Devin Booker caught Kevin Durant’s attention when he was first entering the draft. According to reports, Durant desired that Devin Booker be selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2015 NBA Draft. 

This would have put Booker in the same division as Russell Westbrook and Durant. Also, the partnership would create Oklahoma City Thunder, a possibly youthful “Big 3”. Unfortunately, Booker was selected by the Phoenix Suns at number 13, and the Thunder selected Cameron Payne with the fourteenth overall choice.

Strangely, years later and on a different team, Durant and Booker ended up becoming colleagues. Kevin Durant was moved to the Phoenix Suns at the beginning of 2023, where he was reunited with Devin Booker.

The first season of Durant and Booker’s partnership wasn’t a championship run. It seems that early on, Kevin Durant sustained an ankle injury that restricted his playing time. In the playoffs, the Suns were again unsuccessful.

Kevin Durant’s adoration from Devin Booker

Even before they shared the court, Devin Booker was a fan of Durant. despite more, he acknowledged that he had proclaimed Durant his favorite player in a now-resurfaced tweet from 2011 (despite though LeBron was regarded as the best at the time).

During a two-month-old interview on The Old Man & The Three, Booker expressed how much he values having Durant as a teammate who shares his passion for basketball. Booker highlights Durant’s commitment in particular.

Devin Booker and Kevin Durant lead the way as the Suns overcome the Nuggets in Game 3.In the Western Conference playoffs, the Phoenix Suns managed to avoid losing to the Denver Nuggets 0-3. Devin Booker and Kevin Durant, the team’s two star players, are the reason behind this.

Devin Booker was unstoppable the whole way through the match. His 47 points was a game-high. Kevin Durant took a while to settle into a groove. He forced fouls and made free throws to overcome a poor shooting start (4 for 7). Durant scored 39 points in the game’s conclusion.

Together, Booker and Durant scored 86 points. The Suns’ final score of 121 points included a chunk of this collective effort.

With this victory, the Suns have trimmed the Denver Nuggets’ series lead to 2-1. The team’s next task is to tie the series by stealing a victory in Game 4 in Denver.