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Sources: Hickson, Ilgauskas to SunsComment Email Print Share By Chris Broussard
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The Cleveland Cavaliers and Phoenix Suns are closing in on a deal that would send All-Star forward Amare Stoudemire to Cleveland, according to sources with knowledge of the negotiations.
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The Cavaliers would send Zydrunas Ilgauskas and J.J. Hickson to Phoenix in exchange for Stoudemire, one of the league's most dominant big men.
While Cleveland remains in talks with several other teams, the club, from management down to the players, has settled on Stoudemire as its first choice.
The ball is in Phoenix's court. The Suns are mulling whether the financial relief provided by Ilgauskas' $12 million contract and the young and talented Hickson are enough for them to part with Stoudemire.
Cleveland believes the addition of Stoudemire would all but seal LeBron James' re-signing with the team when he becomes a free agent this summer. The Cavaliers are also prepared to sign Stoudemire, who has one year and $17 million remaining on his contract, to a long-term contract extension once the season ends.
The Suns would likely waive Ilgauskas, a move that would allow him to be re-signed by Cleveland after 30 days.
Cleveland is also talking with Washington about acquiring Antawn Jamison, as well as Indiana about Troy Murphy. Meanwhile, Golden State is trying to entice the Cavs into taking Corey Maggette for Ilgauskas.
Chris Broussard is a senior writer for ESPN The Magazine.
Last edited by phxspurfan; 02-14-2010 at 02:48 PM. Reason: oops cavs
Think you mean Cavs in thread le
Either C means...Spurs are f'd....
Sources: Cavs have compe ion
By Chris Broussard
ESPN The Magazine
While Cleveland has zeroed in on Amare Stoudemire, it benefits the Suns to let the process play out until the last hours before Thursday's deadline.
Sources with knowledge of the negotiations said Saturday night that the Cavs and Suns were in serious talks about a deal that would send Zydrunas Ilgauskas and J.J. Hickson to Phoenix in exchange for Stoudemire, one of the league's most dominant big man.
Stoudemire is averaging 21.2 points and 8.6 rebounds on the season.
But reports that the five-time All-Star Stoudemire could be headed to Cleveland have led other clubs to e up their offers to Phoenix, according to sources.
The ball is now in Phoenix's court.
The Suns are mulling over whether the financial relief provided by Ilgauskas' $12 million contract -- they'll likely waive Ilgauskas after the trade -- and the young and talented Hickson are enough for them to part with an impact player like Stoudemire.
And the Cavaliers have to be fairly certain that Stoudemire would be willing to re-sign with them before giving up the fast-improving Hickson.
However, according to sources, Philadelphia's Andre Iguodala, appears to be the Suns' top choice.
So far, the Sixers have been leery of giving up their best player for Stoudemire.
While Stoudemire has good relationships with LeBron James and Shaquille O'Neal, some close to Stoudemire believe Miami -- where he lives during the summer -- is his first choice.
Miami has pursued Stoudemire hard but has no one on its roster (besides Dwyane Wade) that interests Phoenix, according to sources. That includes Michael Beasley. So it would take a three-team deal for Stoudemire to be traded to the Heat.
Of course, Cleveland can also pursue three-team deals that would sweeten the offer for Phoenix.
fixed.The Cavaliers would send Zydrunas Ilgauskas and J.J. Hickson to Phoenix in exchange for Stoudemire, one of the league's most dominant one-way big men.
That makes a difference. Ilgauskas would help spread the floor more for Amare. Now they don't have that.
I think the mavs should offer Damp + Beaubois + whatever else we can throw in
Any chance in the Spurs will try to gamble on this in an effort to ante up?
RJ might play well with Nash..ah it no one wants him.
any Spurs fan who thinks they can offer something for Amare.
suns won't trade him in conference
at people thinking Phoenix would take Jefferson for Amare.
Season over for everyone else. Cavs just got even sicker with Amare. Unbeatable? I'd say yes with that lineup.
that's usually the case among teams in the hunt, but the suns aren't winning anything in this conference, the eastern conference, the ymca conference, or any other conference anytime soon, so i don't see how it would matter.
You'll be hating on the Cavs when they dethrone your team in June and start their dynasty.
dats why dey gonna send cash with hin sarver loves his $$$$$
Amare is actually smarter than people give him credit for. By saying he won't opt out of his contract, he freaked Sarver out about having to pay him another year and indirectly caused a trade out of this hole of a franchise. Smart move on his part.
If this happens, I'm keeping my fingers crossed that Lebron still bails on them. That would be comedy at it's finest.
he's not THAT smart
Everyone wants to play with LeBron and not Kobe.
Future Hall Of Famer JJ Hickson is on his way to Phoenix!
I wouldn't be so sure. Is Amare going to buy into the team defense concept in Cleveland? Will he buy into playing defense at all for the first time in his career? Also, we've seen the Shaq/Amare lineup before, and it had all the chemistry of a train wreck.
"No surprises here."Everyone wants to play with LeBron and not Kobe.
Not 100 percent sure this deal goes down. A lot can change between now and Thursday.
BTW, Hickson isn't all that but neither is Beasley. Dude is the king of empty numbers, he can get 20 and 10 and have absolutely no affect in the outcome of a game.
I don't want Hickson or Beasley. I want Amare.
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