It was fitting that Hill was gifting Durant and Booker with their Olympic rings after the team won gold at the Paris Olympics in August. Hill subtly dropped a hint that he wants them to return to the team in 2028. "Make sure you guys answer your phone in four years," Hill said to the Suns duo.
Kevin Durant and Devin Booker have been bright spots for an underperforming Suns team, but will they make the 2025 NBA All-Star Game?
Kevin Durant scored 30 of his 36 points in the second half and the Phoenix Suns defeated the Detroit Pistons 125-121.
Before the Suns game on Monday, Devin Booker had a full-circle moment with USA Basketball team director, Grant Hill.
Kevin Durant scored 24 points in three quarters against his former team Wednesday night and the Phoenix Suns ended a five-game road trip with a wire-to-wire 108-84 victory over the Brooklyn Nets in New York.
The Phoenix Suns are expected to use one of their first-round picks to entice a team to take recently maligned center Jusuf Nurkic.
Suns 125, Pistons 121. Kevin Durant (36 points) got going in the second half, and he and Devin Booker (35 points) iced the game late in the 4th. Pistons fall to 21-21
The Phoenix Suns have been a mixed bag as of late, at times looking like legitimate contenders and at others appearing listless, including in Wednesday’s home loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. The game was a rematch of last year’s first round playoff series between the two teams,
The Phoenix Suns (24-21) play the final of their homestand against the Minnesota Timberwolves (25-21) on Wednesday.
The Phoenix Suns (24-21) had a 111-109 home win against their Pacific Division rival Los Angeles Clippers (26-20) on Monday.
Booker has now only made the All-Star Game four times in his 10 NBA seasons. He is averaging 25.5 points, 6.7 assists and 4.0 rebounds while shooting 44.4% from the floor and 34.1% from 3-point range in 41 games. The Suns' lowly 24-22 record made it difficult for them to have two All-Star selections.