Whenever there is bad news, the best thing to do is to look at the bad situation in a positive light. While it’s OK to be bummed out about Devin Booker‘s hand surgery, one way to look at it is that it’s actually good for the Phoenix Suns.
On September 10th, news came out that Phoenix Suns star guard Devin Booker had surgery on the fifth metacarpophalangeal joint in his right hand.
His shooting hand.
Our face of the franchise.
Sound the alarms.
Or should we actually look at this news and…smile?
Not that someone got hurt – that would be a pretty awful reason.
However, this bad news, when looked at and dissected in a positive light, is actually in a way helpful to Booker, the team, and the fans.
Phoenix had a very active summer – one full of moves in the right direction. After being last in both offense and defense last season, several transactions were made to change that. Shooters were brought in, spacing was created and defensive guys were added. Veteran, experienced players that will fit well next to Booker and first round pick Deandre Ayton came to the Valley.
Following the season, Booker was very vocal that he was tired of losing and wanted to make the playoffs.
The front office listened and made those moves to help guide the team forward and make it better. He was paid a very handsome wage to stay long term.
Then he had surgery and doom and gloom hit.
But should it have?
No. And I’ll tell you why.