Two games into the 2026-27 season, the Suns have already given us a pretty clear early read on one of the biggest questions around this roster: Devin Booker is running the show more than Jalen Green.
That may not be the long-term plan. It may not even be close to it. But right now, the ball keeps landing in Booker’s hands when the offense needs someone to organize it, and the numbers back that up.
Through two games, Booker owns a 27.3% assist percentage, while Green sits at 11.4%. Booker also holds a 1.5 assist-to-turnover ratio, compared to Green’s 0.8.
Booker has created 22 points off assists, while Green has generated 9. And in potential assists, Booker has 7 and Green has 8.
That’s not exactly the start Suns fans were probably picturing after offseason chatter suggested the team wanted Green to take on more of the facilitation load. The logic was simple enough: if Phoenix could get someone else to handle more of the offense, Booker could stay in his natural shooting guard lane, working off the ball, getting cleaner catch-and-shoot looks, and picking his spots more efficiently.
But wanting that setup and getting that setup are two different things.
Right now, it’s still Point Book.
There is, of course, a caveat here. Two games is barely enough time to blink, let alone judge an entire point guard arrangement.
Maybe this is about survival early in the year, with the Suns just trying to stack wins before fully handing more responsibility to Green. And yes, the modern NBA blurs the old point guard definitions anyway.
Still, if the aim is for Green to become a bigger facilitator, the first couple of games haven’t offered much encouragement.
One wrinkle that makes the picture even more interesting: Collin Gillespie has looked better than both of them in that department off the bench. He currently has a 28.2% assist percentage and a 1.83 assist-to-turnover ratio. He leads the team with 28 points generated off assists, and his 11 potential assists rank second, just behind Miles Bridges.
The graphic above, as noted, reflects just three minutes of the Gillespie/Booker/Brooks/Bridges/Maluach group. And for those three minutes, things looked mighty good.
It’s far too soon to push for Gillespie to start next to Booker just to ease some of the pressure on him. But Saturday night against the Warriors was another reminder of how heavy that load can get if Booker has to pour in 43 points and serve as the team’s main creator at the same time.
That’s why this will keep being worth watching. Jalen Green is still in an evaluation year, and the Suns need to see how he handles the responsibility they’ve asked him to carry.
Can he grow into the role? Can he absorb the bumps that come with it when the results don’t show up immediately?
Those answers aren’t coming in two games. They’ll take time, repetition, and a little patience from the organization.
The fan base may not love that, but teams don’t get built on instant fixes. There’s no quick-switch button here.
For now, this is simply where things stand: Booker is handling more of the point guard duties than expected, Green hasn’t yet taken hold of that job, and the Suns are still sorting out exactly what this rotation is supposed to look like.
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