Devin Booker finalizing 4-year, $214 million deal with Phoenix Suns; will be NBA 2K23 cover athlete
The start of NBA free agency is treating Devin Booker mighty well.
Right as free agency began at 6:00 p.m. EST on Thursday night, it was reported by The Athletic’s Shams Charania that the Phoenix Suns All-Star guard will sign a four-year, $214 million contract to stay with the franchise. Additionally, Booker will also grace the cover of the upcoming basketball video game NBA 2K23.
Booker, who spent his lone college season at Kentucky during the 2014-15 season, has become one of the NBA’s top overall players. He’s coming off his third straight All-Star appearance in 2021-22 where he averaged 26.8 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 4.8 assists per outing on a shooting split of 46.6/38.3/86.8. Booker started all 68 games he played in this past season, leading the Suns to an NBA-best record of 64-18. He was later named to the All-NBA First-Team for his impressive efforts.
Unfortunately, Phoenix suffered an early postseason exit after getting knocked out in the second round by the Dallas Mavericks. The Suns made the NBA Finals in 2021 and expect to contend for a championship again during the upcoming 2022-23 season. As a very intriguing side note: it was reported earlier on Thursday that Kevin Durant requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets with Phoenix one of his two preferred destinations and the other being the Miami Heat.
As for the NBA 2K23 cover, Booker will become just the second-ever former Wildcat to be the face of the popular franchise. Anthony Davis was the cover athlete for NBA 2K20 and was one of three cover athletes on NBA 2K16 alongside Steph Curry and James Harden.
Get that bag, Book.
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