Overview

• Booker agreed to a two-year, $145 million maximum extension that averages $72.5 million per season, the highest annual pay ever for a player extension.
• The deal keeps Booker under contract through the 2029–30 season and boosts his total Suns commitment to five years and $316 million.
• Owner Mat Ishbia and Booker finalized the agreement during a Wednesday night meeting in Las Vegas, underscoring Booker’s loyalty to the franchise.
• The extension follows Phoenix’s offseason restructuring, which included firing coach Mike Budenholzer, promoting Brian Gregory to GM and trading Kevin Durant.
• Facing tight salary-cap constraints, the Suns must now retool their supporting roster around Booker as the clear franchise cornerstone.