\n<\/p>\n
Phoenix Suns<\/a> All-Star guard Devin Booker will fall just short of qualifying for NBA postseason awards based on a minute requirement.<\/p>\n The NBA requires players to play at least 20 minutes in 63 games and 15 to 19 minutes, 59 seconds in two games to total 65.<\/p>\n Any game under 15 minutes doesn\u2019t count towards the 65-game limit.<\/p>\n Booker has played 62 games this season with 60 games of 20 or more minutes that count towards qualifying for award eligibility.<\/p>\n He played under 15 minutes in two games. Booker logged 10 minutes Dec. 1 against the Los Angeles Lakers and nine Feb. 19 versus the San Antonio Spurs.<\/p>\n Booker experienced a right hip injury in a 121-94 loss to the Spurs in Austin and suffered a right groin injury in the first quarter of Phoenix\u2019s 125-108 road win over the Lakers.<\/p>\n So even if he plays 20 minutes in each of Phoenix\u2019s last four games of the 2025-26 regular season to reach 66 games played, he\u2019ll fall one game short of the 65-game requirement because the two games he played under 15 minutes would count against him.<\/p>\n Booker would wind up with 64 qualified games for postseason awards.<\/p>\n A two-time All-NBA selection, Booker is averaging 25.8 points and six assists.<\/p>\n Have opinions about the current state of the\u00a0Suns? Reach Suns Insider Duane Rankin at\u00a0dmrankin@gannett.com<\/a>\u00a0or contact him at 480-810-5518. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter, at\u00a0@DuaneRankin<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n Support local journalism: Subscribe to\u00a0azcentral.com<\/a>\u00a0today<\/em>.<\/p>\n