Four-time NBA All-Star Devin Booker passed Walter Davis to become the Phoenix Suns all-time leading scorer with a 3-point shot from the left wing in the third quarter against the Portland Trail Blazers.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Booker has spent all of his 10 seasons with the Suns after being drafted 13th overall in the 2015 NBA draft. Since then, he has become a four-time All-Star, two-time All-NBA team selection and was on the 2015-16 All-Rookie team.
15,667+ points.
10 seasons.
1 franchise. pic.twitter.com/O7K7EKC7pM— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) February 4, 2025
Davis held the top spot on the Suns’ leaderboard for 37 years. He spent 11 seasons with in Phoenix and played 766 games with the franchise before leaving them in free agency and joining the Denver Nuggets in 1988. Davis, who passed in November of 2023, was a Hall of Famer, six-time All-Star, two-time All-NBA selection and was the 1977-78 Rookie of the Year.
“My memories of Walter Davis was just a sweet jump shot,” Suns coach Mike Budenholzer, who grew up a Suns fan in Holbrook, AZ, said of Davis. “A guy that could pull up off the dribble and just feathery smooth. I remember how it went through the net. Book has some of those same qualities.”
Booker has averaged 24.4 points, 4.0 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game in 641 games ahead of their matchup with the Trail Blazers tonight.
Feb 3, 2025; Portland, Oregon, USA; Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) shoots the ball over Portland Trail Blazers forward Toumani Camara (33) in the first half at Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Jaime Valdez-Imagn Images
Not only has Booker become the franchise-leading scorer, but he has cemented his name in Arizona sports history. His No. 1 jersey is a staple of the Valley area and will one day hang in the rafters of the Footprint Center.
Devin Booker closing in on Suns history, how his tenure matches up with Walter Davis
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Reporter Connor Moreno covers the Phoenix Suns for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on his X account, @cmorenosports, and on Bluesky, @cloading.bsky.social
