Report: Suns To Offer Devin Booker $149 Million Extension This Summer

According to NBA insider Brian Windhorst of ESPN, the Phoenix Suns will offer Devin Booker a two-year, $149 million extension this summer. 

Booker has spent his entire career with the Suns. 

“Booker is eligible to sign a two-year $149.8 million extension this summer, which Phoenix is expected to offer, sources said,” Windhorst wrote. 

One of the top scorers in the NBA, Booker didn’t have a good relationship with Mike Budenholzer, who was fired on Monday after just one season in the desert. 

“As the season fell to pieces, Booker made a perceptible shift in speaking about the importance of his voice,” Windhorst wrote. “It was multifaceted — and intentional, sources said. He and Budenholzer got into a dust-up during the season about Booker’s communication in team settings, such as in huddles and film sessions, sources said. Booker referencing it sent a message to the coach who was on his way out. And Booker, now 28 and 10 years into his career, is also subtly letting it be known he will have more to say going forward.”

Booker appeared in 75 games this season. He averaged 25.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 7.1 assists while shooting 46.1% from the field, 33.2% from beyond the arc and 89.4% from the free-throw line. 

A four-time All-Star, Booker has scored the most points in Phoenix franchise history. He has career averages of 24.4 points, 4.0 rebounds and 5.2 assists. 

The Suns lost to the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2021 NBA Finals. They haven’t had much postseason success since then. 

Ironically, Budenholzer was the head coach of the Bucks in the 2021 Finals. 

Most people around the NBA believe Phoenix will trade Kevin Durant this summer and find a way to part ways with Bradley Beal, who has a no-trade clause in his contract. 

Booker was the 13th overall pick in the 2015 draft. He scored 70 points against the Boston Celtics in Boston during the 2016-17 season.