Latest Basketball News:Amare Stoudemire will play for who?
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Amare Stoudemire, by anyone’s estimation has been a superb NBA player and one of the better big men in the game today. You have to add in the fact that he is an All Star on any year that he is not holding onto
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NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Amare Stoudemire, by anyone’s estimation has been a superb NBA player and one of the better big men in the game today. You have to add in the fact that he is an All Star on any year that he is not holding onto a serious injury. The Suns are going to deal him by Thursday and the most likely prospect appeared to be the LeBron James led Cleveland Cavaliers, but hold on there. The Philadelphia 76ers are also in the mix and are serious enough to offer their best player in slasher Andre Iguodala. Only in basketball and especially only in the NBA can calling a player a slasher be a positive thing.
Sources with knowledge of the negotiations said Saturday night that the Cavs and Suns were in serious talks about a deal that would send Zydrunas Ilgauskas and J.J. Hickson to Phoenix in exchange for Stoudemire, one of the league’s most dominant big man.
Stoudemire is averaging 21.2 points and 8.6 rebounds on the season.
But reports that the five-time All-Star Stoudemire could be headed to Cleveland have led other clubs to spice up their offers to Phoenix, according to sources.
The ball is now in Phoenix’s court.
The Suns are mulling over whether the financial relief provided by Ilgauskas’ million contract — they’ll likely waive Ilgauskas after the trade — and the young and talented Hickson are enough for them to part with an impact player like Stoudemire.
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After Thursday Amare Stoudemire will be wearing a different warmup
The stakes are very high in this deal for either team but maybe ultra high for the Cavaliers. GM Danny Ferry has failed year after year to surround James with quality players and has forced James to have to take over every single game in the playoffs or it is time to head for the exits. This is the LeBron James free agent season and Danny Ferry has gone all out to bring some quality talent to Cleveland.
Based on what the Cavaliers gave up for Shaquille O’Neal and the possible deal for Amar’e Stoudemire, Cavs Danny Ferry could be in line for Executive of the Year honors.
Everywhere except Arizona, where he could face five-to-10 years for robbing the wagon train.
Stoudemire joining the Cavs would be the story of two trades played out over nine months with the Cavs receiving a historic haul: Ben Wallace, Sasha Pavlovic, J.J. Hickson, Zydrunas Ilgauskas and a couple of draft picks to Phoenix for O’Neal, Stoudemire and the strong possibility of Ilgauskas on the rebound 30 days later, as NBA rules allow.
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It is very possible that the future of LeBron James playing in Cleveland rides on the deal for Amare Stoudemire.
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