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Is Devin Booker A Foundational Piece For The Phoenix Suns?

By Gerald Bourguet

Jan 2, 2016; Sacramento, CA, USA; Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) during warmup before the NBA game against the Sacramento Kings at Sleep Train Arena. The Kings won 142-119. Mandatory Credit: Godofredo Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 2, 2016; Sacramento, CA, USA; Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) during warmup before the NBA game against the Sacramento Kings at Sleep Train Arena. The Kings won 142-119. Mandatory Credit: Godofredo Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports /
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Devin Booker is one of the most likable players on the Phoenix Suns, but has he become a foundational building block?

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Jan 2, 2016; Sacramento, CA, USA; Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) during warmup before the NBA game against the Sacramento Kings at Sleep Train Arena. The Kings won 142-119. Mandatory Credit: Godofredo Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports /

Here’s the NBA understatement of the year so far for Phoenix Suns fans: it hasn’t been easy supporting this team during the 2015-16 season.

In a year that began with playoff aspirations, the Suns quickly became the living embodiment of Murphy’s Law: Anything that could go wrong, DID go wrong.

Markieff Morris played poorly after re-committing to his teammates; Eric Bledsoe tore his meniscus; Jeff Hornacek‘s top assistants were fired amidst a 5-20 skid; Hornacek himself was placed on the hot seat as embarrassing losses to shorthanded bottom feeders like the Bucks, Sixers, Kings and Lakers piled up; and owner Robert Sarver created a stir with his comments about millennials.

Everywhere you looked, something was going wrong, from Jerry Colangelo and Mike D’Antoni joining the Sixers to former Suns like Gerald Green, Goran Dragic and even Lindsey Hunter coming out of the background to offer fresh takes on what plagued the organization.

This season has basically been one elongated shot to the groin for Suns fans, but even amidst all the doom and gloom, there’s been a baby-faced glimmer of hope that’s helped them keep tuning in. His name is Devin Booker, and he’s the youngest player in the association.

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