According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, the Phoenix Suns have agreed to terms on a four-year, $214 million supermax contract extension.
Shams Charania @ShamsCharaniaThe Phoenix Suns and All-NBA guard Devin Booker are finalizing a four-year, $214 million supermax contract extension that he’s set to sign as soon as next week, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.
Booker will also be the cover athlete for NBA 2K23, per sources.
Booker was selected with the 13th overall pick in the 2015 draft by the Phoenix Suns. He averaged 13.8 points, 2.5 rebound and 2.6 assists in his first season.
The Kentucky product elevated his game over the next three seasons and finally broke through with his first All-Star selection in the year 2019.
Since then, Booker has been an All-Star in each of the last two seasons and had a career year in which he averaged a career-high 28.6 points, 5.1 rebound and 1.1 steals.
He was selected to the All-NBA first team along with other players.
With Booker locked up, the Suns can shift their focus to putting some pieces around him and point guard Chris Paul to make the franchise a title contender, with Kevin Durant likely at the top of the franchise's wishlist.
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