Booker Enters Year 12 as Suns' Cornerstone — and Jalen Green's Make-or-Break Season Looms

Devin Booker is about to start his 12th season in Phoenix, a milestone only Kevin Johnson and Alvan Adams have ever reached with the franchise. Before this year ends, he'll pass Steve Nash and Walter Davis to move into second all-time in Suns games played. On the court, he's still the engine: 26.1 points, 6 assists and 40 fantasy points per game across 64 games last season (2025-26), good for our #31 overall rank.

That production comes with the familiar caveat that Booker is once again playing out of position. Phoenix insists Jalen Green is the point guard, but the reality is Booker will likely lead the team in usage and run the offense within 20 games. Fantasy managers don't need to overthink this one — a top-15 guard who dishes six a night and can flirt with 38.3% from deep, as he's done twice in his career, is a locked-in early-round pick.

Green's Prove-It Year

The bigger swing for both Phoenix and your roster is Jalen Green. The 24-year-old combo guard has the athleticism and the ceiling, but he's never turned flashes into steady production. Last season (2025-26) he managed just 17.8 points and 2.8 assists across 32 games, landing at our #110 overall and #52 at his position — modest for a player this team is betting on.

There's a glimmer of hope in his recent trend: Green is up 5.2 fantasy points over his last five games versus his season average. If the roster around him unlocks the finishing and facilitation he's lacked, Phoenix suddenly has an elite backcourt. If it doesn't, this could be the year the Suns start fielding trade offers instead.

Bridges, Brooks and the Supporting Cast

Miles Bridges rounds out the group Phoenix is leaning on, and he graded out as a clear starter's value — 17.1 points, 5.8 rebounds and 30.5 fantasy points per game across 77 games last season (2025-26), our #29 at his position. His offensive gravity should help open up a rim-pressure problem the Suns badly need to fix. Dillon Brooks, fresh off a new extension after a surprising 20.2 points per game, brings the toughness but may see his volume dip with Green and Bridges in the mix.

The fantasy playbook here is clean. Booker is a set-and-forget high-round anchor with a top-15 guard floor. Bridges is a reliable mid-round contributor whose numbers should hold or climb. Green is the roster's lottery ticket — draft him at a discount and watch closely, because his early-season form will tell you fast whether he's a keeper or a name to shop before the market cools.