Unchaining the limiter? Devin Booker’s organizational talent breaks through the cocoon – NBA – Basketball | Sports Vision Sports Vision

The Suns currently have a super lineup with three top scorers. After trading away Chris Paul, they seem to lack the depth and talent of point guards. However, Devin Booker’s performance after the start of the season has undoubtedly reassured Suns fans.

From the last 90 seconds of the opening game, people seemed to be able to tell the clues. In that game, Booker showed his commanding skills and provided three consecutive assists to help the team consolidate the victory and beat the powerful enemy Warriors 108-104.

Booker first made a bold cross-court pass to Josh Okogie in the left corner, extending the lead to four points as the shot clock was about to expire; then, Booker cleverly broke through and passed to Eric Gordon for another three-pointer. Then, when the Warriors sent two defenders to double-team Booker, he deftly faked and passed to new teammate Jusuf Nurkić, who completed a spectacular layup, setting up Booker for the game-winning assist.

Booker also scored 32 points and 8 assists in the entire game. Of course, this does not mean that Booker can completely replace Paul. Especially at the critical moment of the 2022-23 season, Paul’s assist-to-turnover ratio reached an astonishing 6.67 to 1, while Booker’s was 1.5 to 1, which still shows that the past two people There is a huge gap between them, but this season Booker is using his performance to prove that he can do better.

The reason the Suns and Frank Vogel trust Booker so much is because his passing ability has continued to improve since entering the NBA in 2015, just like Jayson Tatum and Kawhi Leonard have taken in recent years. His assist rate reached a career-high 34.1%, followed by 30% in the 2019-20 season. Although the data declined in the following season, it was mainly because the addition of Paul allowed Booker to focus more on scoring.

Booker has been playing the role of offensive engine and court commander since the start of the season. The biggest question for the Suns before the start of the season: “Who is the role of the point guard?” It may not be discussed in a big way until the playoffs. At present, It appears that Booker is fully qualified for this position.

So far, Booker’s average assists per game has reached a career high of 9.2, and his assist-to-turnover ratio is 3:1. He has won four of the five games he has played, and his potential assists are also among the top five in the league. level, the average points created by assists per game has also reached 25.6 points, losing only to Tyrese Haliburton and Trae Young. There is no doubt that he has become the most important brain and source of supply for this Suns team.

The loss of CP3 was a necessary bargaining chip for the Big Three to get together, but the loss of CP3 also led to the birth of another top ball handler in the league. Now all Booker needs to prove is how he can integrate his offensive and organizational talents. Become the team’s most important weapon on the way to the championship.

[Special editor Liang Xiaoyuan/Editor in charge Xie Yiqian]

Reference for compiling this article:Devin Booker Already Answered the Suns’ Biggest Question

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