Devin Booker says he's learned from having WNBA 'Greatest of All Time' Diana Taurasi, Mercury stars 'right in your backyard'

• Devin Booker says watching the WNBA has helped his own game.
• The two-time NBA All-Star said he's "lucky to share a facility and ... an arena with the Mercury."
• He also called Diana Taurasi "the greatest of all time" and described learning from her example.

Devin Booker knows a GOAT when he sees one.

The Phoenix Suns' star guard is one of the most electric players in the NBA, and he says learning from some of the best ballers in the business - WNBA legend Diana Taurasi and her Phoenix Mercury teammates - is one of the ways he's found success in the pros.

"I remember it happened a lot more in my younger days with the Suns, of being in the locker room and in the weight room with [the Mercury] at the same time," Booker said on Wednesday. "And seeing how Diana just goes about her business and her weights and her routine is something that helped me pick up and develop my game and develop my off-court ability and skills at the same time."

Taurasi is widely considered one, if not the greatest, of basketball players in the history of the WNBA. She's the league's all-time leading scorer and its most prolific three-point shooter. Her current teammates include superstar center Brittney Griner and dynamic guard Skylar Diggins Smith, both of whom are multi-time all-stars in their own rights.

A two-time NBA All-Star himself, Booker knows he's "lucky to share a facility ... and share an arena with the Mercury." He also noted that having access to "the greatest of all time in Diana" is not a perk many athletes have "right in your backyard."

"I obviously took advantage of that opportunity and went to many games," Booker said. "And the support is from both ends."

"Just being around her, being in the presence of her, Britt Griner], Skylar [Diggins Smith] is here now," he added. "So, you know, it's really good basketball.