The Golden State Warriors have a very simple reason to keep one eye on Phoenix: Devin Booker.
The Suns were one of last season’s surprise teams, but according to Tim Kawakami of the San Francisco Standard, the Warriors would be ready to jump if Booker ever hit the trade market. Kawakami said on the Warriors Plus Minus podcast that Golden State likes Booker a lot and would be first in line if the five-time All-Star became available.
“I think the Warriors like him too much, if you ask me. But they love him.
Steve loves him. Booker loved playing for Steve," Kawakami said..."
If that plays out in a poor way, they've traded every draft pick. How do they get draft picks back?
How do they restart? I know the Warriors would be first in line saying, 'we got three first round picks we can give you.'”
The appeal is obvious. Booker would fit next to Stephen Curry in a way that immediately changes Golden State’s ceiling.
He brings the kind of shot-making and creation that could make up for the loss of what Klay Thompson once gave the Warriors as a big, smooth shooting guard. Booker is not the defender Thompson was, but his ability to create offense on the ball would matter even more with Curry entering the final years of his career at 38.
Put Curry and Booker together, and the Warriors could be looking at one of the league’s most dangerous scoring backcourts. That kind of pairing would give Golden State a real punch in the Western Conference.
Still, this is a long shot. Kawakami and Thompson both pointed out that Booker seems settled in Phoenix and is trending toward the rare path of staying with one team for his entire career, something Curry also represents. For Booker to even think about leaving, the Suns would likely need to fall apart badly, especially after knocking Golden State out of the Play-In Tournament and reaching the playoffs.
Even then, there’s no guarantee the Warriors would be the team Booker would want. So while the idea is worth watching, a move to Golden State remains highly unlikely.
Even so, with Mike Dunleavy Jr. and the front office looking to reshape the roster over the next 12 months, Booker’s situation is one the Warriors will almost certainly keep an eye on.
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