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The Golden State Warriors appear to be one of the front-runners to land Amare Stoudemire as they want to punch some life into this season, with season-ticket renewals set to go out soon. Obviously, the fastest way to do that is to add a young big player who fills their huge need for scoring in the middle.
“They’ve gotten very active with the Stoudemire stuff,” said one NBA source, referring to the chase for the Suns’ young big man.
In return for Stoudemire, two close sources said that the Warriors are likely to offer a package starting with either Andris Biedrins or Monta Ellis, but not include both, and probably could add Anthony Randolph as another piece. Clearly, the Warriors can offer a lot of talent, but they can offer almost zero immediate cap relief. The Suns are rumored to be looking for a package that includes young talent plus massive cap relief.
