For the past two weeks, Super Bowl preparations have transformed Phoenix. Devin Booker is ready to get his city back.
Hosting the Super Bowl is a big deal for a city. It brings hundreds of thousands of visitors and fans, countless media members and the slew of associated events fill every available venue and hotel room for weeks. Getting an Uber can be difficult, a restaurant reservation nearly impossible and the traffic is the physical manifestation of a migraine.
For the past two weeks, Phoenix has been getting ready to host Super Bowl 57 between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles and Suns stars Devin Booker is more than ready for everyone to get the heck out of his city.
The Phoenix Suns have been plenty busy during Super Bowl preparations
While the NFL has transformed the city, the Suns were transformed by the NBA Trade Deadline. Last Wednesday night, they sent Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, Jae Crowder and a mountain of draft picks to the Brooklyn Nets for Kevin Durant. That came hours after failing to land Kyrie Irving in a similar trade.
The moves didn’t stop there — the Suns just landed Terrence Ross after he was bought out by the Suns and may be looking for more depth on the buy-out market. With their new lineup, FiveThirtyEight’s projection model gives the Suns a seven percent chance of winning the Western Conference and a three percent chance of winning it all this season, about the same as the Golden State Warriors or Los Angeles Lakers.
The Suns are off on Super Bowl Sunday and the ensuing Monday but will host the Sacramento Kings Tuesday night. By then, things should be much quieter for Devin Booker and his new teammates as they, and their city, get back to basketball.
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