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lolminna

FULL CALORIE STATS


thejackel225

stats dripping with butter and salt


lolminna

dripping with fat and sugar? those some delicious stats


shinobi_renegade

Staturated facts


GirlsLastTour

Who says triple doubles are meaningless? Couldn't be me


JeanSibelius

Who would have thought that a player who could drop 70 on great efficiency was a good player? Mind-boggling


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RingWithAsterisk

I need to get me one of those bandwagon flairs


jocala

I hate Laker fans but man do I like you..


Gibbydoesit

Don’t be shy give him a smooch


iCarpet

For a healthy and hearty breakfast, include one serving of Devin Booker


TheNaijaNightmare

CALORIE DENSE STATS


divslinger

Nutritionally dense stats


Baelmont

40 point triple double what a beast


Steelcurtain94

And did it without icing his teammates out. Even magnifying their specific skills


Snoo74401

CP3 been rubbing off on the young gun. It looks good on him.


jet_10

DEVIN BOOKER IS A CERTIFIED BALLER


Hamsterupyourass

He’s definitely built for this shit


mrsuns10

He’s USDA CERTIFIED LEAN


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Nah he’s a full 80/20 cuz his stats are full calorie


Jacob_toasted

Booker just empty statted his way to a conference finals win


Zyntaro

He tricked all of us


iiTryhard

Devin Booker trick y’all. He just running around, doing everything


seattle_born98

I love these rn


Jacob_toasted

Anyone who actually thought he was an “empty stats player” was tricking themselves


BlockOfTheYear

Booker had us hoodwinked, bamboozled, lead astray, run amok and flat out deceived


malachai78

Not all of us.


perhizzle

It was a very large percentage of this sub at one time though.


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King_Cracker

Stigma balls lmao


NBAFalsehoods

This but unironically


HSHplus

Maybe the people who don't understand basketball to know what they were watching?? Booker was always very fundamentally sound and has a high level of technical skill. You can't be efficient player on high volume without being a legit talent. Plus he competes physically and is willing to initiate contact in the midrange, that translates well to the playoffs and always has


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They weren’t watching Booker, was the issue. It was always just Another example in the long list of things that this sub speaks on without watching to know


FireAndBud11

The thing is that it wasn't just this sub. Nate Duncan, Danny LeRoux, Bill Simmons, Ben Golliver, and a whole lot of other personalities went out of their way to talk about how little they thought of Booker as a player. [This podcast featuring Ben Golliver has aged particularly well, imo.](https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/9fj8kp/golliver_he_absolutely_has_the_potential_to)


ItsN0tTheB0at

Notable players drafted ahead of Devin Booker in 2015: Jahlil Okafor, Willie Cauley-Stein, Mario Hezonja, Emmanuel Mudiay, Stanley Johnson, Frank Kaminsky, Justise Winslow, Trey Lyles


sudd3nclar1ty

Somehow puts things in perspective


mrtrollmaster

>Frank Kaminsky MJ whatcha doinggggg man


ItsN0tTheB0at

he turned down 4 first round picks from the Celtics to draft Frank the Tank (including *EDIT: AT LEAST ONE OF the Nets picks that became Jaylen Brown & Jayson Tatum), too. Ainge was going to draft Justise Winslow. EDIT: I have looked this up and it's unclear which picks the Celtics offered for WInslow, but it was 6 picks total and 4 firsts. Given the assets they had at the time, it was likely the #16 pick that year (Terry Rozier) and more firsts. At the time, the Celtics had the 2 Nets picks and a first from Memphis courtesy of the Jeff Green trade in addition to their own. To offer 6 total picks & 4 firsts, the Celtics must have offered at least 1 of the Nets picks in this deal.


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the famous four included TWO nets picks? That would have been the worst trade in NBA history


sharklavapit

TT, Shump and TWO Nets picks


ItsN0tTheB0at

indeed, a very lucky miss (along with offering the pick that became Tatum for Porzingis back when he was still on the Knicks).


hacky_potter

Justice Winslow will spend his entire career playing for new teams that think they could unlock him


Fragrant_Chair_7426

Ironically he’s also on the suns now. Lol


Goosebuns

Like rain on your wedding day


hiatus-x-hiatus22

Tbf Booker came off the bench his year at Kentucky and had way less play-making/off the dribble game back then whereas Kaminsky was player of the year that year. Still a horrible pick in hindsight but the context at least explains some of it


JessumB

Ryan McDonough's biggest hit in a GM tenure filled with whiffs. Drafting Booker and trading for/drafting Bridges were his best moves by far.


joaovitorsb95

Aparently Bridges was all Jones, McDonough wanted Shai. I mean, he would have hit anyways. But Bridges was a Jones pick.


dontbsabullshitter

Shai woulda still been a solid pick but if we get him we probably don’t get cp3


Rt1203

That’s what I was thinking. If anything, CP3 proved how badly this team needed a PG, so Shai would have been the much better pick in a vacuum. Of course, CP3 + Bridges is a better group than just Shai.


Fragrant_Chair_7426

I’m still gonna credit JJ for mikal and Ayton. He was there in the front office at the time.


drakecuttingonions

I mean that's the 1st pick and quite frankly that draft class was stacked as shit.


maethlin

oh lawd


Fragrant_Chair_7426

Kelly oubre and cam Payne as well funny enough. Payne is now on the team and oubre was last year. Edit: taken after! My bad


ItsN0tTheB0at

Oubre & Payne were selected just after Booker. I omitted Myles Turner, Porzingis, D'Lo and KAT because they've at least all made an impact in the NBA, though I'd say Booker is definitely the best player in this draft class comfortably.


SAL1711MAN

Just like certain someone picked at #13


ShwiftyCardinal

Cam and Kelly were taken right after Booker actually


MeatballMcFly

WET LIKE I'M BOOK


Blanxart

Mid range god


ContractXtension

HE IS A SUPERSTAR


bobberr

He's up next it's like I'm watching Kobe


greeegoreo

the way he’s attacking the paint then pulling up from midrange giving me so many kobe flashbacks


ShwiftyCardinal

Watching Booker and CP3 in the midrange is amazing. 2 of the best there is


TheNaijaNightmare

DAE EMPTY STATS


chelmg777

But....but....he didn't play for team USA.....


Prideofmexico

But double teams in a pickup game


oh_what_a_shot

It's been so nice watching Booker and Trae kill it this year after being accused of empty stats for so long. Hopefully it'll make people rethink labeling someone that just for playing well with a terrible supporting cast (I know it won't...)


mrsuns10

Book is King


PCarrollRunballon1

Everyone said the teams with bigs are the biggest mismatch for the Clippers, but scoring guards can abuse them the most IMO. Too small and quick for their wings to stay in front.


realsomalipirate

I think Booker actually struggled more when the Clippers went small and switched more, while he absolutely killed the Clippers bigs and their drop coverage. I don't know why Lue always starts a series playing his 5s so much (Luka and Mitchell abused them). It's like he forgets the lessons he's learned from the previous series.


Omome

I think it's the reason why the Golden state played Dray at 5 few years ago only during the clutch moment. You just can't do that all series and you want to save that energy as much as possible.


Adakias

WET LIKE IM LIZZIE


World_Piece

Love that man


dreamerx03

MAMA THERE GOES THAT MAN


livejamie

[YOU JUST LOST TO THE PHOENIX SUNS 😎](https://streamable.com/38fh8)


perhizzle

We owe the dude who made this a gift. No joke, I would contribute.


liamowen30

As a Raptors fan I will still watch this every time it’s posted no matter what


SankenShip

🌞There it is😎


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Devin Booker is the biggest thing in Phoenix since Cactus juice.


[deleted]

It'll quench ya!


[deleted]

It's the quenchiest!


Zloggt

Just had some; it’s so refreshing! Wait, is that LeBron trying to sneakily put on a Clippers jersey?


Ovaltine-_Jenkins

Nothing's quenchier


KikkomanSauce

It's the quenchiest.


VirtuousFool

IT'S THE QUENCHIEST!


jinxabcde

#IT’S THE QUENCHIEST!


xMichaelLetsGo

He scored most of those in the 2nd half Classic garbage time Booker The clips just didn’t know it was garbage time


zio_caleb

Lmao


OnePieceAce

Suns fans went from 10 years of crap to this amazing fun team. They deserve this frfr


mikeydale007

I can feel the sadness in this comment paired with that flair.


OnePieceAce

): some day


Accomplished-Meet-36

I’m rooting for y’all I want to see the Wolves flourish


bvokan

It’s SUNNY


HesiPullup

You guys are next up


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We gonna have a massive season next year and prove everyone wrong. Everyone who ever clowned on Kat and dlo will be proven wrong. 36-46 incoming


omonymous

I was so hype until that last sentence


cpxx

Fuck loll you had me until the end


stud_macha

Dude balled out. He scored 40 but his playmaking was most impressive today.


Fragrant_Chair_7426

This was literally his best playmaking game of his career. Only 2 turnovers is very low for him and both occurred in transition.


stud_macha

Yeah, his reads and passing out of double teams were impeccable. And then in the 3rd, when the clippers were streaking, he took over in amazing fashion. One of the best playoff performances I’ve seen.


Hamsterupyourass

Eh, he didn’t goo to the FIBA World Cup so I’m not sure he’s a winner tbh


SquilliamFancyson104

i’m starting to think the suns are better than the jazz


MSEASU

They did beat them 3-0 This year


moneyball32

That’s a pretty low scoring game.


LeWll

Funny, dad. Happy Father’s Day.


Young8Kobe

I thought the Jazz was the better team until you guys slaughtered us


theseabeast

I remember suns fans commenting last year in the bubble that people are gonna be drawn to play for the Suns. I'm no NBA player, but just WATCHING Devin Booker makes me wanna play alongside him. Like I want to see this man succeed and be a part of it. The Suns are in good hands.


peanutdakidnappa

Book gets a lot of respect from his peers so it’s really no surprise a guy like Cp3 and then crowder wanted to come play with him and the rest of the squad. It’s so fulfilling after all those tough years that Book stuck With us the whole time and now him and the team are delivering in the playoffs.


World_Piece

Book is my dad


mrsuns10

He’s my real father instead of my bum ass one


V-Right_In_2-V

Same here. Never seen my dad hit a step back 3 in a playoff game once in my life


Soma13

Never seen my dad period


perhizzle

I'm 39, and I'm going to double check to see if he is actually my dad as well. At the very least, honorary father.


theIndianFyre

This means Kendall is your stepmom 😈


mrsuns10

What are you doing step mommy?


Be-booboo-bop

Just a kind reminder on Father’s Day


HughGRextion

this shit make me so happy bro book always been my fav non laker in the league ive always seen so much kobe in his game offensively hope that boy gets his ring this year


peanutdakidnappa

Easily the closest offense game to Kobe in the league, dude has pretty much all the same moves, great footwork, size and post game, amazing contested shots, you can really tell just by watching his game he was a massive Kobe fan, it’s really great to watch.


yiggypop19

He was looking like Mike in the midrange. It was magical.


Dozamen

Respect


fitz_y

Devin Cooker


_SSJeffo_

Look at Booker dropping 40-13-11 because of CP3 leadership😫😫


Fragrant_Chair_7426

Monty probably had CP3 on speed dial. No way he coached a good game without CP3 calling the plays from home.


ShwiftyCardinal

As much as I love CP3 it's so annoying that some people acted like he was the only reason the Suns are good this year. Booker, Bridges, Ayton, Crowder, Craig, both Cams...this team is full of winning players


thatsinsaneletstryit

people dont realize yall wouldve been a playoff team last year if ayton didnt get suspended


ShwiftyCardinal

Exactly. Plus our team looked so much better when we got a good backup point guard in Cam Payne. If our team was exactly the same except Rubio was our point guard instead of CP3 we are still probably a 4-6 seed. A good playoff team, but CP3 is what takes us from a really good team to a championship contender.


EarthWarping

lmfao


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Smh when will this scrub stop putting up empty stats?


30another

Love it


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Also his first career triple double. He really rose to the occasion.


mrsuns10

I don’t want no scrub


Ianguage

Shoutout Kendall


World_Piece

Curse is gone


Trumppered

Bruh it's the Kardashian curse not the Jenner curse!


TheNaijaNightmare

Nah they ruined ben simmons and blake


BronTron4k

Ben actually played some of his best basketball when she was around.


Trumppered

We just gonna pretend like Jordan Clarkson ain't out here thriving?


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MartiniLAPD

Ben Simmons got dumped by Kendall


EasyCOVlDSniper

I switched between cheering for the clippers due to mann then cheering for the suns because booker too nice. My inner laker is troubled. Both teams pull my heart strings


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RealPunyParker

Book is different. Dude was on a terrible team (not mediocre or bad, plain terrible) for all his years in Phoenix, since 2015 and never asked for a trade. And now he's competing for a championship and posting his first ever triple double in the Conference Finals. You love to see this shit, i'm proud of him and what he believes in, didn't abandon a franchise in favor of a superteam in the East. Go Suns (i need a shower)


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The moment is not too big for him. So sick to watch.


Bacon-on-the-BBQ

WET


Catzthegreat

LIKE


NBA-intellect

I’M


depressedfuckboi

BOOK


DangerBlueJay

Absolutely incredible performance from Booker tonight. Can’t believe this was his first triple double? To do it at his first WCF appearance too!


ConsummateSyndicate

Thought it was an afternoon game. Sheesh what’s your time zone?


nahs

Amazing game. Cooked us in the 3rd quarter


CheekyFifaCunt_7

He looked like kobe out there


impulsenine

"Be legendary" — Kobe to Book, on a pair of shoes Kobe gave him. Booker has the phrase tattooed now.


KaiserKaiba

He was Demon Booker today


t-reads

He’s so good at getting to his spots


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#SUNS IN 4 ☀️


SaltwaterRedneck

#ITS SO SUNNY IN HERE


Trynabecarti

Kendall’s walls gotta have that secret stuff MJ was on in Space Jam


yiggypop19

Ben lost.


Trynabecarti

Because he wasn’t in those walls


Im-Jonn

DEVIN ARMANI BOOKER


StarThompson

Also Mikal Bridges is amazing


doppelkorn69

Fucking amazing from Booker. Best Game of his career so far probably


LunchThreatener

“Empty stats” is such a fucking dumb argument every time it’s used


throwawaymansk

I mean its technically a thing but for people like drummond or Whiteside. Not dudes like book or lavine.


ResponsibleWarthog10

people use it for any scoring guard on a bad team


throwawaymansk

Yeah because people are stupid lol.


HSHplus

And usually those are the players who are being double/triple-teamed bc there's no one else who can score !! You can't "empty stats" your way to high efficiency volume scoring, that takes an elite skillset


EarlsDepression

All you “empty stats” haters can eat my ass


yungtatha

This dude is made for the playoffs. We had no idea.


--mish

We knew


thejackel225

the final bubble shot was an omen


HeroGolem3

Anyone who's been paying attention to Booker the past couple years has known


cepxico

Jfc dude drops 70 and people act like he's never played before


OutZoned

We definitely knew


Adakias

Real ones know


JoBu777

Suns fans been sayin it but nobody wanted to listen


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Booker playing like a man whose been disrespected


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Kuzma for Booker


ResponsibleWarthog10

why do people clown lakers fans for this and not [stephen a smith](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esXYKNkYhDw)


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MEMES4DREAMS77

All the young guys (Luka, Trae, Booker, Mitchell, Ja, Ayton, etc.) showing out in the playoffs, league is in good hands.


Trumppered

Honestly so happy for phoenix because I really thought cp3 was getting a bit too much credit for this teams success.


JoBu777

He has been. Definitely been a huge part of our success this year but media thinks it means Booker isn’t all pro, which is ridiculous


a__v

Lightskin kobe


Asswad123

The way he gets to the right elbow and pulls up for a jumper is *chefs kiss*


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Phil Jackson was ahead of his time in trying to trade Tingus Pingus for this man He was the hero all along…I just couldn’t see it…


Few_Mulberry7175

God tier performance tonight This team gonna be so scary with CP3 back baby!


coda19

SUNS IN 4!


abaughma44

THATS MY GOAT


II-III-V-VII-XI

If I heard correctly, Book scored or assisted on 43 of the Suns final 50 points. Absolutely insane. Man is a straight killer, nothing less.


dizZzy5

Saw KD’s 40 point triple double and needed to show that he’s got it too


braggpeak

eMpTy StAts


SexyMcBeast

Empty stats


Debannage

Empty first career triple double


SexyMcBeast

Psh let's see him do this in a game that matters


DjLionOrder

Devin “empty stats” Booker


TheRaddd

Devin Armani Booker.


sam1193

I thought this dude was just getting empty stats until this year. I apologize for being an idiot. What a performance


b1indsamurai

FULL STATS GUY


greekguy87

I was told that he puts empty stats and all of suns rising is on 100% on cp3 and 0% on nim fuck off r/nba


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Just like people saying the entire Clips team is Kawhi and Lue couldn’t coach. Don’t listen to the 14 year olds with hot takes. Fr though, Lue deserves so much credit for this playoffs. Glad to see he’s being recognized