), etc. All those organizations are way better run and yeah Book isn't Jokic/prime Kwahi level but few are.

That's the point. Well run organizations don't give top 1 money to top 25 players.

[lilfishi22]

Don't get all the Booker hate here.....pay him! Home grown Suns GOAT!

Zero championships
Out of the playoffs more seasons than in
Played on the worst Suns teams ever
Fringe All Star
Choked away biggest game ever with historic loss and never recovered

There's your greatest home grown Sun. No wonder teams like Nugs, Raptors and now Thunder got their rings and Suns have not.

If you choose to remember Book by these negatives, that's your prerogative as a fan. But I certainly don't and I presume most don't either.

[503Suns]

Don't get all the Booker hate here.....pay him! Home grown Suns GOAT!

Zero championships
Out of the playoffs more seasons than in
Played on the worst Suns teams ever
Fringe All Star
Choked away biggest game ever with historic loss and never recovered

There's your greatest home grown Sun. No wonder teams like Nugs, Raptors and now Thunder got their rings and Suns have not.

Same amount of championships we have as a franchise - same as Barkley, Nash, Stoudemire, Marion and on and on.

Worst Suns team? How about franchise BEST 64 win team in 22?


Also, is this what we thought of him during the 21 finals run? How about after the 40pt triple double in the wcf? Playoff average of 28, 5 and 5.

Nuggets? Jokic is 1 of 1
Raptors? 1 year rental of Kawhi
OKC? Anomaly

Beens a Suns fan since 86 and will always be. Would rather raise a banner with home grown talent than with hired guns.

[Phystic]

You know what would be a true class, brilliant move - Don't just say I love being here I want to be a Sun for life and I will do whatever I can for the success of the Suns - show me with your actions. Sign for below market value - Sign for the team average.

If he did this he would end up recouping a lot of any lost salary with the boost to his PR (endorsements, shoes, etc.) and be a Legend/Icon for this State forever.

How exactly does him leaving tens of millions of dollars a year on the table give him more endorsements?

Never ceases to amaze me that fans convince themselves that players should leave ENORMOUS amounts of money on the table.

If the Suns offer it Booker 1000000% should take it

Everyone arguing that the Suns shouldn't pay him that are valid, but arguing Booker shouldn't take it if offered is absolutely asinine

[Dr Manute]

You know what would be a true class, brilliant move - Don't just say I love being here I want to be a Sun for life and I will do whatever I can for the success of the Suns - show me with your actions. Sign for below market value - Sign for the team average.

If he did this he would end up recouping a lot of any lost salary with the boost to his PR (endorsements, shoes, etc.) and be a Legend/Icon for this State forever.

How exactly does him leaving tens of millions of dollars a year on the table give him more endorsements?

Never ceases to amaze me that fans convince themselves that players should leave ENORMOUS amounts of money on the table.

If the Suns offer it Booker 1000000% should take it

Everyone arguing that the Suns shouldn't pay him that are valid, but arguing Booker shouldn't take it if offered is absolutely asinine

He would be more popular/ relatable to the average person. Someone who cares more about helping his team win then additional money that he will never be able to spend in his lifetime.

Every company would want someone like that to represent them - so more endorsements = more money. I don't know how much endorsement deals are today but, I don't think it would take many new ones to equal 10mil.

It's not about leaving money on the table it's about thinking outside the box and making a calculated risk that could make people happy.

[Calvin Klein]

You know what would be a true class, brilliant move - Don't just say I love being here I want to be a Sun for life and I will do whatever I can for the success of the Suns - show me with your actions. Sign for below market value - Sign for the team average.

If he did this he would end up recouping a lot of any lost salary with the boost to his PR (endorsements, shoes, etc.) and be a Legend/Icon for this State forever.

How exactly does him leaving tens of millions of dollars a year on the table give him more endorsements?

Never ceases to amaze me that fans convince themselves that players should leave ENORMOUS amounts of money on the table.

If the Suns offer it Booker 1000000% should take it

Everyone arguing that the Suns shouldn't pay him that are valid, but arguing Booker shouldn't take it if offered is absolutely asinine

He would be more popular/ relatable to the average person. Someone who cares more about helping his team win then additional money that he will never be able to spend in his lifetime.

I mean...lately, it seems the average person actually looks up to billionaires who act like **** though. So not sure about that.

[garrick]

Maybe it's just me but I really think the supermax can be done away with because too many teams are going to be stupid and super max out their franchise player who clearly doesn't deserve it but the team feels like they have to offer it to keep their star from leaving.

If the salary cap keeps rising each year but the league is saying the max and supermax salary is 30 and 35 percent of the salary cap that means the max contracts are going to get even more bloated every year. By capping your max players further that should leave more money to fill out the rest of your roster and share the wealth among the players.

[BobbieL]

You know what would be a true class, brilliant move - Don't just say I love being here I want to be a Sun for life and I will do whatever I can for the success of the Suns - show me with your actions. Sign for below market value - Sign for the team average.

If he did this he would end up recouping a lot of any lost salary with the boost to his PR (endorsements, shoes, etc.) and be a Legend/Icon for this State forever.

How exactly does him leaving tens of millions of dollars a year on the table give him more endorsements?

Never ceases to amaze me that fans convince themselves that players should leave ENORMOUS amounts of money on the table.

If the Suns offer it Booker 1000000% should take it

Everyone arguing that the Suns shouldn't pay him that are valid, but arguing Booker shouldn't take it if offered is absolutely asinine

Totally agree -- he should take the dang money if he thinks the offer is good. I don't blame Booker for taking the cash
I don't blame Beal for not taking a pay cut

I am one of those that think they shouldn't have given it but hey, I hope Booker plays well, I like the team they are building back around him -its going to take time. But for sure, I have zero problem with Booker taking what was offered

[Dr Manute]

You know what would be a true class, brilliant move - Don't just say I love being here I want to be a Sun for life and I will do whatever I can for the success of the Suns - show me with your actions. Sign for below market value - Sign for the team average.

If he did this he would end up recouping a lot of any lost salary with the boost to his PR (endorsements, shoes, etc.) and be a Legend/Icon for this State forever.

How exactly does him leaving tens of millions of dollars a year on the table give him more endorsements?

Never ceases to amaze me that fans convince themselves that players should leave ENORMOUS amounts of money on the table.

If the Suns offer it Booker 1000000% should take it

Everyone arguing that the Suns shouldn't pay him that are valid, but arguing Booker shouldn't take it if offered is absolutely asinine

Totally agree -- he should take the dang money if he thinks the offer is good. I don't blame Booker for taking the cash
I don't blame Beal for not taking a pay cut

I am one of those that think they shouldn't have given it but hey, I hope Booker plays well, I like the team they are building back around him -its going to take time. But for sure, I have zero problem with Booker taking what was offered

I don't blame Booker for taking if it is offered (the norm thing to do). I just don't think it should be expected given his play. I also, think there are other options that could be more lucrative in the long run for him by not taking an offer that would pay him the highest in the league, on the most expensive team in the league - a team that is so grossly underperforming.

[BobbieL]

How exactly does him leaving tens of millions of dollars a year on the table give him more endorsements?

Never ceases to amaze me that fans convince themselves that players should leave ENORMOUS amounts of money on the table.

If the Suns offer it Booker 1000000% should take it

Everyone arguing that the Suns shouldn't pay him that are valid, but arguing Booker shouldn't take it if offered is absolutely asinine

Totally agree -- he should take the dang money if he thinks the offer is good. I don't blame Booker for taking the cash
I don't blame Beal for not taking a pay cut

I am one of those that think they shouldn't have given it but hey, I hope Booker plays well, I like the team they are building back around him -its going to take time. But for sure, I have zero problem with Booker taking what was offered

I don't blame Booker for taking if it is offered (the norm thing to do). I just don't think it should be expected given his play. I also, think there are other options that could be more lucrative in the long run for him by not taking an offer that would pay him the highest in the league, on the most expensive team in the league - a team that is so grossly underperforming.

Thats not on Booker - thats on Ishbia.

[Biff]

I don't blame Booker for taking the contract, dude is just looking out for himself. But don't get it twisted that he's a team first guy with this deal. In no way shape or form is Booker anywhere close to as good as SGA and doesn't deserve to get paid like him. Booker is a #2 kind of guy and shouldn't be paid like a #1. But this is on Ishbia, just more boneheaded moves from him. When you have a #2 getting paid this much, it basically guarantees we will be one of the worst teams in the league for the rest of Booker's career, especially given we have next to no assets to improve the team. Ishbia clearly likes paying the luxury tax for garbage teams.