September 21, 2024

The NBA announced today that Devin Booker and Kevin Durant had cracked the top ten in jersey sales on NBAStore.com for the first half of the 2023-24 season.

Booker was placed seventh overall, with Durant at number eight.

Steph Curry, Jayson Tatum, LeBron James, Victor Wembanyama, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Luka Doncic are ranked No. 1-6, respectively.

In the most recent rankings, Booker was one spot behind Durant for the second half of the 2022-23 NBA season. Durant was ranked sixth at the time, and Booker was seventh.

The Suns’ great combo became the first Suns teammates since 2006 to win back-to-back Western Conference Player of the Week titles, with Booker winning on Monday, one week after Durant. Steve Nash and Shawn Marion achieved this feat 18 years ago.

Booker and Durant have guided the Suns to a 27-20 record this season, which ranks sixth in the Western Conference.

Booker has averaged 28.4 points on 50.1% shooting, 7.3 assists, and 4.9 rebounds in 38 games this season.

Durant is averaging 28.3 points on 53.1% shooting, 6.4 rebounds, and 5.7 assists in 40 games.

The two Suns are the only teammates averaging more than 26 points per game this season and two points higher. Booker is the NBA’s fifth-highest scorer, while Durant is sixth.

The Suns play Durant’s former team, the Brooklyn Nets, tomorrow night, as KD waits to see how supporters will welcome him back in Brooklyn.

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