Devin Booker's newfound aggression has translated into the second-most free-throw attempts by a player in March, trailing only Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks. The Phoenix Suns guard has been allowed to go back to his high-scoring ways after Tyler Johnson took over the starting point guard duties, now having put up 20 or more points in each of his last 13 games.
Devin Booker is averaging 9.9 free throw attempts this month. Giannis Antetokounmpo is the only player in the league ahead of Booker with 11.4.
— Evan Sidery (@esidery) March 20, 2019
Booker has only attempted double-digit free-throws in four of his 10 games thus far in March, making consistency a must.
The fourth-year phenom has connected in 86 of his 99 attempts this month (86.8 percent), staying very much true to his season prowess at the foul line (85.6 percent).
While Booker has struggled from the 3-point line this season, shooting a career-low 32.3 percent, he's shot the most effective field goal percentage of his young career (45.6 percent) while besting his free-throw rate for the fourth consecutive season.
The Suns shooting guard is slowly maturing into a more well-rounded player, now boasting new career-high averages of 25.5 points and 6.8 assists per game after he was signed to a five-year, $158 million extension this summer.
The prospect for Booker looks enticing, as he's made leaps in his game in each and every season since his rookie year — all that is left in question is whether he will get the right help soon enough to catapult his efforts to something greater than the bottom of the Western Conference.
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