challenged the Jazz away, playing 41 minutes, making 19 of 34 shots, scoring 59 points, becoming the 12th player of the season to score more than 50+; two days later, playing against the Wizards, playing 37 minutes, making 19 of 29 shots, scoring 50 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 block; 109 points in two games. Devin Booker, who was 22 years old and 149 days old, broke the youngest record of NBA, which was maintained by Rick Barry, and became the first person in history. Because he has too many similarities with NBA superstar Kobe , the same draft pick, the same height and on-court position, the same soft shooting feel, and the same strong scoring ability... He is known as the next Kobe, but he doesn't know that he doesn't want to be the next person, he just wants to be the first Devin Booker.
Devin Booker (Devin Booker), born on October 30, 1996 in the United States, Mississippi Mos Point, his father Melvin Booker was a professional basketball player. Unlike those superstars who became famous at a young age, he was just in the physical talent of the ESPN high school student rankings when he graduated from high school. Although he joined the Kentucky basketball team, he was not a starter. During college, he averaged 21.5 minutes per game, scored 10 points and 2 rebounds, and was elected the sixth best man in the Southeast League. With his performance, Devin Booker was selected by the 13th pick in the first round by the Phoenix Suns , starting his NBA journey. That year, he was 18 years old and 175 days.
2015-16 season Suns is in the reconstruction stage, which also gives Booker more opportunities. That season, he played 76 games, started 51 games, averaged 27.1 minutes per game, contributed 13.8 points + 2.5 rebounds + 2.6 assists, and was selected as the best rookie first team of the year. In the face of the Pacers, Booker scored 32 points, becoming the first player in the 2015 rookie to score more than 30 points in a single game.
In the following two seasons, Booker, who had gone through the rookie period, was more adapted to the NBA and his scoring increased explosively. In the 16-17 season, he averaged 35 minutes per game, contributing 22.1 points + 3.2 rebounds + 3.4 assists; in the 17-18 season, Booker only played 54 games due to injury, but averaged 24.9 points + 4.5 rebounds + 4.7 assists per game, and won the All-Star three-pointer championship. He has just entered the league for three seasons.
What is amazing is that in the match against the Celtics on March 25, 2017, Booker scored 70 points with 40 shots, plus 8 rebounds and 6 assists, setting a career single-game scoring record and a personal single-game scoring record in the history of the Suns. The 20-year-old Booker has also become the youngest player to score 60 points in NBA history. After this battle, Booker completely entered the league's sight and became a rising star, known as Kobe's successor.
Kobe is Booker's idol, and Kobe has also said in public many times that Booker is very similar to him; and with Ayton's joining this season, Booker's continued progress (average of 26.5 points + 4.2 rebounds + 6.7 assists, and a shooting percentage of 46%) also seems to be developing along Kobe's growth trajectory. But Booker is not Kobe after all. He is too different from Kobe. He does not have the outstanding physical talent of Kobe, the defensive ability of Kobe, and the singles ability that Kobe misunderstood... It is even difficult for you to see him dunk in the game, but he has solid basic skills, outstanding basketball IQ, textbook shooting posture, and smart running without the ball... He may not be able to achieve Kobe's results, but he will become the first Devin Booker.
