It feels like the days of people not understanding the positive impact of Devin Booker on winning basketball for the Phoenix Suns are more or less gone, but the latest check-in on the evidence should take care of the last few stragglers.
Using the bubble as the turning point in organizational success in Phoenix, the Suns are 170-69 (.711) since the 2020-21 season with Booker in the lineup. Without him, they’re 28-34 (.452) over the same timeframe.
Over the same period, the difference in net rating with him is +6.2 and without him is -1.