Which position do you pair with Devin Booker

[BirdGangThing]

probably doesn't matter who the coach will be - this is all post kd (could be for kd) and with beal not in mind as a starter - ish has sworn up and down book is staying so this convo will be based on which position would most help booker excel

obviously cp3 made it work when we made our run but (the good) ayton was no slouch either - if we had a big that didn't disappear or a pg that didn't fall apart well you know the rest

would you rather have a genius level point guard - a real dominating big - or perhaps a powerful power forward with a 3 ball

trying to stay away from specific names - it's more gauging positional value and fit - it's why i left shooting guard/small forward completely off

 

[Goldfield]

I take a dominant big anytime

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

We saw the genius level pg unlock Booker. It improves two positions at once: the pg and the sg. Likely improves everyone else as well.

 

[95pro]

All have their guard surrounded by good forwards and decent centers. These allow guards and wings to be more aggressive on both ends of the floor.

 

[Mainstreet]

Add the best athletic talent, paired with length and defense.

 

[BirdGangThing]

although we are going back to the drawing board with nothing but a promised booker im thinking/hoping ryan dunn will also be a sun/starter for a long time - dunn's a small forward but can d up pretty much any position besides the bigs - its why im going with a big here but point guard is right up there too

 

[Phrazbit]

In today's NBA ball handling, fast play and passing are at a massive premium, far more important than simple shot making.

IMO, it's pg by a mile.

I think it's generally the most important position on any team, unless you're lucky enough to have some freak like LeBron or Jokic who can play their own natural position and run the entire offense at a high level.

 

[CardsSunsDbacks]

In today's NBA ball handling, fast play and passing are at a massive premium, far more important than simple shot making.

IMO, it's pg by a mile.

I think it's generally the most important position on any team, unless you're lucky enough to have some freak like LeBron or Jokic who can play their own natural position and run the entire offense at a high level.

This and to be more specific an elite playmaker in general would be preferred. If we can find that in a wing or big then that works, but a PG would be the most likely to give us that aspect of the game.

 

[Superbone]

My answer is...NOT Kevin Durant.

 

[Carolinacacti]

My answer is to pair Booker to another team

 

[Mainstreet]

Add the best athletic talent, paired with length and defense.

The reason I answered the way I did, the Suns need to add the best talent available if they are keeping Booker.

It would be nice to be selective of position, but I think it's more important to add the BPA.

 

[95pro]

PGs are good for regular season wins. Idr the focal player winning a championship ever being a pg, maybe Rondo and Magic.
We’ve come short so many times despite having some hof pgs.

Now there have been quite a few SGs that have gone onto win, and that’s our conundrum. We already have Book there and so far we haven’t had a chip or even close after the finals year.

 

[Cheesebeef]

PGs are good for regular season wins. Idr the focal player winning a championship ever being a pg, maybe Rondo and Magic.
We’ve come short so many times despite having some hof pgs.

Now there have been quite a few SGs that have gone onto win, and that’s our conundrum. We already have Book there and so far we haven’t had a chip or even close after the finals year.

Not sure there’s a conundrum here and that’s because Booker is very good but he’s not an elite ALL-TIME SG who can totally control games with the kind of regularity those guys could. Those guys could carry a team to the playoffs on their back and overpower a team to a Finals W. For 8 of his 12 seasons, Booker hasn’t even been a dominant enough SG to even get us IN the playoffs. And he’s really only had success in 1 of those 4 playoff appearances with the other three ending in humiliating fashion.

He ain’t a Jordan, Kobe, Shai, Wade etc. and that’s why there’s not really a conundrum why it hasn’t worked, IMO. It’s more a conundrum why this organization thought it ever would or ever will.

 

[95pro]

Not sure there’s a conundrum here and that’s because Booker is very good but he’s not an elite ALL-TIME SG who can totally control games with the kind of regularity those guys could. Those guys could carry a team to the playoffs on their back and overpower a team to a Finals W. For 8 of his 12 seasons, Booker hasn’t even been a dominant enough SG to even get us IN the playoffs. And he’s really only had success in 1 of those 4 playoff appearances with the other three ending in humiliating fashion.

He ain’t a Jordan, Kobe, Shai, Wade etc. and that’s why there’s not really a conundrum why it hasn’t worked, IMO. It’s more a conundrum why this organization thought it ever would or ever will.

That’s what I’m saying. He’s not great enough if we make our sg the star player. That’s the issue.

I said book hasn’t led us to the promise land.