Suns Report Cards: Backcourt Grades

Sep 28, 2015; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Phoenix Suns players (from left) Archie Goodwin , Brandon Knight , Eric Bledsoe and Devin Booker pose for a portrait during media day at Talking Stick Resort Arena. All four players previous played basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /

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Devin Booker

Apr 7, 2016; Houston, TX, USA; Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) dribbles the ball as Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) defends during the first quarter at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports /

The Phoenix Suns selected Devin Booker with the 13th overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft and Booker made the Suns front office look like geniuses with their draft selection. Booker made 51 starts and played in 76 games in 2015 and averaged 13.8 points per game over 27.7 minutes.

In January, Booker averaged 17.3 points per game, he then dropped to 13.5 points per game in February, but then bolstered his numbers up to 22.4 points per game for the month of March, while adding 4.9 assists to his stat line as well.

Booker received a hefty sum of minutes over the last 50 games (49 starts) of the season. He averaged 34.7 minutes over the final 50 games with 17.9 points per game. His sharp-shooting ability helped stretch out the opposition’s defense each night as well.

Grade: B+

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