Devin Booker Projected as Top Five NBA Star for Future

Bleacher Report seems to put a lot of stock in Devin Booker's future.

It's always tough to project who the future stars of tomorrow will be. 

Sure, every once in awhile a sure thing comes around, but the jump from any level or league to the NBA is significant. 

That's why the Phoenix Suns feel fortunate to have the talents of Devin Booker, who has developed into one of the league's best players after being selected in the lottery back in 2015. 

Booker has accomplished quite a lot in that time, which includes earning a few large contract extensions (he's eligible for a super-max deal this offseason) on top of three consecutive All-Star appearances and a All-NBA first team nod this year. 

Booker will turn 26-years-old in October, and the hope is he'll only refine his craft and become better as the years go on. 

Bleacher Report believes that will come to fruition, as they recently released their list of the NBA's Top 10 Stars Over the Next Five Seasons and included Booker on that list at No. 5.

Devin Booker is already one of the best players in the league, can he elevate his game?

What Bleacher Report Said About Devin Booker

"In some respects, Devin Booker is on the best trajectory of any young player on this list. He's sixth all-time in total points scored through his age-25 season, and the only guys ahead of him are basically the short list of the top offensive wings of the past 35 years: LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony, Tracy McGrady, Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan.

"While Booker might have been fairly criticized as an empty scorer or 'good stats, bad team' player in his earliest years, he's now shed that label completely. The three-time All-Star averaged over 25.0 points per game in all four series the Phoenix Suns played during their 2021 run to the Finals, and he put up 23.3 points per game on a 45.1/43.1/88.7 shooting splits in Phoenix's disappointingly short postseason stretch this year.

"Many of the players on this list have yet to peak, and a few on the other end of the spectrum may see some age-related decline toward the end of the upcoming five-year period. We're catching Booker, a deserving All-NBA first-teamer and fourth-place MVP finisher, at the perfect time in his developmental arc. He's got the elite scoring and playmaking down, and we've seen him utilize his size and strength (6'5", 206 lbs) on defense to an increasingly effective degree.

"He also deserves whatever bonus points are available for being ideally equipped to succeed in the ruthless, weakness-exploiting torture chamber of the playoffs. Capable of scoring at all three levels, playing on or off the ball and no longer someone offenses can attack on D, Booker is the league's most scalable and portable young star."

Top Ten List of Stars Over Next Five Seasons

Here's the full list by Bleacher Report:

1. Giannis Antetokounmpo
2. Luka Doncic
3. Jayson Tatum
4. Nikola Jokic
5. Devin Booker
6. Trae Young
7. Bam Adebayo
8. Ja Morant
9. Joel Embiid
10. Anthony Edwards

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