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Entering 11th season, Devin Booker’s presence gives Suns much-needed stability

Still in his prime, Devin Booker is the unquestioned leader of a team that’s trying to bounce back from a string of tough seasons. • • Download the NBA App PHOENIX (AP) — There’s a lot of new people surrounding the Phoenix Suns these days, from first-year coach Jordan Ott to first-year general manager Brian Gregory to new players like Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, Mark Williams and Khaman Maluach. One thing hasn’t changed — Devin Booker plans on being a force for this franchise. The four-time All-Star is entering his 11th season with the Suns, growing from a 19-year-old rookie to one of the most respected and accomplished shooting guards in the league. Still in his prime, the 29-year-old is the unquestioned leader of a team that’s trying to bounce back from a string of tough seasons. “The leadership aspect is going to be more important than ever this year — just realizing our roster, the age of our roster and the experiences I’ve had and what I’ve seen,” Booker said. “I’m going to do what I can and I’m always going to use my voice.” Booker — who signed a $145 million, two-year extension during the offseason that will keep him in Phoenix through 2030 — is already the leading scorer in franchise history, passing greats like Walter Davis, Kevin Johnson, Shawn Marion, Amar’e Stoudemire and Steve Nash. Now he’s working to lead the franchise back to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2021. That’s an ambitious goal considering where the Suns are at in their current rebuild, but he’s optimistic that the team’s young core will gel quickly. He’s seen it happen before. “Although we didn’t get it done in ‘21, I was able to see it go from the bottom almost to the top,” Booker said. “It wasn’t easy, but just understanding that it’s an everyday grind and it starts right now.” Later, he added: “I have unfinished business here.” Phoenix remade its roster after last year’s 36-46 debacle, firing coach Mike Budenholzer and shipping 15-time All-Star Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets. The Suns also bought out the contract of three-time All-Star Bradley Beal, who is with the Clippers. Now Booker is surrounded by a much younger core that includes Green, Brooks and the 19-year-old Maluach, a 7-foot-2 center who was drafted with the No. 10 overall selection. The three players were all part of the return from the Rockets in the Durant trade. Green is a promising young guard who averaged 20.1 points per game over four seasons in Houston after being drafted No. 2 overall in 2021. Brooks is known as a defensive stopper and an emotional leader, but also averaged 14 points per game for the Rockets last season while shooting nearly 40% from 3-point range. The Suns dealt for 7-foot center Mark Williams, a 23-year-old who was productive when healthy during his first three seasons with the Charlotte Hornets. Phoenix is gambling that he can stay on the floor and grow into one of the game’s better big men. There’s also a handful of holdovers who played quite a bit last season, including Grayson Allen, Royce O’Neale, Ryan Dunn and Oso Ighodaro. The Suns are now led by the 40-year-old Ott, who comes to the Suns after spending more than a decade rising up the ranks of the NBA coaching world. He’s spent time with the Hawks, Nets, Lakers and most recently the Cavaliers, who had the best record in the league’s Eastern Conference last season.

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鳳凰城太陽隊正以全新面貌迎接新賽季，不僅迎來了新教練，還加入了幾位年輕球員。在眾多變化之中，有一點始終不變：那就是他們的明星球員 Devin Booker。這位四屆全明星球員即將邁入他的第 11 個賽季，已然成為這支期望重振旗鼓、為未來奠定堅實基礎的球隊中，責無旁貸的領袖。

經歷了戰績 36 勝 46 敗的艱困賽季後，太陽隊採取了重大舉措來重建球隊。他們將重心從經驗豐富的資深球員轉向潛力十足的年輕核心，交易了 Kevin Durant 並與 Bradley Beal 分道揚鑣。球隊的新策略圍繞著在 Booker 的帶領下培養年輕才俊，而 Booker 最近也簽下了一份續約合約，將會留在球隊直到 2030 年。

🌟 Booker：球隊的穩定核心

現年 29 歲的 Devin Booker 正值巔峰，並準備好承擔更重要的領導角色。Booker 談到球隊年輕化的陣容時表示：「今年的領導能力將比以往任何時候都更加重要。」他曾親身經歷球隊從重建到 2021 年闖入 NBA 總決賽的旅程，深知成功需要付出艱辛的努力。透過新的合約，Booker 表達了他的決心，並說道：「我在這裡還有未竟之業。」他的目標是帶領球隊重返榮耀。

🔄 鳳凰城的新起點

本賽季對太陽隊來說是一個重大的轉捩點。球隊迎來了 40 歲的新任總教練 Jordan Ott，他擁有十多年的 NBA 執教經驗，並曾在騎士等成功球隊任職。此外，球隊管理層也迎來了新的總經理 Brian Gregory。這些變動是在解僱前教練 Mike Budenholzer，並與資深球星 Kevin Durant 和 Bradley Beal 分道揚鑣後進行的，標誌著球隊明確的全新發展方向。

🤝 迎接潛力新秀

Booker 現在身邊圍繞著一群更年輕的新隊友。透過與火箭隊的交易所引進的重要球員包括 Jalen Green，他是一位充滿活力的得分好手，在休士頓時期場均得分超過 20 分；以及以強悍防守和激情活力著稱的 Dillon Brooks。太陽隊還從黃蜂隊引進了 7 呎中鋒 Mark Williams，並選中了 19 歲、身高 7 呎 2 吋的中鋒 Khaman Maluach。這些新血，加上 Grayson Allen 和 Royce O’Neale 等留隊的角色球員，共同構成了太陽隊期望培養成具競爭力球隊的核心陣容。