At the conclusion of his third season, Devin Booker left little doubt that he’s one of the best young pure scorers around the entire NBA. Heading in, people wanted to see Booker take jumps forward in playmaking and efficiency. Well, Booker passed that test with flying colors as his assist percentage increased by 8.1% (16.3% to 24.4%) while posting a career-high in true shooting percentage at 56.1%. And as we know from a pure box score perspective, Booker narrowly missed averaging 25 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.
According to Basketball-Reference, Booker was one of only seven players to amass a stat line of 24.