PHOENIX — Show Devin Booker the money and respect, because has done something that hasn't been done in 15 years.
The Phoenix Suns guard was named to the All-NBA team for the first time in his career. Booker was named to the All-NBA 1st team along with Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (the only unanimous selection), Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Dončić, Nuggets center Nikola Jokić (who was named the NBA MVP for the 2nd-straight season earlier this month) and Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum.
This could come with a massive payday for Booker, who is now eligible for a supermax deal. That would add four years and $211 million to Booker's current contract, which is a 5-year deal worth $158,253,000. Booker has two years remaining on that deal, so the supermax extension would keep Booker in the Valley through the 2027-28 season.
Booker is set to make $33.8 million next season and $36 million in 2023-24. The supermax would kick in for the 2024-25 season.
The 3-time All-Star received 82 first-place votes from the global panel of 100 sportswriters and broadcasters.
Suns point guard Chris Paul was voted onto the All-NBA 3rd team. This is CP3's 11th All-NBA selection of the future Hall of Famer's 17-year career. That ranks 2nd among active players (behind LeBron James' 18 selections) and 12th in NBA history. This is Paul's 3rd-straight All-NBA selection. He was named to the All-NBA 2nd team last year and is the 10th player in Suns history to earn multiple All-NBA selections.
Paul is tied for 2nd-most All-NBA selections among point guards. He trails only Bob Cousy (selected 12 times), Oscar Robertson (11 selections) and John Stockton (11 selections). All three of them are in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Both Booker and Paul will get crystal basketballs as trophies for being selected to the All-NBA teams.
This is the first time the Suns have had two players named to the All-NBA teams since the 'Seven Seconds or Less' era in the early 2000s.
In the 2006-07 season, Steve Nash and Amar'e Stoudemire were both named to the All-NBA team 1st team. That pair was also named the All-NBA 2nd team in the 2009-10 season. Booker and Paul are the first Suns teammates to make the All-NBA team in the same season since '09-'10. This is the 11th time multiple Suns players have made the All-NBA team in franchise history.
Booker is the first Sun to make the 1st team since that pair, the 14th All-NBA 1st team selection in team history and the 8th different Sun to make the first team, according to the Suns.