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On Sept. 10, Booker had an operation to repair
the fifth metacarpophalangeal joint in his shooting hand. The
team estimated his recovery time at six weeks, but he will beat
that projection.
"Devin's going to play on Wednesday," Suns coach Igor Kokoskov
said Monday. "There's no secret. He's ready, he's playing, he's
excited. He's our big rock."
Kokoskov added, "Devin is doing great. He's in a good place.
Very vocal, very active, looks healthy."
Booker hasn't played in the preseason, and he has been
practicing with his right pinkie and ring finger taped together.
Phoenix forward Ryan Anderson said of Booker, "It's just a
completely different game when he's in. I'm really excited for
Wednesday, for him to get ... a little bit more experience
outside the practice court. We're going to have to build
chemistry like everybody else.
"Book's going to have to obviously get his timing back, get
everything back, but he's such a great talent. Just having him
back on the court it's -- I'm really, really excited about it
for myself. It just feels good to have the full team back at
it."
Booker, who turns 22 on Oct. 30, signed a five-year, $158
million contract extension this summer. He averaged more than 22
points per game in each of the past two seasons for Phoenix.
The former Kentucky star produced a career-best 24.9 points, 4.5
rebounds and 4.7 assists per game in his third NBA season in
2017-18.
The Suns selected Booker with the 13th overall pick in the 2015
NBA Draft.
--Field Level Media
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