Veronica Gutierrez

Veronica Gutierrez is a Cosmetologist by profession. 

She is known best as the mother of American professional basketball playerDevin Booker, who is currently playing for the Phoenix Suns in the National Basketball Association.

Devin Booker, the youngest player scoring 60 over

Devin started playing basketball during his school days. 

His excellent performance during his high school days inspired him to enhance his skills in basketball and to have a career in it. 

After completing school, he was offered various Universities, but he chose to be with the University of Kentucky and played there for some years. 

In 2015, the ‘Phoenix Suns‘ offered him as their 13th overall Pick. 

After completing the 2015-2016 season there, he competed in the Rookie of the Year award. 

Later, he was honored to include the ‘National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Rookie First Team.’ 

In March 2017, he became the first youngest player scoring 60 over in a single ‘NBA’ game. 

His outstanding performance led him to grasp one of the key players in the squad and youngest NBA history with consecutive 50 point games.

Stay with Melvin without getting married. 

Veronica first meets Devin‘s father, Melvin Booker, a basketball player, at the Continental Basketball Association’s Grand Hoops. 

At that time, Melvin was playing for Grand Rapids Mackers in the 1995-1996 season. After their first meeting, the couple started seeing each other and fell in love. 

Later, the couple became closer, and on October 30, 1996, the couple had their first baby, Devin. 

Veronica was staying with Melvin at that time, and they were not married. 

Veronica‘s partner Melvin was also a stunning volleyball player and has played for three teams in the NBA. 

But he was never recognized as the star of basketball; instead, he was an international player who spent most of his playing days abroad, especially in Europe and Asia. 

He has played for Sony Milano, Scavolina Pesaro, and Khimki. 

Although not a star, he knows the incredible insight about the game that will help a player to have a successful carrier.

Husband is the trainer of Devin.

After retiring in 2008, Veronica‘s husband passed insight of volleyball games to a son, Devin. 

After realizing their son’s unique talent and gift as a basketball player, her husband tried to convince her to let Devin stay with him in Mississippi. 

She agreed, and Melvin became an assistant basketball coach at Devin‘s school and University. 

He taught Devin about everything related to games to become a great and better professional player. 

He taught about the game rules and the work ethic and discipline, which contribute a lot to becoming a successful player. Melvin‘s work paid off. 

Devin played exceptionally and was endowed with Mississippi Gatorade Playerof the Year for 2013 and became the second player to win the Sun Herald Player of the year award.

A wedding that never happened

Unfortunately, the beautiful relationship between Veronica and Melvin did not last for long. 

The couple got separated and started living separately even before exchanging their vows. 

Although their wedding never happened, they decided to raise their child, Devin as a co-parent. The couple remained on good terms even after their separation. 

He mostly took care of him while Melvin was out of the country for playing. 

Devin only visited his father during his summer break in Moss Point, Mississippi, where remarkable numbers were black.

She was gifted with Mercedes-Benz G550 on her birthday

Gutierrez recently celebrated her birthday, and like usual, Booker did not fail to surprise her this time. 

On her birthday, he surprised her, gifting her a Mercedes-Benz G550. He presented the gift with a red bow on the hood. 

Booker captured the moment with his mom posing in front of the SUV and shared it in his Instagram story.

Kylie’s daughter Stormi has the biggest crush on Booker

Booker has been dating supermodel Kendall Jenner since April 2020,and it’s just amazing to see how Booker is bonding well with the Kardashian family. 

Jenner, on “The Tonight Show Starring Jilly Fallon,” gushed about her boyfriend Booker’s bond with her family and at the same time revealed that her niece Stormi has a big crush on her boyfriend. 

She confessed to sometimes being jealous because of it. 

Besides that, she also shared having a one-on-one basketball competition sometimes and reminisced when Booker once cut her hand with his nail opening a little after they took the game way too seriously. 

She said that the cut bothered her for two weeks.

Booker wants to set himself up for life after basketball 

Basketball has been a part of his life since an early age, and getting into NBA became his ultimate dream after he saw the lifestyle of his basketball player dad visiting him overseas, where he got to know how basketball changed his dad’s life taking him into different parts of the world. 

Even after becoming one of the finest NBA players, he still thinks there is a long way to go. 

According to Booker, he wants to continue to grow in all aspects of life and set himself up for life after basketball but at the same time fears about the life after basketball and building businesses that he will be there as soon as the ball stops bouncing. 

Booker said he always aspired to become an entrepreneur as he didn’t want to be labeled a “dumb jock.” 

He is co-owner ofa beverage(coconut-water brand) called COCO5 and has acquired multiple stakes in multiple companies. 

In 2021, he joined the Global Ambassador hotel projects in Phoenix.

Net worth

The net worth of Melvin, along with one of the younger players of the NBA, Shai Gilgeous Alexander, is as follows:

As both are rising player and has already signed a contract with NBA, their net worth will likely increase in the coming days.

Another son from a previous relationship

Veronica has two other children except for Melvin from her previous relationship. 

Her son, Davon Wade, is a graduate of Western Michigan University. There is not much information regarding him, except he is real state entrepreneurship. 

Her next kid is her daughter, Mya Powell, who suffers from Microdeletion Syndrome.