Phoenix Suns celebrity Devin Booker has agreed to a two-year, $145 million most contract extension with the franchise via the 2029-30 season, the very best annual extension wage in NBA historical past, CAA’s Jessica Holtz and Melvin Booker advised ESPN.
Booker and Suns proprietor Mat Ishbia met Wednesday evening in Las Vegas to finalize the contract, which cements the franchise’s chief of the group transferring ahead and his dedication to the Suns’ imaginative and prescient for the longer term.
Booker’s annual extension wage ($72.5 million) surpassed Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s four-year, $285 million per 12 months common ($71.25) for the richest ever, and he’ll now have a complete of 5 years and $316 million on his Suns contract.
Booker, the Suns’ No. 13 general decide within the 2015 NBA draft, has performed all 10 NBA seasons in Phoenix and now lands his third contract extension to re-establish his long-term future with the franchise. He has publicly and privately expressed the will to play his total profession in Phoenix and convey a championship to the Suns.
Booker grew to become the Suns’ all-time franchise chief in factors scored final season.
Booker has averaged not less than 25 factors in every of the final seven seasons, becoming a member of Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo as the one different NBA participant to take action, in response to ESPN Analysis. He has continued to develop his offensive recreation, averaging a career-high 7.1 assists final season whereas scoring 25.6 factors and grabbing 4.1 rebounds per recreation.