Amare Stoudemire
As the trading deadline approaches, the Suns have been aggressively pursuing NBA franchises for a trade. In fact, Suns owner, Robert Sarver has gotten into the mix by trying to negotiate with the owners of other NBA teams directly.
Grizzlies’ owner, Michael Heisley has acknowledged that he has been contacted in regards to a deal that would include Amare Stoudemire for Rudy Gay, Hakim Warrick, and Mike Conley. “We had conversations,” Heisley said Wednesday, confirming a Yahoo Sports report that Phoenix owner Robert Sarver initiated contact with Memphis. “But there is no deal on the table. I think they’ll go somewhere else.”
Ronald Tillery from the Memphis Commercial Appeal stated that several NBA insiders asserted that Phoenix and Miami would like Memphis to facilitate a deal that would send Stoudemire to South Beach. One scenario has the Griz possibly acquiring Heat rookie forward Michael Beasley in the three-way transaction.
