The Phoenix Suns have had a bizarre 2025 offseason.
Let's be real, they've had a bizarre several years, thanks to overwhelmed new owner Mat Ishbia's influence on the club's roster and coaching moves.
On Wednesday, two major moves happened to further add to the Suns' strange summer.
ESPN's Shams Charania reports that, following a meeting with Ishbia in Las Vegas in the midst of Summer League activities, four-time All-Star shooting guard Devin Booker has inked a two-season, $145 million maximum contract extension that will keep him under team control through 2029-30.
The 6-foot-6 Kentucky product averaged 25.6 points on .461/.332/.894 shooting splits, 7.1 assists, and 4.1 rebounds in 75 healthy games for the 36-46 Suns.
As Charania notes, this now becomes the biggest yearly extension salary in the history of league.
Devin Booker, Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks
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Until the next maximum extension deal pops up, of course.
The NBA world has reacted to the move on X as only it can.
"Over/under 6 [Shams] tweets on the same person," predicted user @BronsMindset.
Charania is at three so far.
"Overpay he's not that good," posits fan @playoffjake.
One fan seemed somewhat excited about Phoenix's bizarre roster churn this summer, and the rotation that Booker would theoretically be joining.
"$316M to run it back with Bradley Beal, Dillon Brooks, and Jalen Green. Bless his loyalty and his back," @ChapelReza wrote. "Booker locked in. Now someone lock in a point guard, rim protector, and bench."
Beal has been rumored to be exploring a contract buyout with Phoenix so he can sign with a real contender as a free agent, but as of now he remains rostered.
The Suns' biggest change of the offseason, aside from its decision to hire its third head coach in as many seasons, was its choice to flip 15-time All-Star power forward Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets in exchange for wings Brooks and Green, the rights to the No. 10 pick in June's NBA draft (used on center Khaman Maluach, who theoretically is that rim protector), and five future second round draft picks.
Per ESPN's Bobby Marks, the Durant trade eventually got rolled into an epic seven-team deal — the league's first-ever.
Houston's three-year, $21.5 million sign-and-trade agreement with the Atlanta Hawks for center Clint Capela was also rolled into the exchange. The No. 59 selection, used on Jahmai Mashack, which was initially moved to Phoenix in the deal, was sent from the Suns first to the Golden State Warriors, and next to the Memphis Grizzlies.
The Miami Heat were the other final contenders for Durant's services in a trade.
The Booker news was the second big change reported on Wednesday.
According to NBA insider Chris Haynes, former 2021 Executive of the Year James Jones — freshly demoted this summer — has opted to depart the Suns front office and assume a role with the NBA itself as its fresh Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations.
The Suns are loaded up with wings and centers, and currently lack starting-caliber point guards or power forwards.
For Booker, the move is a bit bizarre. He's stuck on a team that seems to be spinning its wheels, destined for years of lottery picks with a bizarrely mismatched lineup.