Suns star Devin Booker changing jersey number from No. 1 to No. 15
Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker is changing his jersey number from No. 1 to No. 15, honoring his USA Basketball uniform and the faculty number of his father, Melvin, in accordance to ESPN’s Shams Charania.
Booker wore No. 1 throughout his lone school season at (*15*). He had caught with it since being drafted thirteenth in 2015 by Phoenix. While enjoying at Moss Point High School in Mississippi, Booker repped No. 2, which was retired by the college in 2022. He additionally wore No. 2 with the Alabama Challenge within the Nike EYBL. Melvin Booker additionally performed for Moss Point and had his No. 15 retired.
Devin Booker earned two gold medals with Team USA within the Tokyo and Paris Olympics whereas sporting No. 15.
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Melvin Booker donned the identical number throughout his 4 years at Missouriincomes males’s consensus second-team All-America choice honors his senior yr. He did not put on No. 15 within the NBA, as an alternative choosing Nos. 9, 14 and 5 in his two seasons with three groups.
suns heart Mark Williams donned No. 15 final season, though he’s a restricted free agent. Therefore, any return to Phoenix would warrant a number change.
Booker turns into the sixteenth participant in Suns franchise historical past with No. 15 on his jersey. Most notably, Danny Manning received Sixth Man of the Year in 1998 with the number.
Phoenix is coming off a stunning season that included a first-round sweep to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Booker performed a key position within the 45-37 marketing campaign, main the crew with 26.1 factors plus six assists per sport.
