Amare Stoudemire To Warriors Unlikely
June 25th, 2009 by Andrew WamboldtAccording to Chad Ford of ESPN, it is unlikely that Amare Stoudemire will be traded to the Golden State Warriors.
Chad Ford: Just talked to a source inside the Warriors who said that an Amare Stoudemire deal with the Phoenix Suns was “way off, if it ever happens. It’s nowhere close to being done.”
Suns sources have said the same thing. While the two teams could continue to hammer it out, the Warriors say that they are keeping their No. 7 pick, Stephen Curry. Sorry Knicks fans.
I am not too surprised that these trade talks fell apart. Golden State was rumored to be offering way more than anyone else was being rumored to be offering. There were rumors that the Bulls and Suns pretty much agreed to a trade of Drew Gooden, Tyrus Thomas, Thabo Sefolosha, and draft picks for Amare Stoudemire at the trade deadline, but Phoenix reportedly backed out at the last minute.
That package is a far cry from the Golden State package, which was rumored to feature Andris Biedrins, Brandan Wright, Marco Belinelli, and the 7th pick, which became Stephen Curry.
I don’t think Amare Stoudemire would have ever agreed to a trade to Golden State either. He would get there, and there would be very little talent around him. They couldn’t make the playoffs in Phoenix with far more talent than what would be left in Golden State. Amare doesn’t have a no trade clause, but just him telling them through his agent that he doesn’t want to go to Golden State would probably have been enough to halt the trade. Would Golden State really want to give up Biedrins and Curry for a player who is likely to leave their team after just one season? It wasn’t going to happen.
Bulls fans can now go back to hoping and praying that the Bulls somehow strike a deal with the Suns for Amare Stoudemire.
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Tags: 7th pick, Amare Stoudemire, Andris Biedrins, Brandan Wright, Golden State Warriors, Marco Belinelli, Phoenix Suns, Stephen Curry, trade
June 26th, 2009 at 1:34 am
Man I could not disagree with you any more, I mean give me a break. I think Amare would be thrilled to join the Warriors. There is no other team in the league that would fit Amare more perfectly. The Warriors run the most in the league and they would let Amare take more shots than any other team would. And the thing about the Warriors having “very little talent” once Amare would get there is straight up ridiculous. You call Monta Ellis(20+ppg), Stephen Jackson(20+ppg, 6apg, 4rpg), Anthony Randolph(future star), Anthony Morrow(led the league in 3pt shooting as a rookie), Kelenna Azubuike(4th in the league in 3pt shooting, 13ppg, 5 rpg), Corey Maggette(20ppg, 6rpg off the bench), and Ronny Turiaf(good rebounder and great shot blocker) very little talent? You’ve got to be kidding me right. Maybe you forgot that we were injured last year. So Amare would rather end up on the slower paced Bulls who are going to have nobody very exciting to play with but Derrick Rose(future star) and Luol Deng(inconsistent). I don’t think so. I think Amare would take the Warriors over the Bulls any day. The only reason the Bulls were marginally good was because of Rose and because they play in a 3 team deep East and not a 10 team deep West. In your dreams Chicago because you aren’t getting Amare. And about the Suns having “far more talent than Golden State”, that’s total B.S. Beyond Nash, Shaq, Amare, and J-Rich, the Suns were below average. If this trade happens then the Warriors will be in the playoffs next year and will be contending with the best in the west. Even if it doesn’t happen, the Warriors will still be the youngest team in the NBA stockpiled with talent and on their way to contending and becoming one of the premiere teams in the future.
June 29th, 2009 at 3:46 pm
The Warriors young talent isn’t all that good. They may have some pretty scoring averages, but they don’t score the ball all that efficiently.
Out of the players that would remain after the rumored trade, you have:
Stephen Jackson, scored 20.7 PPG a game, but on a mediocre 53.0 TS%. You need your leading scorer to be a much more efficient scorer than that if you want to be a good team.
Monta Ellis averaged 19.0 PPG, but on a very poor 50.3 TS%. He wasn’t a good player last year. If he can return to his 07-08 form, then he’s a good player, but if he continues to play like he did last year, he’s a detriment on the court.
Azuibuke averaged 14.4 PPG on 56.2 TS%, which is pretty good.
Anthony Morrow averaged 10.1 PPG on 58.8 TS%, which is really good.
Anthony Randolph, 7.9 PPG on 50.6 TS%. The guy was garbage last year, and showed no real indication of being a future star.
Corey Maggette averaged 18.6 PPG on 58.2 TS%, which is really good.
So that leaves you with Maggette, Morrow, and Azuibuke who scored with a good efficiency last season. Morrow and Azuibuke don’t do it at all that great of volumes, and Maggette is 30 and could begin his decline soon.
When you only have a trio of three players who can score efficiently (then add a fourth in Amare), and pair that with one of the worst defenses in the league, you’re not going to end up with a very good team.