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Phoenix Suns superstar Devin Booker has agreed to a two-year, $145 cardinal maximum declaration hold with the franchise done the 2029-30 season, the highest yearly hold wage successful NBA history, CAA's Jessica Holtz and Melvin Booker told ESPN.
Booker and Suns proprietor Mat Ishbia met Wednesday nighttime successful Las Vegas to finalize the contract, which cements the franchise's person of the enactment moving guardant and his committedness to the Suns' imaginativeness for the future.
Booker's yearly hold wage ($72.5 million) surpassed Oklahoma City Thunder NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's four-year, $285 cardinal per twelvemonth mean ($71.25) for the richest ever, and helium volition present person a full of 5 years and $316 cardinal connected his Suns contract.
Booker, the Suns' No. 13 wide prime successful the 2015 NBA draft, has played each 10 NBA seasons successful Phoenix and present lands his 3rd declaration hold to re-establish his semipermanent aboriginal with the franchise. He has publically and privately expressed the tendency to play his full vocation successful Phoenix and bring a title to the Suns.
Booker became the Suns' all-time franchise person successful points scored past season.
Booker has averaged astatine slightest 25 points successful each of the past 7 seasons, joining Milwaukee Bucks prima Giannis Antetokounmpo arsenic the lone different NBA subordinate to bash so, according to ESPN Research. He has continued to turn his violative game, averaging a career-high 7.1 assists past play portion scoring 25.6 points and grabbing 4.1 rebounds per game.
