The Suns officially announced that the team and German Booker have reached a four-year super maximum salary extension contract of US$224 million. The average annual salary of this contract reaches US$53.5 million, and the final year of the contract will exceed 60 million US dollars, and Booker also successfully exceeded the previous five-year average annual salary of 270 million between Jokic and Nuggets . Booker was very happy afterwards and expressed his excitement online.
Booker wrote: Signed, locked, cashed out.
Booker deserves it for signing this super big contract. After all, he is the team's scoring leader. The Suns did not give Ayton a maximum salary, but when faced with Booker's contract extension, the Suns seemed particularly generous. After Durant applied for a trade, he designated the Suns and Heat as his next destination. Durant also hoped that he could play with Booker. The Suns and Nets have been discussing a multi-player deal recently, and the Suns want to use Ayton added other young players and multiple first-round picks to trade Durant to form the Big Three model of , Paul, , Booker, and Durant, and the Nets wanted to get a young All-Star player like Booker. For the same player, the Suns offered Ayton to the Nets many times, but all were rejected by the Nets. Now, the Suns have no hesitation in choosing to renew Booker with a super-max salary. They absolutely do not agree to trade Booker for Durant. Booker is not only the core of the Suns now, but also the core of the team in the future. This is the foundation of the team.
Booker is 25 years old this year. He was selected by the Suns with the 13th overall pick in the first round of 2015, and has gradually become the core of the team. During the 2018 offseason, before Booker’s rookie contract expired, the Suns paid 158 million for five years. Renewing Booker's contract in advance confirmed Booker's status in the team. Especially after the arrival of veteran Paul, Booker has grown psychologically. He no longer scores 40+ points like before. Compared with the data, he I care more about the team winning the game.
Booker played in 68 games this season, averaging 26.8 points, 5 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.1 steals per game, including 46.6% shooting from the field and 38.3% from three-point range. Under Booker's leadership, the Suns achieved 64 wins in the regular season. 18 losses, ranking first in the league. Booker's statistics and the Suns' record gave him every reason to compete for the regular season MVP. However, in the playoffs, due to injuries, the Suns lost to the Mavericks and stopped in the second round of the Western Conference.
signed a big contract, and Booker and the team were very happy. Booker expressed his future in 6 words, which also indicates that he will spend the next four years with the Suns, and the Suns will continue to strengthen their championship lineup around him. And Booker's use of the word "cash on" proves that Booker wants to prove himself, cash in on his talent, and cash in on the team's trust in him.
The Suns' strength has hit a bottleneck. If they want to win the championship, reinforcements are indeed inevitable. Trading for Durant is indeed a good way, but it seems more and more difficult for this transaction to succeed. The Nets The chips they wanted have exceeded the Suns' expectations. According to previous news, the Suns were willing to send Ayton, Cameron Johnson, Bridges and four first-round picks. However, this offer was rejected again and three players were sent. None of the starters could impress the Nets, which obviously went against the Suns' original expectations. The three players are the team's core defensive players inside and outside. They broke up the championship lineup to strengthen Durant. If the Suns do this, can Booker really fulfill his promise to help the team win the championship?
