Take Wednesday’s episode of The Hoop Collective (take a listen around the 16:39 mark), where ESPN’s Tim MacMahon casually dropped a grenade: “They’ve let it be known that they are Devin Booker fans.” Boom.

The Houston Rockets have made it clear that they have interest in Suns guard Devin Booker if the team decides to rebuild, per reports.

The Rockets have plenty of high-end players that they are developing, but right now there isn’t a superstar on the roster. Reed Sheppard is buried on the depth chart and Jalen Green is known for some offensive inefficiencies, but there is optimism in Houston that they won’t have to trade for an established veteran.

Devin Booker is starting to look like the lethal scorer we’ve come to know, a player capable of catching fire and torching opponents on any given night. Over the past five games, he’s averaged 26.6 points,

Book has had everything handed to him since James Jones arrived. Promising new rookies. (Josh Jackson, Deandre Ayton, Mikal Bridges and Cam Johnson). All-time great veterans (Chris Paul, Durant and Beal). New coaches (Monty Williams, Frank Vogel and Mike Budenholzer). The franchise has even upgraded the locker room and practice facility.

The Houston Rockets have been one of the biggest surprises of the first half of the 2024-25 season, ranking second in the Western Conference with a

Devin Booker was a high school senior at Moss Point (Miss.) when the Phoenix Suns last won a road game against the Atlanta Hawks, 102-95, on March 24, 2014. This means Booker has never defeated the Hawks in Atlanta.