Devin Booker is going into his tenth season in the NBA (all with the Phoenix Suns). On Monday, the team held media day, and Booker was asked about the Suns signing Tyus Jones over the offseason. The veteran point guard is coming off a strong year where he averaged 12.0 points, 2.7 rebounds, 7.3 assists and 1.1 steals per contest while shooting 48.9% from the field and 41.4% from the three-point range in 66 games for the Washington Wizards. Booker: "Me and Tyus go back to 2014 draft class. Somebody that I've had a close relationship for a long time... We got him for a steal. I remember the news being broke while we we're at USA and all the guys in the locker room we're like, 'Man, how did you get that done?' Something I'm super excited about obviously. Everyone talks about the assists-turnover ratio, but he's also someone you can't leave open, either. He's just a true ultimate winner, and I'm glad that he's on a stage now where he can show it." The reasons the signing was so big for the Suns is because they g
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