Sources: Cavaliers close to deal for Stoudemire

[The Bad Guy]

For me, this is a far more lopsided trade than the Gasol one for the Lakers. Z is going to get bought out and head back to Cleveland. Hickson doesn't even have close to the potential to ever fill Amar'e's shoes.

[YayMike]

Wow, Phoenix would be stupid to do this...

[chiefzilla1501]

I think it's interesting that they think this would seal the deal for Lebron getting a new contract. I was thinking just the opposite. Lebron's going to get an astronomically huge contract. Can they really afford him AND Stoudemire in the long-term?

[Miles]

Originally Posted by YayMike

Wow, Phoenix would be stupid to do this...

Mostly just really cheap. It wouldn't surprised me if this does happen and the Suns buy out the Ilgauskas contract like they did with everyone they received for Shaq. Net result would essentially be Shaq and Amare for JJ Hickson.

[Miles]

Originally Posted by The Bad Guy

For me, this is a far more lopsided trade than the Gasol one for the Lakers. Z is going to get bought out and head back to Cleveland. Hickson doesn't even have close to the potential to ever fill Amar'e's shoes.

The Grizz at least got the rights to Marc Gasol who is turning into a pretty solid player so that trade doesn't look nearly as bad now as it did at the time it was made.

The Suns really should get more attention for the terrible moves they have made over the past 5 years which appear to have been mostly of the money saving variety. They have a lot more in common with the Clipppers than they get credit for.