Devin Booker fully commits to his jersey number switch and championship aspirations

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Devin Booker has worn the #1 throughout his entire career with the Phoenix Suns. Even during his year at Kentucky, he wore that number. People got used to him wearing it, enough to permanently associate him with the number.

While some people will still prefer the #1, he will now be wearing #15 from now on. It comes with a perfectly valid reason, and that is to honor his father, Melvin Booker, who wore that number throughout his own career.

Devin Booker has no worries about his commitment to his number switch

Despite a successful college career at Missouri, Melvin did not have much success in the NBA as a 6'2" point guard. He went undrafted in 1994, which led to him playing throughout the world.

He did have some short stints with three NBA teams from 1995 to 1997, but he mostly played his career outside the country. Melvin played for 14 years before ending his career after a stint in Italy.

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Now, his son, Devin, has become one of the most impressive guards over the past decade. With 11 seasons under his belt, he finally made the decision to switch it up and change his jersey number to honor his father.

"Hopefully this is the halfway point of my career. I can do even more and accomplish what I really set out to do, and that's win a championship, and I hope that's with the #15 on my back," Devin said in a special video the Suns released that celebrated Melvin and the number switch.

Apart from being something to honor his father, Devin believes this could be a catalyst for him and his team. The Suns are far away from competing for a championship, but with Booker at the forefront, anything is possible.

This number switch is just something small from afar, but it could give Booker more confidence. With how they surprised everyone with a decent 2025-26 season, they could do it even better in the near future.