Phoenix Suns · 6 updates
Lakers insider Jovan Buha said on The Third Apron podcast that Marcus Smart appeared ready to leave Los Angeles even before free agency opened.
+4A hypothetical three-team trade would send Devin Booker and Kevin Porter Jr. to Golden State while Phoenix gets Jimmy Butler, Yaxel Lendeborg and three unprotected first-round picks plus two swaps, with Milwaukee receiving Koa Peat, Ryan Dunn and Oso Ighodaro.
A trade idea built on the FanSpo simulator would send Devin Booker to the Celtics in exchange for Paul George heading to Phoenix. The tool projects roughly a five-win swing in Boston's favor, pairing Booker with Jayson Tatum but weakening the defense George currently provides.
Asked by a Pistons fan at a Q&A whether he would trade Devin Booker to Detroit, Suns owner Mat Ishbia said it would happen "when I'm dead," adding that Booker will never be a Piston and that he does not care about the franchise despite being a Michigan native.
Greg Swartz of Bleacher Report argues Phoenix should explore trading Jalen Green, noting his backcourt pairing with Devin Booker underperforms lineups that instead feature Collin Gillespie. Green enters his second season with the Suns coming off a career-low 32 games and a hamstring issue still being managed.
Phoenix has signed Devin Booker to a contract extension. No terms disclosed.
