Devin Booker Rumors

The KD 17s, Book 1s, and Sabrina 2s were the next most popular models, which means two of the top four signature athletes (Kobe and Sabrina Ionescu) currently don't play in the NBA, and the other two (Kevin Durant and Devin Booker) were both on the Phoenix Suns last season. After Sabrina, there is a dropoff to LeBron James, who has released dozens of signature models over his 20-year career, and James Harden’s out-of-this-world designs. Harden (adidas) is the first non-Nike athlete on the list, which might tell you something about Nike’s continued dominance in the basketball shoe market.

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Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick and Los Angeles Clippers coach Ty Lue are on the same wavelength when it comes to Bradley Beal’s time with the Phoenix Suns. In an interview on Shannon Sharpe’s “Club Shay Shay” podcast, Lue believes the new Clippers guard was overshadowed playing alongside Devin Booker and Kevin Durant in Phoenix. “When you play for a team like Phoenix like he did the last couple of years, you got Booker and KD and you’re the third option,” Lue said. “People like, 'oh he didn’t.' He averaged 18 points, shot 50% from the field and 43% from 3.”

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“Those are unbelievable stats,” Lue continued about Beal. “But when you’re playing with KD and Book, it kind of gets overshadowed. I think by coming here, I think it’s a fresh start and I think he’s going to be great for us.”

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During an earlier open run “at a spot in Arizona,” Fleming got a chance to test his defensive skills guarding Booker “a couple of times” in a “5-on-5.” “He’s tough,” Fleming said. “He’s a great shot maker, but I think, like I said, I’m a really good defender so I feel like I’m capable of guarding anybody.”

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Though their bond couldn’t have been predicted, a dog with Haven’s unwavering loyalty—and the size and aptitude for outdoor adventures—is what Booker was hoping to find when he began his search for a four-legged companion. His canine preference did not fall on deaf ears: “Bro, are you still looking for a dog?” Booker’s former teammate Jamal Crawford texted one day. “He had retired, but he remembered me talking about wanting to get a dog,” Booker says. Crawford, who owns Haven’s cousin, urged Booker to look into cane corsos. “Everything I read up on them I loved,” says Booker, “and yeah, the rest is history.”

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Duane Rankin: “He’s standing on his square about what he wants to accomplish. It’s not about what everybody else is doing. He’s standing on what he wants to do and who he is, and I think that’s the most important thing.” Damian Lillard on Devin Booker when asked about loyalty. #Suns #RipCity

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Duane Rankin: "It can feel like you're not having much growth and then, after a couple of weeks, it'll be like, oh man, I'm walking comfortable." Talked with Damian Lillard at his Formula Zero 2025 Elite Camp about his rehab from a torn Achilles, his camp, approach to 2025-26 season, Devin Booker and more. Story incoming. #RipCity #Suns

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Tim Bontemps: I think if Karl-Anthony Towns were to sign an extension, and I don't think there's been real discussions of that one way or the other this summer, which I wouldn't take it as any sort of a negative thing. I think it's much more likely rather than the Devin Booker route, it's more likely the Rudy Gobert's route.

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Sources say that Suns star Devin Booker was a fan of the idea, too, given how well he and Paul played together during the Suns' run to the NBA Finals in 2021 and with Phoenix seemingly in need of a proven playmaker after Tyus Jones' free agent departure to Orlando.

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Jalen Green: I loved being a Rocket, for real. I almost can’t believe I’m talking about H-Town in the past tense. But that’s life in the league. Listen, nobody likes to get traded. But I can honestly say that I get it, bro. This is a business, and if I was up there in the executive chair, I probably would’ve made the deal, too. I think it’s a better situation for both sides, and I’m just excited to get it popping with Book, and to create that winning culture that we figured out down here in Houston.

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Mat Ishbia: I don’t feel any pressure to win to keep Devin Booker happy. Devin’s gonna be happy because we’re going to try to win. We’re gonna do things to be aligned with the vision and identity that he agrees with 1000%, and I agree with 1000%. I don’t need any external pressure to try to win, we want to win every single day. We want to get better every single day. But the expectations have changed. When you have Kevin, Devin and Brad, people think championship or bust. And unfortunately, we busted two years in a row, right? It didn’t work. I’m not concerned about Booker at all, he is Phoenix Suns. He’s the all-time leading scorer, everyone knows him, loves him, he’s great in the community, he’s a part of our present and our future and we’re gonna build around him and hopefully we’ll make the fans proud.

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According to multiple sources, Booker was very receptive to the Suns’ new direction and had direct input on the type of team they wanted to assemble around him. Every move that Phoenix made was with Booker in mind as the focal point. His long-term commitment to the Suns was matched by their commitment to building a great team around him. Granted, the Suns understand they won’t be contending for a championship this season, and multiple sources acknowledged that expectations are different from three years ago. But despite having lowered title expectations entering the season, they still expect to compete, and Ishbia’s gone on record saying he expects to make the playoffs. The Western Conference is loaded, but either way, they want to establish a different reputation that was sorely lacking last season — one that’s built around several core components Phoenix has mentioned repeatedly over the last few months.

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The Phoenix Suns will play the Los Angeles Lakers twice this preseason, with the latter game scheduled for Oct. 17 at PHX Arena, league sources informed The Arizona Republic. The Suns face the Lakers in the Palm Springs, California, area on Oct. 3. Phoenix has played Los Angeles at Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert, California, the past two seasons. It’s a home game for the Lakers. The Suns and Lakers played twice last preseason as well, with the second game in Phoenix.

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PHNX Suns: .@ShamsCharania tells @PHNX_Suns Devin Booker is fully bought in to the Suns new direction after the Kevin Durant trade, and he has been working out with his new teammates ⬇️ "He's fully immersed himself with this team."

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