Devin Booker

Devin Booker Net Worth. How Rich Is He?

What is Devin Booker net worth as at 2023? The Phoenix Suns shooting guard Devin Booker is one of the highest paid basketball players in the NBA.

After he was selected by the Suns in the 2015 NBA Draft, Booker later signed a five year contract with the franchise that is worth a whopping $158 million. His current four year contract extension he signed in 2022 is the biggest contract in the history of the Suns.

But how rich is Devin Booker after playing professional basketball for over seven seasons in the NBA? Read on to find out about the net worth of Booker.

Who Is Devin Booker? 

Devin Armani Booker is an American professional basketball player born on October 30, 1996 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. He was born to a cosmetologist mother, Veronica Gutierrez and a Melvin Booker, a former professional basketball player.

Booker has proven to be the son of his father and has the athletic blood flowing through his veins. He received a lot of basketball tips from his father right from childhood and by the time Booker was 12, he started playing with Danilo Gallinari who currently plays for the Boston Celtics.

He joined the basketball team when he got to high school at Granville High School in Michigan. However, he later moved to Mississippi after his father retired from professional basketball and attended Moss Point School. By then his father was hired as the assistant coach of the school hence Booker got to play under his father.

He was again very exceptional at Moss Point High School dropping match winning performances every now and then. And through his performances received a number of scholarship offers from Florida, North Carolina, Missouri, Michigan, Mississippi State.

Booker continued his exploits at Moss Point High School throughout his final year averaging 30.9 points per game in that season and graduating with a total point of 2,518. He was then named in the third team of the USA Today All-USA.

He also won the MVP in the 2014 Alabama vs Mississippi All star game while playing for the Mississippi team before enrolling in the University of Kentucky where he was on a scholarship.

Booker again showed what he is made of and what made him receive the scholarship in the first place dropping match winning performances week after week. His performances earned him a SEC Sixth Man of the Year honors.

He was then declared for the 2015 NBA in 2015 just after his first year in the University of Kentucky and was selected as the thirteenth overall pick by the Phoenix Suns where he has been till date.

Devin Booker Net Worth 

The Phoenix Suns shooting guard is one of the highest paid players in the NBA. His current net worth as at 2023 is estimated to be around $30 million or more.

His current four year contract extension with the Phoenix Suns in July 2022 is worth $224 million. Before that, he previously signed a five year contract extension in 2018 which worth $158 million which was a record at the time.

Booker owns wide range of sports cars, watches and other accessories plus his 5,590 square foot house he bought for $3.5 million in 2019 in Paradise Valley, Arizona.

How Does Devin Booker Make His Money? 

Booker, who currently plays for the Phoenix Suns since 2015 makes most of his money from his career as a basketball player. He also has endorsement deals with top brands such as Nike which bring in some millions of dollars.


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