The Devin Booker point guard experiment worked out about as well as the Phoenix Suns could have hoped. Booker showed off his passing ability to the tune of 6.7 assists per game, and he was still able to keep his scoring at 23.5 points per game. Without the nagging hamstring injury, it’s reasonable to think his scoring numbers would have been even higher.
But eventually his hamstring became too much to play through, and as a result, he’s played just 19 of the Suns’ 29 games this season, including sitting out the last six. In that time, De’Anthony Melton has gotten an opportunity for increased playing time, averaging 27 minutes per contest.