While the sample size is somewhat small, it appears Booker has started right where he left off in last year’s playoffs. He is averaging 29.6 points, 8.6 assists, and 5.5 rebounds per game on 51/45/92 shooting splits. That’s good for 65% TS. The Suns are also 7-1 when he plays.
With all the (justified) MVP hype KD has been getting as well as games missed early in the season, it’s easy to overlook the fact that Booker is putting up legitimate superstar numbers. Reminder - he only just turned 27.
The Suns look like a legit team when he’s on the floor. And it’s not just scoring he has that leader presence
Crazy how far he has come both in playmaking and defence
Like first year dude was straight up ass at defence like so ass you assumed he would always be a bad defender, and his playmaking didn’t really look that good until the rubio year.
And now he is the pg of a team playing the best defence of his career