Booker into the "Sun's version of Harden"? No Paul lost his soul and cried by the Big 3!
The Phoenix Suns are currently in 6th place in the East, and as things stand, they are a big improvement from last season, but going up the ladder is not that simple. Booker, in particular, has scored 40+ points in four consecutive games, but the team's performance is not ideal, mainly because Booker does not fit the Suns' style.
The Suns want to include Paul after the season so they can make up three. In terms of offense, the Suns' trio is undoubtedly the strongest offensive lineup at the moment. But without Paul's assist, they wouldn't have been able to maintain a fluid attack.
So Booker was placed in the No. 1 position, so as to ensure the overall strength of the team.
Booker saw an excellent opportunity to challenge for the championship, and of course he wanted to change positions, and the price Booker paid in the new season is also obvious to all. When it comes to offense, Booker always puts his players first, and he wants to create some changes for the team with his passing. But Booker is just a shooting guard after all, and after so many years in the NBA, it's too unrealistic for him to want to change his career.
In the first two seasons, the reason why Booker was so comfortable was because of Paul's existence, once Booker grasped the initiative on offense, he could no longer be as calm as Paul. When the Suns were under offensive pressure, Booker's passing did not play any role, and Booker started a one-on-one heads-up, but his attacking style was impulsive, and this way of scoring did not bring any help to the Suns.
The current Booker is like Harden who came to Houston at the beginning, although he holds the initiative of the whole team, but he is often trapped in a one-man world, and his passing is not smooth. Although Harden can greatly improve his score, he can't bring any substantial help to a team, so he will be criticized by many people.
The reason why the Suns let Booker play the No. 1 position is to ensure that the team's formation and tactics can be played at their best under the existing situation. Beal looks much better than Booker. Beal's scoring ability is now the worst of the three superstars, and his role in the team is not very large, so he hopes that Beal can be more involved in the team's game, so that the Suns' style of play will change a little, and Booker can focus more on offense.
Booker is the best man on the Suns, he is expected by the Suns, and he is also the most favored of the Suns' Big Three. In that case, Booker has to make some positive changes, he has to adjust his body to the best and then give the Suns something useful.