Latest Amare rumor - To the Heat

[Town Drunk]

Per rotoworld:

Jermaine O'Neal has recently been linked in trade rumors involving Suns big man Amare Stoudemire.

A likely scenario would be O'Neal and a first round pick for Stoudemire. Teammate Michael Beasley has also been mentioned, though shopping O'Neal would seem to fit better with long term plans.
Source: Miami Herald

 

[slinslin]

Yeah we will take Jermaine O'Neal who makes 23M$ expiring for Amare's 16M$ expiring and only get a first round pick out of it.

Delusional, we throw in Barbosa as a filler in this trade too.

 

[Town Drunk]

http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/story/1450113.html

O'Neal could be a major cog involved in a potential deal if the Heat is serious about acquiring Amare Stoudemire from Phoenix.

The Heat has been mentioned among a half-dozen teams that might pursue a trade for Stoudemire if the Suns make him available. Stoudemire has a $17 million contract option for the 2010-11 season, but could opt out after this season to join free-agent class highlighted by Cleveland's LeBron James and Dwyane Wade.

 

[slinslin]

Sounds like pure speculation and makes no sense for the Suns unless they desperately wanted to dump Barbosa who I think is valueable enough to be traded for an expiring contract all by himself.

Or the Heat take Richardson for more expiring contracts.

Also I would have to think that a JO/Amare frontcourt would be better for their title aspirations this year than Amare/Haslem or Beasley.

 

[Covert Rain]

I disagree. I think this trade makes complete sense if you look at it from how the Suns F.O. operates. All of these rumors point to the Suns wanting to shed payroll and get younger. You make this trade, get a first round draft pick and deal Nash next.

Here is the reality. We are not going to get equal value for Amare. Nobody is going to trade away the farm to get him. Teams were convinced last season Amare was going to be traded. We had a ton of offers and all of them were crap.

What is different this year? This will be a take what you can get scenario.

 

[slinslin]

Ummm we aren't trading Amare and Barbosa for JO and a #20 pick, pretty sure about that.

 

[The Commish]

I'd want Beasley. I don't even like him, but we need something more than a mid-late 1st rounder...

 

[95pro]

beasely and clark at the 3 and 4, with RoLo at the 5.

dragic and jrich at the 1 and 2.

pretty young and long.

then we have barbosa, dudley, lou and ???

 

[JS22]

Ugh.

 

[Divide Et Impera]

Um, yeah. I'm gonna have to get BOTH MIA picks this year for this to be palatable. I mean, if we parlayed Amare into the 18th and 19th picks and capspace, you really can't be too mad....

But, what about that $7 million discrepancy? If we gave them Barbosa, we still wouldn't be able to take anything back because that would make the deal even dollar....

 

[jagu]

18th and 19th picks in the first round is stupid. Waste of money.

 

[slinslin]

18th and 19th picks in the first round is stupid. Waste of money.

 

[SweetD]

The trade would have to include JRich to make it work! I would be willing to move Amare & Jrich for O'Neals Expiring contract, but it would also need to include Beasley and either Chalmers or Wright!

 

[Divide Et Impera]

Sweet D speaks a sweet truth. I would be all over a Stoudemire/JRich for Beasley/O'Neal/Chalmers/#1 deal. Hell, I might even be fine WITHOUT the #1....

 

[Covert Rain]

Ummm we aren't trading Amare and Barbosa for JO and a #20 pick, pretty sure about that.

I think your the only one that implied trading Barbosa.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

i will laugh my ass off if we trade shaq and amare and the only thing we net for BOTH of them is a late first round pick. what a joke.

 

[ASUCHRIS]

If only it were funny...

 

[Mainstreet]

i will laugh my ass off if we trade shaq and amare and the only thing we net for BOTH of them is a late first round pick. what a joke.

The Suns did not get even get a late first round pick from Cleveland for Shaq.

 

[mojorizen7]

Sweet D speaks a sweet truth. I would be all over a Stoudemire/JRich for Beasley/O'Neal/Chalmers/#1 deal. Hell, I might even be fine WITHOUT the #1....

Good......good......

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[mojorizen7]

i will laugh my ass off if we trade shaq and amare and the only thing we net for BOTH of them is a late first round pick. what a joke.

Its already mildly funny that Ben Wallace has quietly had his best season in 5 years.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

i hate foamfinger bob and his little steve kerr too!

 

[krazyasiankid]

Sweet D speaks a sweet truth. I would be all over a Stoudemire/JRich for Beasley/O'Neal/Chalmers/#1 deal. Hell, I might even be fine WITHOUT the #1....

Mmmm. yes please.

 

[fordronken]

If the Suns traded Amare and Richardson for O'Neal and Cook, they would have a ton of cap space this summer, and could make a run at guys like Bosh, Gay and the like. It would also save the team over 10 million dollars in salary and luxury tax this season alone.

 

[krazyasiankid]

If the Suns traded Amare and Richardson for O'Neal and Cook, they would have a ton of cap space this summer, and could make a run at guys like Bosh, Gay and the like. It would also save the team over 10 million dollars in salary and luxury tax this season alone.

I think we can more for Amare and J-Rich than that. J-Oneal, Cook,Chalmers and a pick.

 

[ASUCHRIS]

If the Suns traded Amare and Richardson for O'Neal and Cook, they would have a ton of cap space this summer, and could make a run at guys like Bosh, Gay and the like. It would also save the team over 10 million dollars in salary and luxury tax this season alone.

The ghost of Christmas past! Welcome back.

I agree, taking on a bad contract seems really stupid if we can get cap space and some good young talent/picks. We'll see if the Suns name is attractive enough to draw a Bosh or other top FA.