Charles Barkley leads Dillon Brooks’ All-Star campaign
Wednesday night, The Phoenix Suns were picked up narrow victory for the home team via Brooklyn Netsmoving their record to 28-19 in the 2025-26 NBA season. The Suns are by far the most surprising team in the NBA this year, taking a big step forward despite trading Kevin Durant in the offseason.
One of the big reasons the Suns have been so good is their play Dillon Brooksthe longtime all-purpose NBA antagonist who is posting career numbers in his first year in the desert.
Most recently, the former Suns legend Charles Barkley revealed that he voted for Brooks be a member All-Star team this year.
“I put Dillon Brooks (on my all-star team) … I think we’ll probably announce it tomorrow,” Barkley said, per SiriusXM NBA Radio on X, formerly Twitter.
Barkley then drew a comparison between Brooks and another type of NBA enforcer headed to the Hall of Fame.
“What’s different than what he’s doing than Draymond? What Dillon Brooks is doing for the Phoenix Suns is similar and comparable to what Draymond is doing for the Warriors when they were playing, and he was like the third or fourth All-Star,” Barkley said.
Overall, few could have seen this kind of production from Brooks this year. The small forward averages north of 20 points per game, which adds to his ability to shoot off the dribble and create his own offense, while remaining an elite post shooter and blocking defender on the other end of the floor.
Brooks’ tenacity has also rubbed off on his Suns teammates, who are playing with a fire they never had in the last few years when the Durant experiment crashed and burned.
Right now, the Suns have a legitimate shot at being a top six seed in the Western Conference, and Brooks is probably the biggest reason why.
2026-01-28 17:02:00
