Melissa Rohlin: Chris Paul said he didn’t know what to expect from Devin Booker when he came to the Suns. He was clearly pleasantly surprised. “There’s nothing that Book can’t do,” Paul said.
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Position: G
Born: 05/06/85
Height: 6-1 / 1.85
Weight:175 lbs. / 79.4 kg.
Salary: $41,358,814
Born: 05/06/85
Height: 6-1 / 1.85
Weight:175 lbs. / 79.4 kg.
Salary: $41,358,814
Gerald Bourguet: Chris Paul calls Devin Booker a two-way player. “This is fun man. I’m excited about the things to come.”
Melissa Rohlin: Devin Booker said he first met Chris Paul at a pre-draft workout in Thousand Oaks. CP then invited him and the other players — KAT & DeAngelo Russell — to his house. “He’s definitely a big bonus to have around here.”
StatMuse: When Chris Paul goes to a new team, that team gets better. Hornets Before CP — .220 W% After CP — .463 W% Clippers Before CP — .390 After CP — .606 Rockets Before CP — .671 After CP — .793 Thunder Before CP — .598 After CP — .611 Suns Before CP — .466 After CP — .720 pic.twitter.com/T14age0A6Y
Duane Rankin: “We’re real excited, man.” #Suns wing Mikal Bridges talks about playing Jazz tonight as well as how he’s learning to play off Devin Booker and Chris Paul. “Just try to be locked in at all times and be aggressive and find my little spots when we play.” pic.twitter.com/kiqMu8vM5O
I bring up Hayward because of the similarity of their contractual situations. Paul has a player option for 2021-22 that pays him $44 million, so he’s not walking away from that for just anything. But as with Hayward a year ago (who turned down a $35 million option once four years and $120 million were on the table from Charlotte), one wonders if Paul might walk away from the option year if a longer deal for less annual money were out there. He won’t lack for suitors. Dallas, for instance, is craving a secondary ballhandler to pair next to Luka Doncic and just so happens to have about $35 million in cap room coming its way. Could the Mavs offer a three-year deal worth $110 million to lure CP3 to Texas as the third pillar of an All-Star triangle next to Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis?
