Unhappy finalist in the last NBA Finals, Devin Booker is still in the race to clinch his first title after Team USA’s authoritarian victory over Spain.
On this meeting, the back of the Suns confirmed the progress seen this year. Devin Booker is certainly one of the best scorers in the league but the player sees much bigger. Like his triple-double in the playoffs against the Clippers, the rear indeed develops its qualities in other facets of the game.
On the occasion of this quarter-final, he did not reach ten points but that did not prevent him from blackening the stats sheet with 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and above all no loss of ball. in 26 minutes. “It shows the versatility of D-Book” explains Kevin Durant.
“He can play without giving the impression of forcing but he’s a basketball brain”
Asked about his teammate, the best player of Team USA listed his contributions to this competition.
“He takes rebounds, rubs the insides in the racket, defends the outsides and makes passes” describes the winger. “He scored some important baskets. He is a versatile player who keeps improving. “
Disciple of Kobe Bryant and his “Mamba Mentality”, Devin Booker breathes, eats and sleeps basketball. From an early age, he was aware of the sacrifices to be made in order to evolve at the highest level. “A lot of people watch him because he’s such a scorer. He can play without giving the impression of forcing but he’s a basketball mastermind. As you can see, he wants to become a complete player ” adds KD.
Behaving like a 35-36 year old veteran according to Kevin Durant, this absolute Kobe Bryant fan has the opportunity to win his first Olympic title at 24. Always in the footsteps of his idol.
| Devin Booker | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Tirs | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | Until | Pd | Fte | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2015-16 | PHX | 76 | 28 | 42.3 | 34.3 | 84.0 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 13.8 |
| 2016-17 | PHX | 78 | 35 | 42.3 | 36.3 | 83.2 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 22.1 |
| 2017-18 | PHX | 54 | 35 | 43.2 | 38.3 | 87.8 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 24.9 |
| 2018-19 | PHX | 64 | 35 | 46.7 | 32.6 | 86.6 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 6.8 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 4.1 | 0.2 | 26.6 |
| 2019-20 | PHX | 70 | 36 | 48.9 | 35.4 | 91.9 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 26.6 |
| 2020-21 | PHX | 67 | 34 | 48.4 | 34.0 | 86.7 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 25.6 |
| Total | 409 | 34 | 45.5 | 35.2 | 87.0 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 23.0 | |
