“I’d like to build a superteam. I’d like the superteam to come to me.”
Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker, just 22 years old at the time, quietly said these words after an unexpected road win over the Milwaukee Bucks to raise the Suns record to 4-14 early in the 2018-19 season. That win would be followed by a 10-game losing streak, dropping the Suns to 4-24 on the way to a 19-63 season in their 9th straight non-playoff campaign.
Local fans took Book’s comment with a nervous chuckle, knowing there was no way he could ever be able to attract a ‘Super Team’ to Phoenix.