An NBA trade idea sending Devin Booker from the Phoenix Suns to the Detroit Pistons has been created.
NBA writer Zach Buckley of Bleacher Report created the following trade idea between the Suns and Pistons:
Detroit Pistons receive: Devin Booker
Phoenix Suns receive: Ron Holland II, Jaden Ivey, Tobias Harris, a 2027 first-round pick, a 2029 first-round pick and a 2031 first-round pick
This NBA trade idea wouldn’t be able to happen right away since Booker signed a two-year, $133 million extension with the Suns in July. The shooting guard can’t be traded until January 10, 2026.
Phoenix will only trade Booker if he requests a trade. Many people around the NBA think Booker should ask for a trade since the Suns are going nowhere.
A four-time All-Star, Booker averaged 25.6 points and 7.1 assists for the Suns last season in 75 games while shooting 46.1% from the field, 33.2% from beyond the arc and 89.4% from the free-throw line. The 28-year-old is one of the top scorers in the NBA.
Booker has career averages of 24.4 points and 5.2 assists. He scored 70 points against the Boston Celtics during the 2016-17 season.
“Booker, who hails from Grand Rapids, Mich., is precisely the kind of shot-maker and creator who would prevent defenses from overloading on Cade Cunningham—or punish those that did,” Buckley wrote. “Over the past two seasons, Booker has been a nightly source of 26.3 points and 7.0 assists, and that scoring output actually lags behind his career postseason output (28).
“With Booker and Cunningham leading the offense, and the key components of Detroit’s top-10 defense still in place, the Pistons could power their way into the East’s elite tier already this season. And since Booker only turns 29 in October, Detroit might have a contending combo on hand for the next half-decade.”
The Pistons made the playoffs last season for the first time since 2019. They lost to the New York Knicks in the first round in six games.
Meanwhile, the Suns missed the 2025 playoffs. They traded Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets and bought out Bradley Beal, who signed with the Los Angeles Clippers.