It’s been an offseason of change for the Phoenix Suns.Number changes, that is.Let’s start with Devin Booker.After wearing No. 1 for 11 seasons with the Suns, Booker has changed to No. 15 in paying homage to his father, Melvin Booker, who sported that number as a player.Mark Williams wore No. 15 last season in his first year with the Suns, but he’ll surrender that to Booker.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe 7-footer now will wear No. 25, which previously was worn in Phoenix by now-NBA champion Mikal Bridges of the New York Knicks.Then there’s Koa Peat.The Suns rookie rocked No. 10 in high school at Gilbert Perry and in college at Arizona last season.1 / 5Koa Peat (left) with Suns GM Brian Gregory during an introductory press conference at the Verizon 5G Performance Center, in Phoenix, on June 26, 2026.(Mark Henle/The Republic)Khaman Maluach wore the same number his rookie year in Phoenix last season.Peat now is wearing No. 18 as Maluach is sticking with No. 10.Miles Bridges sported No. 0 for seven seasons with the Charlotte Hornets, who traded him to the Suns this summer.Ryan Dunn wears No. 0 for Phoenix. He’s entering his third NBA season with that number and will stick with that.1 / 11Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges (0) gets fouled by Los Angeles Clippers forward John Collins (20) during the first half at the Spectrum Center on Nov. 22, 2025.(Sam Sharpe/Imagn Images)Bridges instead will wear No. 22 for the Suns, his college number at Michigan State.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementDeandre Ayton was the last Suns’ player to wear No. 22.Finally, Luke Kennard wore No. 10 for the Los Angeles Lakers last season. The Suns signed him in the offseason. But Maluach wears No. 10.Kennard will now go with No. 8, the same number Grayson Allen wore in his three seasons with the Suns, who traded him to Charlotte in the deal for Bridges.Allen and Kennard were teammates for two seasons (2015-17) at Duke.Kennard wore No. 3. Allen sported No. 5, which combined for eight, their NBA numbers.Have opinions about the current state of the Suns? Reach Suns Insider Duane Rankin at dmrankin@gannett.com or contact him at 480-810-5518. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter, at @DuaneRankin.Support local journalism: Subscribe to azcentral.com today.This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Devin Booker among many Phoenix Suns jersey number changes
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