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Post by The X-Factor on Jun 27, 2007 14:18:09 GMT -5
Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Garnett is close to going to the Phoenix Suns in a monumental three-way trade that would send Phoenix forward Amare Stoudemire to the Atlanta Hawks, league sources said Wednesday.
Atlanta would move the Nos. 3 and 11 picks in Thursday's draft, as well as Zaza Pachulia and Anthony Johnson, to Minnesota.
Minnesota owner Glen Taylor has delivered a mandate to his basketball executives to get a deal done, one league executive said.
Yahoo! Sports has learned that the trade would also save the Hawks from an emerging showdown between the front office and coaching staff over whom to draft with the third pick. The front office and coaching staff had settled on Florida power forward Al Horford, but a faction of the Atlanta Spirit ownership group, with business interests in China, is pushing them to take Yi Jianlian.
The deal hinges on Atlanta general manager Billy Knight saying yes, as well as Hawks ownership, which is mired in lawsuits, being willing to increase payroll. It is believed that star Hawks guard Joe Johnson talked to his former Suns teammate on Wednesday and that the 24-year-old Stoudemire, a first-team All-NBA choice, told him that he'd welcome the trade.
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Post by djmyte on Jun 27, 2007 14:25:53 GMT -5
I know the Suns really want a title but trading Amare might not be such a smart move. Kg would probably make them better defensively, but Amare is such an explosive scorer... and is a lot younger.
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Post by Vernon on Jun 27, 2007 14:31:58 GMT -5
The Suns would be stupid to trade Amare.
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Post by Dan on Jun 27, 2007 14:39:27 GMT -5
The Suns would be stupid to trade Amare. I agree. though KG is kg. I dont know if they could afford having Nash, Marion and KG though. tax could be a killer.
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Post by duce on Jun 27, 2007 14:56:18 GMT -5
The Suns could really use an elite rebounder. Amare has a knee situation.
But see other than that, I kind of don't understand the motivation for this. Stoudemire is a much better scoring talent and I really think has a lot more potential untapped. He's almost the same or better than Garnett in a lot of ways. Even if we turn this into another insane "only this year" arguments, I'm really not so sure KG is the answer because Amare is REALLY good(obviously? i thought anyway).
That being said preference is what it is... if they want KG and project him as that much better that they should give up age and take on a huge contract then good for them.
This is a monster deal for the Hawks because nobody #3 or lower is on Amare's level.
I dunno wtf Minnesota is doing but at least they get what they want. Maybe it's just me but I'm disgusted at the price of a superstar these days.
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Post by GP on Jun 27, 2007 16:40:47 GMT -5
The Suns must be worried about Amare's healty to have any reason to be trading him. Or else KG is just a big name, but a declining superstar.
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Post by Lumley316 on Jun 27, 2007 21:19:46 GMT -5
Suns reps said they havent been talked to at all about this deal and wont deal Amare.
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Post by Spencer on Jun 27, 2007 23:20:14 GMT -5
Isnt this dead already?
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Post by bossplaya on Jun 27, 2007 23:22:49 GMT -5
yep
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Post by Bender on Jun 27, 2007 23:23:08 GMT -5
tat would be crazy
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Post by aaron2344 on Jun 27, 2007 23:27:07 GMT -5
there are two reasons why this trade makes no sense for phx 1. amare is much younger, as has been stated 2. here's the real kicker, phx has atl pick next year. they are supplying atl with one of the top players in the league without giving up anything significant from their team. atlanta is a borderline playoff team without amare. with amare, they're a threat for a top seed in the east.
i just don't understand kerr's logic, unless amare has some serious injury issues that no one knows about. not the smartest first move.
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Post by ducky on Jun 28, 2007 16:45:10 GMT -5
Someone make a trade damnit!
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