On February 21, Beijing time, the Suns officially announced that the team's core defender Chris Paul had a torn thumb fracture in his right hand and would re-evaluate the injury within 6-8 weeks. After the news of Paul's injury came out, Booker, another All-Star player of the Suns, also gave an interview to the media and talked about the huge impact of Paul's injury on the Suns.
'It's not just one person or two people who can make up for his performance on the pitch, my passing is not as good as his, there is no one in our team who can pass the ball like him, so we have to find a way to improve all aspects of the performance." Booker said.
This season, Paul has averaged 10.7 assists per game, the NBA's current assist king, and under his leadership, the Suns can average 113.7 points per game this season, ranking tied for 3rd place in the league. The Suns' offensive efficiency value is also ranked third in the league.
Not only Does Booker need Paul's passing, Ayton, Bridges, Crowder and players such as Biyombo and McGee actually need Paul's assists to help them eat cake, and in the days when Paul is injured, the offensive efficiency of these cake eaters is afraid to decline sharply.
Fortunately, from the current situation, Paul should still have time to return before the start of the playoffs or in the early round of the playoffs, and the Suns still have time to wait for Paul to recover due to their current record of ranking first in the league. In the days of Paul's injury, how Booker can lead this Suns team to play is also worth the attention of fans.