Devin Booker Opens up About Playing with KD, Talking Trash, Learning from CP3 and His NBA Journey

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We are so psyched to finally welcome to the show, Phoenix Suns guard and superstar, Devin Booker. This is such a fantastic interview about Devin's journey in the NBA, what makes him motivated night in and night out and the state of this year's Phoenix Suns team. So much to cover so let's get to it!
Topics include: JJ opens the show talking Lakers vs. Kings. Then Devin joins the show and we immediately get into his legendary sh*t talking and why he does it - referencing Luka Doncic, Nikola Jokic, etc... He also talks about being raised around basketball with his father and how that helped his mentality growing up. How he's evolved as an NBA player over the years and what it was like being on those early Phoenix Suns teams. Scoring 70 points (before everyone was doing it) in a loss. How Devin has approached becoming a playmaker vs. a pure scorer over the last few years. Devin Booker scoring How he feels about playing with Kevin Durant and this year's Phoenix Suns championship aspirations. What Devin learned from playing with Chris Paul and so much more.
00:00 - Start of show
01:11 - JJ on Lakers vs. Kings match-up
05:23 - Devin Booker Interview
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@JJRedick 3 ай бұрын

We finally got Devin on! It's so good we decided to just share it ASAP rather than wait until the morning. Be sure to subscribe to the channel for more clips and stay tuned because we have some really exciting things in the works. Thanks for watching!

@robs9237 3 ай бұрын

So nice of u to have Luka's son on the pod

@Itsayoriq 3 ай бұрын

Preciate it jj, I’ve been waiting on a book interview for so long now.

@thehdcode9374 3 ай бұрын

What morning?

@zunze28 3 ай бұрын

@@robs9237wipe that mouth off. You have Luka all over you. Get some new material

@Mattalloftheeabove 3 ай бұрын

17:00 JJ real for asking about D Book first 👟 🤣🤣💯🏀

@user-rk9jx5vl7i 3 ай бұрын

Man I love KZfaq comments compared to twitter and instagram, everything is generally positive and uplifting. Go Suns, love having Booker on

@jojofinesse2310 3 ай бұрын

Yeah sometimes KZfaq comments are a breath of fresh air but then you get them dudes who say your are glazing just for showing a great player some love 🙄

@trequanharris4955 3 ай бұрын

They can’t sit this long to watch anything lol

@onyroo 3 ай бұрын

I’ll agree it’s less toxic than those two but I disagree with everything is generally positive. You can find a solid amount of negativity still.

@Villey 3 ай бұрын

@@jojofinesse2310yeah most people that say that aren’t even old enough to grab a beer. I wouldn’t pay them any attention 😂

@jojofinesse2310 3 ай бұрын

@@Villey yeah I’m definitely not going to get worked up over a bunch of kids who don’t know ball past the warriors vs cavs era 😂

@gorjaun 3 ай бұрын

as a lifelong Suns fan it’s been amazing seeing Book grow and evolve into the player he is today, from seeing him suffer with bottom feeder teams and being willing to stick it out with us and let the team come to him is something that doesn’t get talked about enough when it comes to player loyalty and love for an organization

@SJ-di5zu 3 ай бұрын

Honestly, it’s all these new NBA fans hating on him. Book stuck around since he was drafted (I think in 2017?) suffered through some bad Phoenix teams, and now he’s contending for titles. He’s also just super entertaining to watch and has improved a ton defensively.

@codyscards6698 3 ай бұрын

@@SJ-di5zu2015 actually

@DBookThaGOAT70 3 ай бұрын

Going to go down as the greatest Phoenix Sun of all time

@Mikelauuury 3 ай бұрын

@sj-di5zu he go drafted in 15

@noahruston5731 3 ай бұрын

@@SJ-di5zu2015, l can’t believe he honestly stayed in phx and didn’t request out

@abc-lh7tb 3 ай бұрын

This was a surprise, Book has never done a interview

@Cobratate723 3 ай бұрын

i know

@Hawkeye1111 3 ай бұрын

He has earlier in his career with Chris Broussard and a couple others I believe

@akeembell6384 3 ай бұрын

An*

@noahgorman681 3 ай бұрын

He did one with KD and Beal earlier in the season

@jaeehovaa 3 ай бұрын

For the suns yes @@noahgorman681

@drewc3523 3 ай бұрын

I’m so glad JJ is so respected by current NBA players. I don’t think there is really anyone else in NBA media who can get so many players to sit down and have a candid conversation for an hour. Love to see it.

@Mrgiftedsoul 3 ай бұрын

Pat Bev draymond green all the smoke iman shumpert and Gilbert arenas all make podcasts too fyi

@Cookie_Ninja14 3 ай бұрын

@@Mrgiftedsoul y and still it sounds and looks all fake. JJ keeps it real. ur far from being gifted if u havent noticed the eloquence, respect and how articulate JJ is. The rest of 'em guys u mentioned is bc they need attention. They dont wanna make the game better

@drewc3523 3 ай бұрын

@@Cookie_Ninja14 I agree. The other podcasts are not on par with JJ’s

@fernandez9644 3 ай бұрын

I love how it’s in his home too lol recognize his bar from architectural digest

@paulgastelum2143 3 ай бұрын

Same haha

@RyB_311 3 ай бұрын

JJ you have saved my life by getting this done

@victormeeks 3 ай бұрын

yo RB, is it time to goon?

@diego2646 3 ай бұрын

Luka finals?

@shawnr.938 3 ай бұрын

Yo RB from twitter here whats going on lol

@TranquilKr 3 ай бұрын

Hope you're doing well, bro. Try to stay positive no matter how rough things get.

@davidrios7962 3 ай бұрын

Wipe ur lips

@JK-fr6hu 3 ай бұрын

Book needs more respect. Old school. Tough. Respects the game and tradition.. Crazy talented who gets better yearly. And all class off court. Does a ton for the community and fans. Knows the city and organization history.

@sufjams 3 ай бұрын

I'm born and raised Arizona and the dude just bleeds Phoenix too. Half the time he dresses like some cousins of mine at a backyard wedding in south Phoenix

@bman-ef6ji 3 ай бұрын

Book haters are mostly fat retards on twitter and reddit anyway

@user-gk3uo5ev7n 3 ай бұрын

fact, i ran into him one time in LA at Nobu and he was so humble and let me take pic with him

@JK-fr6hu 3 ай бұрын

@@user-gk3uo5ev7n yes….and if you watch on tv, even in opposing fan arenas, he’s always signing and doing pics. Guy is all class.

@vandalissimus 3 ай бұрын

What are you on?' Can I have some? The guy is litteraly the softest player in the association. More worried about his make up than abot anything

@user-jw5qj8kv2y 3 ай бұрын

Devin Booker seems like a guy who would still be successful even if he wasn’t a basketball player.

@New_Gaming_Chair 3 ай бұрын

Mega glazin

@michaelhughes5373 3 ай бұрын

@@New_Gaming_Chairmega hatin

@shmoga 3 ай бұрын

pft, ill take that bet.

@WhereIsYourID 3 ай бұрын

@@New_Gaming_Chair brother you still use the word glazing lmfaoooo fuckin brain rot

@justinavant6306 3 ай бұрын

Those new Devin Booker knee pads are dropping at the end of the month

@wikkywah3 3 ай бұрын

Book always been a cool dude. Glad this interview gets to spotlight his humility instead of the usual narratives that get spun on his personality.

@Neyshtradamus 3 ай бұрын

I was in Boston Garden for the 70 point booker game He actually had hometown Boston fans cheering for him !!

@fernandez9644 3 ай бұрын

FINALLY HE DID A PODCAST!!!

@professorzoom7800 3 ай бұрын

literally went crazy the second i saw this 😂 i love book man

@beez467 3 ай бұрын

The Podcast Book has officially been opened! 📖 Rare to see Dbook do any long form media, Massive W! 🙌💯

@Chr1st8l 3 ай бұрын

This boy is so blessed. Talent, looks, intellect, relaxed, humility. Praise to his parents for raising such an individual!

@benjaminjames8146 3 ай бұрын

You can just feel his presence, and the heightened level of intensity that comes up every now and then. Subtle

@ilmari23 3 ай бұрын

So wholesome Book giving JJ words of encouragement and advice for his sons and their potential to become great like their dad 😊

@peterarthur8344 3 ай бұрын

WE BEEN WAITING IN THIS ONE JJ

@penlex28 3 ай бұрын

Crazy to see how much disrespect he gets… Such an awesome guy and even better player

@SecretAgentBartFargo 3 ай бұрын

Every team needs their own Devin Booker. He is loved in the valley and he reciprocates it back to the city. Other than trash talking on the court, he reps the valley and stays out of trouble. I can't recall any serious issues with him off court. There's just little to no drama with him.

@Jazzguitar00 3 ай бұрын

I don't know how being a 4 time All Star is "disrespect".

@wengz717 3 ай бұрын

@@Jazzguitar00fans disrespect him

@jiggnorth3593 3 ай бұрын

@@Jazzguitar00 LeBron has 20 all star appearances and still gets disrespected daily. That literally has nothing to do with it.

@TheKnrumsey 3 ай бұрын

@@Jazzguitar00I think Austin Reaves got more fan votes than DBook for All Star Game this year. ): Which is just wild.

@dante._.s8406 3 ай бұрын

Booker so chill fr

@mythicparadox9163 3 ай бұрын

as an AZ native, we love Book! through thick and thin he reps PHX... go Suns!

@mattsterpiecevision 3 ай бұрын

Opening nailed everything about Book

@workhard6283 3 ай бұрын

This is what media should be like... A highly detailed convo and teaching the fans the game.. Not the Fluff

@jacobfischer8385 3 ай бұрын

Something about book hits different. He just seems so much more mature than so many NBA guys. He is a real one.

@nephyr6292 3 ай бұрын

Never thought I'd see Book do a podcast interview

@cartert6744 3 ай бұрын

I WAS SO EXCITED WHEN I SAW DEVIN ARMANI BOOKER ON JJ'S NEWEST UPLOAD TITLE OMG. one of my favorite episodes for sure

@xkaosG 3 ай бұрын

Been waiting for book on here for years. Amazed he doesnt do more interviews he's a natural

@yugiisama 3 ай бұрын

goddamnit JJ, this is exactly what i needed this morning on my drive to work, luckily i had OM3T but man the booker interview

@louiep702 3 ай бұрын

20:33 When book said “you gotta forsure make sure they don’t feel that way” That hit me

@WallyRae-xi7ce 3 ай бұрын

book doesn't do interviews so this is amazing

@revan5293 3 ай бұрын

Right

@Phx0407 3 ай бұрын

Finally getting my man Book some airtime! As we can all agree this is long overdue. One of the greatest talents and stories in the league.

@Bob-te3le 3 ай бұрын

Booker is cold. The best SG in the world.

@Ianj-pc1nl 3 ай бұрын

As a longtime suns fan, THANK YOU JJ😭😭🔥

@KillerRobot9 3 ай бұрын

I’m not the biggest Devin Booker fan… but this interview made me like him a bit more. Good work JJ!

@lexstacks6944 3 ай бұрын

He's loved here in Phoenix..

@elbolsillo 3 ай бұрын

You’re not? It did?

@teejay3272 3 ай бұрын

One big takeaway from J.J's interviews is that that there's no idiots at the top. Smart men. Across the board. Devin Booker is sharp.

@nathandurrett8533 3 ай бұрын

D-Book is such a humble dude. As a longtime UK fan he's one of my favorite all-time Wildcats. Such a dawg!

@staino2012 3 ай бұрын

the best SG in the league

@Srtdwill 3 ай бұрын

Facts 💯💯

@LavishTavish 3 ай бұрын

DONOVAN MITCHELL

@Srtdwill 3 ай бұрын

@@LavishTavish that is blasphemy 🤣

@kodidunham24 3 ай бұрын

@@weidiskSGA is a point guard…

@batmoblazer 3 ай бұрын

No question!

@vicegripp 3 ай бұрын

I'm a Miami Heat fan & I am soooooooooo annoyed that we didn't draft Devin Booker lol. His game is incredible. Suns have been my 2nd favorite team the past 2 seasons so I root for Phoenix except against my Heat.

@Prince-qr1te 3 ай бұрын

Book and the Heat would fit like a glove on a hand

@Stunna999_ 3 ай бұрын

W JJ for getting Book on long overdue!!

@daveclark8337 3 ай бұрын

Out of respect, JJ had to put his Father on first, so it's only been a month.

@Stunna999_ 3 ай бұрын

@@daveclark8337 and ppl wonder why mfs hate Dallas sports

@jaytaro808 3 ай бұрын

@@daveclark8337 what's luka's all time record against booker?

@victormeeks 3 ай бұрын

nice pfp stunna

@dredpool3927 3 ай бұрын

@@daveclark8337🤡

@mathyouclem 3 ай бұрын

Haven't watched yet, but so excited to see this! Been hoping for an interview with Book for a long time.

@alfieminal4973 3 ай бұрын

Never liked Devin Booker before this but the interview has genuinely changed my opinion. Great interview

@sylvesterman10 3 ай бұрын

This has always been him. Which is what makes it wild how much hate he gets

@jamesonedwardsii4943 3 ай бұрын

@@sylvesterman10always been him? 😭😭😭😭😭

@Book.of.Treason 3 ай бұрын

you disliked someone that you don't know at all?

@Delimma9695 3 ай бұрын

Respect

@AnjoE_ 3 ай бұрын

this is who book has always been since drafted he really chill. Happy he did this interview finally for this reason.

@riverdhadda3261 3 ай бұрын

Thank you JJ I been wanting to see Devin Booker for so long

@denisfitzgerald8647 3 ай бұрын

This was an amazing conversation , it never felt like an interview.

@indamaking 3 ай бұрын

Book in last years playoffs showed how good he can be. Book is such a team player that sometimes he forgets that no one can guard him. Even KD has expressed how he loves when Book is aggressive because Suns are so deadly when Booker’s scoring. I believe Book 100% can and possibly will be the #1 guy on championship winning teams

@HelgeKS 2 ай бұрын

What a likeable guy DB is!

@ryperu029 3 ай бұрын

Love seeing Book do an interview! Especially on one of my favorite pods. Seeing how dominant Book has become is truly dope to see. I had people say he wasn’t gonna pan out but he has and on my favorite team! Keep going Book! By the way your shoes are a GREAT hoop shoe. Trying to get all the chapters.

@ClutchTalkPod 3 ай бұрын

OH YEAH I LOVE THIS

@jiasheng 3 ай бұрын

20:41 "why not" thats my goat

@marcr196 3 ай бұрын

Been waiting for this! Love Book and love this podcast

@techxball 3 ай бұрын

JJ is the goat for getting Book on here

@TimThommass-eo2yb 3 ай бұрын

Really enjoyed this interview. Their shared passion for the game showed through, and most of all I enjoyed the comfortability of the conversation. Almost felt as if I was at the table with them, waiting my turn to speak.

@borgorioi6600 3 ай бұрын

when jj was talking about his favourite things in basketball and got to talking about cp you could tell he was legit getting emotional, thats passion right there... thats why everybody who actually cares listens to you jj, keep it going

@funkitpod 3 ай бұрын

I like Luka and Book and love their rivalry. Cool dude, great episode!

@brekdown29 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for interviewing my favorite player - D Book!!!!!

@brandyleon218 3 ай бұрын

I love Booker. He’s a old soul😌 He is my superstar‼️🏀⛹🏽‍♂️

@ilmari23 3 ай бұрын

Takes a special pod and host to get Book! An episode I have been waiting for ❤❤❤

@tomohoops 3 ай бұрын

Been waiting for this for way too long!! JJ giving the people what they want 🗣️

@jimsibley1651 3 ай бұрын

JJ said "I have a lot of favorite things..." Well...I now have yet another favorite pod episode...never heard Book speak at length before. Impressive young man, sheds a lot of light on why he's great and continuing to grow as a player. Hope the Suns are fully healthy so we can see what they can really do in the playoffs

@brendanjanicsek5898 3 ай бұрын

One of them Ones!!!

@knockda887 3 ай бұрын

D Book my favorite player 🔥 🏀 great mentality so under rated

@El_Coronel82 3 ай бұрын

Booker is a true baller. Loved the interview

@morks4716 3 ай бұрын

One of my fav players lets go

@Tsunami_Hawk 3 ай бұрын

Been waiting for Book ! 📚

@DBookThaGOAT70 3 ай бұрын

Been waiting for this one! Thanks JJ for getting him on the show!

@jakerobins9059 3 ай бұрын

D book one of those dudes you hate because he’s playing against your team but it’s a compliment to him that he’s the one who draws all the attention and blame for the suns beating whatever team the angry fan was cheering for. He’s the kind of player who is LOVED by his fans and teammates and hated by the enemy fans and teams. He’s exactly who you want on your team, he is a winning player and a culture driver as well as as of recently, being a culture driver on the court as well playing the team game. Only question is where will he end up ranking for suns all time goat player.

@ro8247 3 ай бұрын

LONG time Suns fan here ill admit i didnt watch my suns Books rookie yr but watching Books growth has been amazing to ME he's got that Mamba mentality 🤷🏻‍♀️ im in a luv H8 relationship with my Suns but Book jus makes the game exciting again

@nicolepalacios4156 3 ай бұрын

Book!! ❤

@roblew7755 3 ай бұрын

Booker will be a champion soon 🏆

@g00ey9 3 ай бұрын

As a suns fan, best part was at the end, JJ is very good at progressing and elevating the conversation even Devin was way more invested as the conversation went on

@ammon80954 3 ай бұрын

This made my day to see this

@zectiona6585 3 ай бұрын

I’m still at work and I still got about 4 hours to go to be off I’m eager to see this one!! As a suns fan it’s dope to see book finally dos interview

@wyethmoyer6808 3 ай бұрын

So you brought some heat onto the pod today. Cheers, this will be awesome to listen to while I do some yardwork on a sunny day.

@jaybarz003 3 ай бұрын

Devin Booker is one of,if not my Top 10 SGs in the Nba.He's a phenomenal scorer,playmaker & shooter.He def talks trash but he's not a bad person,he ain't in e news often,doesn't get into fights wit players & he's smart,talented & focused.✌💯💯

@Bob-te3le 3 ай бұрын

Top 10. That's crazy. More like top 1. Booker is the best SG in the world. Now alltime he's top 10 and moving up that list.

@mactallica9293 2 ай бұрын

I agree and imo jokic is at least top 20 at center!

@posaune45 3 ай бұрын

This was fantastic, I only wish it was longer!

@benaiahcato9991 3 ай бұрын

Good atmosphere JJ brought , Devin looked like he had some fun and was just a pleasure for all of us man

@IndySantiago 3 ай бұрын

I can’t believe he got this interview

@Fellow287 3 ай бұрын

He gets everybody

@bobbresnahan8397 3 ай бұрын

Right on about CP and the Warriors! I've followed the game pretty closely for 65 years, and he shows so much. I've finally learned to love the guy. I always thought he overcontrolled. Now I see.

@AZlivingFF 3 ай бұрын

Been waiting for this one! DevHIM Book

@tannerwagner1912 3 ай бұрын

Book telling JJ to encourage his kids even if they’re 5’9 was awesome

@felixwdo 3 ай бұрын

The episode we've all been waiting for, LFG

@michaelmarlowjr7896 3 ай бұрын

JJ you are the man. Nobody in sports media has had so many Hoopers on their shows. No one! Great job!

@jjleblanc8151 3 ай бұрын

I’m ngl, I didn’t like booker before this year. But I really enjoyed this interview. Having him on my fantasy team doesn’t hurt either lol

@reggiefatdog2629 3 ай бұрын

Thank you JJ🙏 It seemed as if the whole world hated Book(besides suns fans) but I can see how this interview is changing a lot of opinions🙏 As one of the biggest Book fans ever, I’m grateful for this

@michaelcalibri3620 3 ай бұрын

F***in W JJ. You got Book! I feel like I gotta pay to watch this or something. No joke, I was playing you JJ for PG's podcast but this cements your status!

@suganoon9620 3 ай бұрын

His deep voice ❤

@itsmekraleb 3 ай бұрын

Thank you guys for this ❤

@jonasjacobsen9702 3 ай бұрын

Ive never clicked so fast

@flightkidd123 3 ай бұрын

Damn been waiting for this one for a minute

@Thatcoolwhiteguy 3 ай бұрын

Let’s goooo. You got D-Book!! I’m excited for this one.

@pilotflyingjaye5.719 3 ай бұрын

book is a solid interview, dude was asking about JJ kids and making it more of a conversation between two friends

@Srtdwill 3 ай бұрын

I love you for this jj book don’t do interviews thanks for this best sg in the league

@beastmry 3 ай бұрын

That voice still catches me by surprise 😂

@allwinwellington6230 3 ай бұрын

Waited for this for a while

@ashtonubeda5717 3 ай бұрын

Bro really called me out when he said “ 5’9 little white boy” 😭

@kendallbaugh260 3 ай бұрын

“That’s a half a million dollar fight” the best way to explain the league currently

@Bob-te3le 3 ай бұрын

Had me dead when I heard that. Puts in into perspective don't it.

@ovoanthony4477 3 ай бұрын

been waiting for this since the pod first dropped. favorite nba podcast gets my favorite player on. S/o jj and book 💪🏽💪🏽

@chuexsy672 3 ай бұрын

Love Book! Dude made me start loving sports again. All four of our teams were in severe win and relevancy droughts. Man brought us to the finals out of nowhere. Beyond grateful to have him in Phoenix.