{"id":751894,"date":"2026-06-22T01:24:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T01:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/751894\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T01:24:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T01:24:14","slug":"devin-booker-officially-changes-his-jersey-number","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/751894\/","title":{"rendered":"Devin Booker officially changes his jersey number"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker will officially wear the No. 15 jersey next season.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/teams\/458-phoenix-suns.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Phoenix Suns<\/a> star guard <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/players\/17899-devin-booker.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Devin Booker<\/a> has officially changed his jersey number.<\/p>\n<p>        <a class=\"article-widget__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/players\/17899-devin-booker.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-396109-plsm.jpg\" alt=\"Devin  Booker\"\/><br \/>\n        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n                Position<br \/>\n                SG\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Age<br \/>\n                29\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Height<br \/>\n                196 cm\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Weight<br \/>\n                93 kg\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Birth place<br \/>\n                United States of America\n            <\/p>\n<p>Booker will wear No. 15 next season, switching from No. 1, which he had worn since his rookie season.<\/p>\n<p>The decision carries personal meaning, as No. 15 honors his father. It also mirrors a similar move made by Kobe Bryant, who famously changed numbers during his career.<\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/a\/status\/2068770934996246706\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">  Booker&#8217;s strong individual season <\/p>\n<p>Booker once again delivered a strong individual campaign for the Suns during the 2025-26 season.<\/p>\n<p>He played 64 regular-season games, averaging 26.1 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 6.0 assists per game while shooting 45.6 percent from the field. His scoring and playmaking remained the foundation of Phoenix&#8217;s offense throughout the year.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Suns&#8217; season ended earlier than expected, as they were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Oklahoma City Thunder in a 4-0 series sweep.<\/p>\n<p>Booker has been a part of the Suns for his whole career, 11 seasons, and he&#8217;s been named an all-star five times. His most notable performance came on March 24, 2017, when he scored an astonishing 70 points against the Boston Celtics.<\/p>\n<p>                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/plus?utm_source=basketnews_com&amp;utm_medium=bn_plus&amp;utm_id=UA-259273-31&amp;utm_campaign=banners_free_content_for_not_members_bottom_2\" class=\"banners_paid_content_info_block_white banners-paid-content-info-block-white\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bn-plus-img img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bn-plus.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                            Subscribe to BN+ and get access to exclusive content.<\/p>\n<p>                                                            <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                                If you like our content, please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=basketnews.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a> and add us as your preferred source. 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