Suns’ Devin Booker speaks on unique friendship with Steph Curry

Devin Booker comments on friendship with Steph Curry:

Devin Booker recently described building a real friendship with Stephen Curry, someone he once idolized, and the subtext matters as much as the quote. This isn’t about starstruck respect anymore. It’s about the quiet recognition that Booker now occupies the same basketball air.

Over the past several seasons, Booker has joined Curry in the narrow tier of guards who command defensive traps beyond the arc while still generating elite efficiency inside it. That overlap is where relationships shift. During Team USA’s Olympic run in Paris, that closeness accelerated during shared practices, film sessions, and responsibility on the court. Winning compresses timelines, and international play strips hierarchy fast.

Then came the image that resonated with Suns when Curry laced up Booker’s signature shoes. For a generation raised on Curry’s revolution, the symbolism was loud. Superstars don’t rock their gear lightly. It’s a nod to craft, to competitiveness, and to relevance. For fans, local and national, this is bigger than friendship. It’s the league’s continuum made visible. Phoenix sees its star affirmed on the game’s biggest stage by one of its biggest superstars.