According to several sources close to the Phoenix Suns organization, their star guard Devin Booker is set to have surgery on his hand on Monday. Booker was bothered by discomfort in his hand through the better part of the last season and has opted for the procedure in order to fix the issue after recent swelling. The surgery is set to take place in Los Angeles.
Suns currently don’t have the information on how much time the 21-year-old could miss and will have the exact timeline after the procedure. Still, there are indications that Booker might miss a couple of weeks on the start of the 2018-19 NBA season.
Phoenix Suns will hope to have Devin Booker as soon as possible, especially since they have high expectations from this season. They have a talented young roster which includes 2018’s first overall pick Deandre Ayton, and tenth overall pick Mikal Bridges, as well as and 2017’s fourth overall pick Josh Jackson. Suns also added several veterans in the offseason, including former Houston Rockets’ forward Trevor Ariza, and are ready to make a run at their first playoff appearance since 2009-10.
Devin Booker is expected to have the most significant role in reestablishing Suns as the NBA powerhouse since he developed into their best player in the past two seasons. Booker averaged 24.9 points, 4.7 assists, and 4.5 per game last season, which prompted the organization to give him a five-year, $158 million maximum contract extension earlier this summer.
