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Devin Booker shares expectations for 2025-26 Phoenix Suns

Originally posted on Burn City Sports | By Connor Moreno | Last updated Oct 22, 2025 8:57 AM ET

PHOENIX — If there’s one thing you should know about Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker, he wants to win.

And despite the franchise’s sudden shift to a (much-needed) rebuild, the 11-year veteran is looking to compete around another iteration of the Suns.

After Tuesday’s practice, the franchise’s all-time leading scorer shared his honest expectations for a team widely predicted to miss the play-in entirely.

“Take it day by day,” Booker said. “Get better every day. Play with a lot of energy. Play with a lot of pride.

“The standards are effort and communication. [Those] are always the main two that sit with me. So, we can make everything work if we have those things dialed in. It might not always be at its best, but even our low days have to be higher than most.”

Booker’s 11th NBA season is going to be one of the more interesting stories to watch in The Valley this season.

Devin Booker Due For a Scoring Outburst?

With Durant and Beal, both prominent, high-volume scorers, gone, the Suns’ all-time franchise leading scorer is going to have even more opportunity to score the ball.

When you take into account that he’s also going to be running point guard, Booker’s usage rate is likely to shoot up (cough, cough, fantasy basketball players). In games played without Durant and Beal last season, Booker averaged 20.1 FGA and 27.3 PTS per game.

Don’t be surprised if Booker finds himself near a scoring title this season.

Booker and Phoenix open the season against the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday in the Mortgage Matchup Center at 7 p.m. PT.

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