Sport is grueling, to say the least. The pressure of putting up your best performance every time you step onto the court is as real as it can get. There are expectations galore and challenges that push you all the more. But at the end of the day, the comfy snug of home just flips the world around. It’s trendy, it’s lavish, and no, we are not talking about any random brand or a luxury chain store. It’s the Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker’s luxurious and expensive home, where the athlete entertains a towering life in full style!
The 25-year-old has achieved an enviable blend of finesse and fluidity that makes him an asset for the Suns and Team USA, delivering his best when it’s expected from him. However, what has been kept away from the public gaze is that he also shares a deep love for attention to detail and has a refined architectural taste! His fascination for movement and placement in space, as he does across the hardwood, is reflected in the luxurious setting of his $220 million lavish mansion that proudly sits at the Phoenix estate in Arizona.
His home serves as a bittersweet nostalgic collection store for memories as well. When Booker was dating the supermodel Kendall Jenner, the couple decided to take a road trip exploring other areas of Arizona. “We visited Roden Crater and were astonished by the experience,” he says while describing the large-scale artwork created within an extinct volcano by James Turrell during a home tour interview with Architectural Digest.
The Phoenix Suns Star was so left in awe at the artistic grandeur of the Turrell masterpiece that he decided to go for a signature Turrell LED wall sculpture as a part of his antique dining room décor. “It’s one of my favorite parts of the home, having this beautiful piece of art that me and my guests can appreciate while enjoying a meal,” he added. Is this the flamboyant Devin Booker you expected to see? Doesn’t matter, you are already too far into this deep dive now, let’s continue.
From manifesting a dreamy life to actually living it!
However, things were not always so glitzy and glamorous for the Phoenix Suns’ star, as his meteoric rise has its origins in humble beginnings. Booker was 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 and brought up in Grand Rapids, Michigan, before shifting to Moss Point, Mississippi, to live with his father when he was a sophomore in high school. “When I was a kid growing up in Michigan, I’d close my eyes before bed and imagine what my house might one day look like,” retold the star.
“The size or shape of the home would be different depending on the night, but the interiors were always the same: modern with a bit of nostalgia in the mix.” Now it’s no longer an innocent 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥’s dream. Every morning when Devin Booker opens his eyes, he finds himself in the lap of luxury, way more sophisticated and grand than he could have ever imagined. With the expertise and polished stylistic aid from the LA-based AD100 firm Clements Design, the hooper is living his dream life in full style.
“All you need to know about Devin’s eye for design is in the way he dresses,” shares Kathleen Clements, who, along with her son and design partner, Tommy Clements, lent a helping hand in shaping the interior designing and crafting of the home. “Everything he wears is cool and stylish, but in a very natural way. It’s not something everyone can pull off.”
According to Clements, this personalized touch also finds a unique resonance in Devin Booker’s luxurious retreat. Working within the existing architectural ambiance, Clements and her team joined hands with L.A.-based Karan Brady Interiors, to blend the new home with custom-styled furniture that can easily accommodate the seven-foot-tall physiques. “Devin loves to entertain, to be around his family and friends. It just so happens his friends are NBA players,” Clements shares with a laugh.
That meant they had their tasks cut out. They had to craft 12-foot-long sofas and a poker table suitable for his fellow NBA champs and complement the vintage-styled furniture with artistic and aesthetically pleasing furnishings that take a leaf out from Booker’s personal art collection. According to the designer, “Devin is very sophisticated when it comes to design. He has an incredible way of combining older items that look lived-in with objects that are very contemporary.” This perfect marriage of modernity and tradition finds a unique persona of its own in the vintage armchairs from Lucca Antiques surrounding a walnut games table in the rec room.
Playing for the Phoenix Suns NBA team with his $220 million mansion also seated just a 20-minute drive away from Phoenix, the house boasts of a single-story 5,000-square-foot space with 4 bedrooms and as many bathrooms. Decked with a wine cellar, fitness, and spa area, a shoe closet, and a beautiful garage with Booker’s prized collection- all the necessities required to entertain NBA stars, the mansion redefines the very essence of luxury. Furnished with a swimming pool at the back, complemented by views of the Phoenix Mountains Preserve, a towering NBA lifestyle couldn’t have asked for anything better.
Since his successful stint with the NBA, the Suns star has gone on to become the architect of his own story. His luxurious mansion provides him the perfect retreating spot from the high-pressure life of a top professional player. With retracting walls of glass and an expansive yard that gives an authentic Bali-inspired feel, the young NBA star feels all the more inspired to be his best version within the comforts of home. “I know this house is something special. During those long stretches on the road, I can’t stop thinking of getting back here. It’s like something that’s been a part of me my whole life, but I’m just realizing it now.”
It shatters the myth that young dreamers can’t have it all. If your passion is as strong as Devin Booker’s, there’s a thin line between dreams and reality.
