Devin Booker is having the best season of his career, and his most recent five games show exactly why the Phoenix Suns believe they have a budding superstar. Booker has five straight games scoring at least 25 points while dishing out at least eight assists. Those are ridiculous numbers to sustain and evidence of Booker's progression as a complete player:

Booker is averaging a career-high 25.2 points per game, but that isn't his most important leap forward. Booker is averaging a career-high 7.2 assists per game, a marked jump up from his career average of 3.9 per game.

Oddly enough, Booker's growth is a direct result of the Suns' dreadful point guard situation. Head coach Igor Kokoskov hasn't had a consistent option to go to, so Booker is assuming a larger role as a facilitator. According to Basketball-Reference, Booker is playing point guard 22 percent of the time this season. During the 2017-18 season, Booker only played point guard five percent of his minutes.

As a result, Booker is playing fewer minutes at small forward and his mindset has changed to fit his new role. Of course, Booker is an elite scorer and should be playing most of his minutes at shooting guard, but it's good for his development to put the ball in his hands more.

The Suns would love to rectify their point guard situation, but they now know they can play Booker as the primary ballhandler in certain situations. He's perfect for times when Phoenix wants to play an athletic and long lineup.