Terrifying stat proves how difficult life will be for Devin Booker next season

The Phoenix Suns have gone through some massive roster changes this offseason, and they might not be done yet. No matter how they eventually line-up on opening night of 2025-26 one thing is for certain, Devin Booker is going to be the focal point of the roster. That two-year, $145 million extension ensuring he will remain the franchise cornerstone for some time yet.

Just how he will be used is currently up for debate - as although Jalen Green might be tried as the point guard - it feels inevitable that the responsibility will once again fall to Booker at some point throughout the campaign. A position he has some experience with, although the jury is still out on whether or not that is the best use of his fantastic offensive abilities (it isn't...).

Booker is going to see even more double teams than last season.

Ahead of the new season, the good folks over at @ALLCITY_NBA on Twitter took a look at the players who faced the most double teams on touches in the front court last season. You probably won't be surprised to see Booker sitting fifth on the list, but what is of much more concern is the fact that he is the only Suns player who appears.

Why that's a massive issue moving forward is because Booker had none other than Kevin Durant as his teammate last season, and he was getting less double teams than Julius Randle or Domantas Sabonis in the front court. The belief was that the Suns having two offensive superstars would lead to success, although we know now that that didn't happen.

But now that Durant and Bradley Beal are gone, opponents are going to be able to zero in on Booker even more. The second best offensive player on the roster is Green, although at 23-years-old it remains to be seen just how consistent he can be with the ball in hand. Some nights he looks like a superstar in the making, others there are shades D'Angelo Russell's shot selection about him.

This is made even worse by the fact Booker could once again be running the point as the season unfolds. If that is the case and he's seeing so many double teams, it will be on him to pick the right pass every possession and hope for the best. He won't be able to give it to Green every time either, and which point it will be about seeing how the likes of Koby Brea and Khaman Maluach do.

To know Booker was getting doubled like that when he wasn't always the center of attention is a worry, because he's undoubtedly the star of the show now. Luckily he's unselfish while also being an underrated passer, but that's not the point. The game plan was to slow down Booker when he had one of the best scorers of all-time beside him last season, imagine what that means moving forward.