B/R Believes Devin Booker Will be All-Star Snub
There's no doubting the impact Phoenix Suns SG Devin Booker has on the court.
His multiple 50+ point games this season has shown the Kentucky product isn't slowing down any time soon, although his groin injury that's kept him out since Christmas Day says otherwise.
It's nearly time for the 2023 All-Star Game, and Booker's mere 29 games played may keep him from obtaining his fourth-straight appearance in the festivities.
In Bleacher Report's final predictions for the 2023 All-Star Game, Booker is listed under the snubs category:
B/R Believes Devin Booker Will be All-Star Snub
"This feels wrong, doesn't it? Devin Booker was so clearly an All-Star when he was on the floor, but we're now at a point where his 1,002 minutes represent only about half of the playing-time loads of starters like Luka Dončić and fellow snubs such as Anthony Edwards," said Grant Hughes.
"Booker missed five games prior to going down on Christmas when his groin injury flared up, and he hasn't played since. Though he was posting averages of 27.1 points, 5.6 assists and 4.6 rebounds for a Phoenix Suns team that was 19-15 at the time, Booker's contributions on the season stopped there.
"Several starters at other positions have played less, but many of them were at MVP-candidate levels for a good chunk of their healthy stretches. Booker wasn't quite that good and hasn't been able to compensate with a high volume of minutes. He'll be back, and perhaps even starting, next year."
Hughes has Damian Lillard and Paul George as reserves with Booker and Anthony Edwards as snubs in the West.
