Overview
- Owner Mat Ishbia, in Thursday’s end‑of‑season press conference, said Devin Booker is not getting traded and vowed to “ride into a fire” with him.
- Booker is under a two‑year, roughly $145 million extension through at least 2028–29, and analysts note Phoenix’s limited picks and tax constraints make a blockbuster move unlikely.
- General manager Brian Gregory set the summer plan around continuity and development, with players returning to the gym in two weeks for an accelerated five‑month program.
- Ishbia said the team will consider opportunistic calls but won’t “do anything silly” to disrupt a core that went 45–37 before a 4–0 first‑round loss to the Thunder.
- National TV voices questioned Booker’s ceiling after the sweep, yet he averaged about 26 points and 6 assists this season as Phoenix targets better defensive rebounding and frontcourt depth.