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Devin Booker

PHX · 2025-26Franchise engineHigh evidence
Movement shooter · Pick-and-roll handler · Primary creator · Helper / rotator

What does Devin Booker actually supply on the floor?

Devin Booker's strongest evidenced functions are creation, passing, rim pressure; the weakest available areas are event creation, rebounding, shooting. The profile is tied to PHX for 2025-26.

Function profile

2025-26 — eleven separate readings on a league scale. They are not additive.
Creation84
Rim pressure59
Shooting47
Passing80
Screening*
Interior finish50
Point of attack*
Switch coverage*
Rim protection49
Event creation28
Rebounding31

* limited evidence for that function. A dash means the evidence was insufficient — not a zero. Use the separate function strengths to evaluate role and roster fit; do not treat them as one player-value score. POA or switch conclusions require lineup, matchup, and assignment evidence beyond this profile.

Season by season

Every governed season profile on record.
SeasonTeamRoleEvidenceCreationRim pressureShootingPassingScreeningInterior finishPoint of attackSwitch coverageRim protectionEvent creationRebounding
2025-26PHXFranchise engineHigh evidence8459478050492831
2024-25PHXHigh evidence8364508545584646353038
2023-24PHXHigh evidence80605778535756413737
2022-23PHXHigh evidence78616276565550394545
2021-22PHXHigh evidence7459727247564847525234
2020-21PHXHigh evidence77665076585853403338
2019-20PHXHigh evidence8669578563392240
2018-19PHXHigh evidence8371458273343437
2017-18PHXHigh evidence7255707257373536
2016-17PHXHigh evidence6653576352463926
2015-16PHXLimited evidence746656734127

What teams depended on him for

Seasons where a team's situation report named him a dependency case.
PHX · 2025-26Lineup performance dependence

PHX lineups performed 4.7 points per 100 possessions better with Devin Booker than without him. The best supported alternative was [Royce O'Neale, Dillon Brooks, Grayson Allen, Mark Williams, Collin Gillespie] over 230 possessions.

rotation 56%loses 31.8% of creation
Replacement evidence
Best observed five without him

Royce O'Neale · Dillon Brooks · Grayson Allen · Mark Williams · Collin Gillespie

shrunk net -6.1060 over 230 possessions

on floor 4274 possessions · off floor 3171 possessions

PHX · 2024-25No supported replacement lineup sample

PHX did not have a sufficiently supported observed replacement lineup for Devin Booker. The database keeps the functional-loss evidence but does not invent a replacement plan.

rotation 70%loses 38.0% of passing
Replacement evidence

No replacement lineup is supported by the available evidence.

on floor 4935 possessions · off floor 2096 possessions

PHX · 2023-24No supported replacement lineup sample

PHX did not have a sufficiently supported observed replacement lineup for Devin Booker. The database keeps the functional-loss evidence but does not invent a replacement plan.

rotation 63%loses 34.0% of creation
Replacement evidence

No replacement lineup is supported by the available evidence.

on floor 4775 possessions · off floor 2736 possessions

PHX · 2022-23Player function-loss evidence unavailable

PHX did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Devin Booker.

rotation 51%
Replacement evidence
Best observed five without him

Chris Paul · Torrey Craig · Mikal Bridges · Deandre Ayton · Cameron Johnson

shrunk net 2.0290 over 172 possessions

on floor 4160 possessions · off floor 3923 possessions

PHX · 2021-22Critical basketball and lineup dependence

PHX was highly dependent on Devin Booker. Removing him cost about 25.9% of creation production, and lineups with him performed 5.0 points per 100 possessions better than lineups without him. The best supported replacement group was [Chris Paul, Jae Crowder, Mikal Bridges, Deandre Ayton, Cameron Johnson] over 168 possessions.

rotation 59%loses 25.9% of creation
Replacement evidence
Best observed five without him

Chris Paul · Jae Crowder · Mikal Bridges · Deandre Ayton · Cameron Johnson

shrunk net 5.7020 over 168 possessions

on floor 4933 possessions · off floor 3324 possessions

PHX · 2020-21Player function-loss evidence unavailable

PHX did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Devin Booker.

rotation 70%
Replacement evidence
Best observed five without him

Chris Paul · Jae Crowder · Mikal Bridges · Deandre Ayton · Cameron Johnson

shrunk net 2.3590 over 172 possessions

on floor 5668 possessions · off floor 2446 possessions

PHX · 2019-20No supported replacement lineup sample

PHX did not have a sufficiently supported observed replacement lineup for Devin Booker. The database keeps the functional-loss evidence but does not invent a replacement plan.

rotation 71%loses 37.5% of creation
Replacement evidence

No replacement lineup is supported by the available evidence.

on floor 4620 possessions · off floor 1860 possessions

PHX · 2018-19No supported replacement lineup sample

PHX did not have a sufficiently supported observed replacement lineup for Devin Booker. The database keeps the functional-loss evidence but does not invent a replacement plan.

rotation 56%loses 35.4% of creation
Replacement evidence

No replacement lineup is supported by the available evidence.

on floor 4225 possessions · off floor 3206 possessions

PHX · 2017-18No supported replacement lineup sample

PHX did not have a sufficiently supported observed replacement lineup for Devin Booker. The database keeps the functional-loss evidence but does not invent a replacement plan.

rotation 47%loses 30.2% of creation
Replacement evidence

No replacement lineup is supported by the available evidence.

on floor 3474 possessions · off floor 3795 possessions

PHX · 2016-17No supported replacement lineup sample

PHX did not have a sufficiently supported observed replacement lineup for Devin Booker. The database keeps the functional-loss evidence but does not invent a replacement plan.

rotation 69%loses 28.0% of creation
Replacement evidence

No replacement lineup is supported by the available evidence.

on floor 5106 possessions · off floor 2300 possessions

PHX · 2015-16Player function-loss evidence unavailable

PHX did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Devin Booker.

Replacement evidence
Best observed five without him

Tyson Chandler · P.J. Tucker · Eric Bledsoe · Brandon Knight · Markieff Morris

shrunk net 2.2560 over 341 possessions

on floor 3880 possessions · off floor 3404 possessions

Known contract calendar

Governed contract events naming this player — dates carry their honest quality.
PHX · 2025-26Contract control horizonJun 30, 2028

Devin Booker has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2028 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. The player is inside the two-season extension-review horizon, but exact eligibility and value are not certified.

PHX · 2024-25Contract control horizonJun 30, 2028

Devin Booker has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2028 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. No extension-review trigger is applied yet.

PHX · 2023-24Contract control horizonJun 30, 2024

Devin Booker has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2024 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. The player is inside the two-season extension-review horizon, but exact eligibility and value are not certified.

PHX · 2022-23Contract control horizonJun 30, 2024

Devin Booker has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2024 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. The player is inside the two-season extension-review horizon, but exact eligibility and value are not certified.

PHX · 2021-22Contract control horizonJun 30, 2024

Devin Booker has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2024 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. The player is inside the two-season extension-review horizon, but exact eligibility and value are not certified.

PHX · 2020-21Contract control horizonJun 30, 2024

Devin Booker has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2024 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. No extension-review trigger is applied yet.

PHX · 2018-19Contract control horizonJun 30, 2019

Devin Booker has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2019 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. The player is inside the two-season extension-review horizon, but exact eligibility and value are not certified.

PHX · 2016-17Contract control horizonJun 30, 2019

Devin Booker has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2019 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. The player is inside the two-season extension-review horizon, but exact eligibility and value are not certified.

Function scores, roles, dependence records and contract events are separate evidence. No combined player value, trade value or ranking is computed from them, and none of them is a causal impact claim.