Devin Booker Could be a League-Winner in Fantasy Basketball
When it comes to fantasy basketball, Phoenix Suns SG Devin Booker could potentially emerge into one of the virtual hardwood's top players.
Booker, who finished fourth in MVP last season to go along with an All-NBA first team nod, is coming off career-highs in points (26.8), blocks (.4), steals (1.1) rebounds (5) and three-point percentage (38.3%) per night.
Needless to say, Booker can stuff the stat sheet with the best of them, and he could easily out-perform his average draft position of roughly No. 16 overall says ESPN's John Cregan.
Cregan's bold prediction: Devin Booker finishes as a top-5 player across all formats this season.
"I don't get how -- especially in points leagues -- Booker is sporting a 15.9 ADP, sitting behind Halliburton and barely ahead of Pascal Siakam," said Cregan.
"Booker offers positional flexibility (PG/SG). He was eighth in Usage Rate last season (31.9). His role should subtly expand this season as Chris Paul allows more load management. He posted a career high in PER in 2021-22 (21.38). Most importantly, he still hasn't peaked as a player.
"He's only 25. Yes, Booker's a surefire bet to miss eight to 10 games. But when I look at the list of aging big names being taken ahead of him (LeBron James, Kevin Durant, James Harden, Stephen Curry), I'd much rather have someone eight to 10 years younger whose ceiling is a couple of seasons away."
It will be interesting to see how different factors such as more expected involvement from Deandre Ayton and a starting Cam Johnson ultimately impact Booker's numbers, but it's fairly safe to say as long as he's on the floor and healthy, he'll produce.
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