The Phoenix Suns have done a nice job of remaking their roster so far this offseason, and they are likely not finished yet. With young rookies already saying all of the right things and Devin Booker having signed a two-year extension on his current contract, the organization is moving on quickly from the disastrous Kevin Durant era.
General Manager Brian Gregory - despite getting a ton of heat for being under-qualified for the role and with ties to owner Mat Ishbia's alma mater in Michigan State - has quietly navigated these tricky waters well in his opening months at the helm in Phoenix. During media availability ahead of Summer League play however, is thoughts on Booker have potentially brought all of that crashing down again.
The return of Devin Booker as point guard of this team.
We've been here before, and the results were not good. Bradley Beal hasn't officially been bought out yet - although that time is coming - but when he was paired in the backcourt with Booker neither of them excelled while being the lead ball-handler for the Suns. Although Booker has actually averaged the most assists of his career in the last two seasons, the results for them team have not been good.
They have zero playoff wins to show for this less selfish version of one of the best scorers in the league, and if anything his run with Team USA in which he was the perfect role player in Paris last year didn't help him in the long-run either. The last time Booker looked like he had that dog in him and wanted to go at everybody with the ball was when Chris Paul was in town.
There is still a chance he could return for one last run, which would also solve the issue of Booker being reverted back to more of a point guard role again with this roster. If you listen to Gregory's comments below though - and it does require reading between the lines a little bit - it sure seems like we'll be seeing Booker with the ball in his hands a ton again next season as a facilitator.
"They're both great with the ball. I think they can play off each other when they don't have the ball. I think our style of play, playing at a faster pace with better movement is going to open up the court for both of them." Suns GM Brian Gregory on Devin Booker and Jalen Green… pic.twitter.com/Qz2uopTjzV
— Duane Rankin (@DuaneRankin) July 8, 2025
With the plan being to pair Booker and new recruit Jalen Green on the court together - and with both of them naturally being shooting guards - something has to give. Green has never shown any kind of ability to be a floor general at all - and much like when Beal was in that spot instead - it feels like it is falling to Booker by default.
That is a criminal waste of talent, and one that will be making $75 million in a single season by the time his extension kicks in. The plan now is clearly to re-tool around Booker while he is still in his prime - and despite working smartly while being in the second apron to do so this summer - having Booker again play point guard undoes all of that good work.
Combine the team's need for him to set everybody else up on the court - and Green is going to be at the top of that list - with the fact he took a career high 7.3 attempts from deep last season but only connected on 33.2 percent of those efforts, and it highlights a problem the Suns will continue to have. Get Booker a point guard, give him the ball in his spots and get out of the way.