The last few weeks in Phoenix have felt like a slow exhale. Not the peaceful kind. More like that chest-tightening moment when everything you thought was solid starts shifting. Kevin Durant’s time in the desert officially wrapped up. Fans barely had time to process that before another wave came crashing in. Something big. Something different. And at the heart of it all stood Devin Booker. Silent, composed, maybe even emotional.. but as always, impossible to ignore.
The franchise that once pushed all its chips in on a Big Three had just slammed the brakes and veered toward a totally new road. You could feel it coming. The Durant goodbye. The Beal uncertainty. The coaching shuffle. But no matter how loud the headlines got, one question always lingered quietly underneath: What’s next for Book? Would the Suns truly build around him again… or was this going to be another reset that left him stranded?
Well, Evan Sidery just put all that doubt to rest. The Suns insider took to X and revealed that Phoenix and Devin Booker have agreed on a two-year, 150 million dollar extension that locks him in through 2030. Booker will now make 321 million dollars over the next five seasons. Read that again. That’s not just an extension. That’s a full-blown declaration: This is Book’s team, full stop. At just 28, he’s now the highest-paid player in league history on a per-year basis, averaging 75 million per year starting in 2028. The Suns didn’t just invest in talent. They doubled down on identity, leadership, and legacy. This deal puts everything on Book’s shoulders… and he clearly wanted it that way.
BREAKING: The Suns and Devin Booker have agreed on a two-year, $150 million extension that keeps him as the face of their franchise through 2030.
Booker will make $321 million over the next five seasons. pic.twitter.com/BopxeM7app
— Evan Sidery (@esidery) July 7, 2025
It’s the kind of move that doesn’t just rewrite the roster- it reshapes how fans view the franchise itself. Booker’s been the one constant through all the chaos. While the Suns stumbled to a 36–46 finish and missed the playoffs, he quietly averaged 25.6 points, 7.1 assists, and 4.1 rebounds over 75 games. Does that assist the number? A career high. He became the Suns’ all-time leading scorer this past February, passing Walter Davis with a total that still feels surreal. He did it in 642 games! 124 fewer than Davis.
And now, with Durant gone and the Suns shifting younger, Book isn’t just the face of Phoenix… he is Phoenix. But before all the talk turned to numbers and legacies, there was a moment- short, raw, and personal, where the spotlight turned somewhere else.
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