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Amar'e Stoudemire says Carmelo Anthony, Tony Parker are 'ready to join me' if he signs with Knicks
BY Mitch Abramson
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER
Sunday, July 4th 2010, 4:00 AM
Amar'e Stoudemire got a large dose of New York Saturday night, taking in a Broadway show, watching incredulously as two reporters snuck into the theater and were chased out by the NYPD, and claiming that two other NBA superstars are ready to join him in a Knicks uniform if he decides to sign here.
Wearing a Yankees cap and leaning against a building on Eighth Ave., as he waited for his limo to pick him up from the musical "Rock of Ages," the free-agent forward confirmed that he will be meeting with the Knicks Monday, possibly to make a deal.
Then he dropped a bombs that seemed too good to be true:
"I've talked to Carmelo Anthony that he needs to come out here," Stoudemire said. "I've talked to Tony Parker. Both guys are ready to join me if I decide to come here. So we will see if we can work it out."
Asked about playing with. LeBron James, the 6-10 Stoudemire smiled and said, "That would be great," then headed to his white stretch limo.
Stoudemire's agent, Happy Walters, by his side for the show and on Eighth Ave., as his client was mobbed by fans, was asked if he believes Stoudemire will be a Knick after Monday's meeting. Walters smiled and, in full stride down 47th St., replied: "Yes, I mean we are here aren't we? Hopefully it goes well (Monday). We are here in New York, aren't we?"
The agent didn't say whether they plan to meet with any other teams or how long they would be in town.
Stoudemire plans to be in the Bronx Sunday to see the Yankees against the Blue Jays. He called Derek Jeter his favorite player and labeled Joba Chamberlain a close friend.
"I love New York, it's a great city," Stoudemire said, his expression unchanging. Asked if he plans on becoming a Knick, he said, "It's possible."
The 27-year-old then was asked what he would bring to the Knicks' depleted roster.
"We'll just have to wait and see," he muttered, staring out into a sea of fans passing by and calling his name.
He certainly sounded as if he's ready to become a Knick, saying of the team, "It's one of the most historic franchises in NBA history. It's a beautiful city. Madison Square Garden is definitely one of the most intriguing places to play. So they definitely have a few great points on their side."
Stoudemire equivocated when he was asked whether he was disappointed by not returning to Phoenix.
"The organization of Phoenix has been great my whole career," Stoudemire said. "I left my stamp on that organization as far as what we were able to accomplish. It was a great ride. So on to the next one."
But will he be riding with another All-Star or will he be riding the Knick express alone? A source told the Daily News that Anthony, who becomes a free agent in 2011, probably will sign a three-year extension to stay in Denver. The Daily News also reported earlier that Parker's name has been linked with the Knicks. Was Stoudemire being overly optimistic when he floated the names of Parker and Anthony potentially joining him in New York? Or was he making promises he can't keep?
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/ba...s_on_bway.html
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gimme David Lee. their best player or someone better in a 3 way.
Amare is the stupid type of person you just keep saying "sure" and "yes" to in order to shut the up. i'm sure that's as far as the conversation went with Tony.
Could be that Tony was just casually saying "that'd be cool" and Amar'e just went with it...or there could be genuine interest there. I think it's a little more substantial than the previous story though.
I don't even know what to think. Amare is pretty damn dumb but there has to be something to this, right? He can't just totally be making it up.
If he is grouping Melo and TP, could Amare be talking about one of those players joining the Knicks after the season? Or is there some sort of TP trade being talked about?
This Amare ish has me confused . . .
Knicks getting TP? Possible
Knicks getting Melo? Near impossible
Knicks getting TP + Melo? I loled
Very simple. Amare is talking out his arse as usual. Nothing to see here.
I trust our FO's a en over a dumbass like Amare, and there's no way they give away TP for NYK dross.
As far as trading TP to the Knicks, I don't like what the Knicks have to offer. Lee is pretty damn good but he's sure to get way overpaid. Gallinari is a pretty good prospect but how does a tweener forward fit with the Spurs? He'd have to play a lot of small forward and I don't think he's fast enough. Douglas would be a solid throw-in but where's the meat?
he's probably just talking about next year. maybe he called up parker and melo and asked them if they would be interested with playing with him when they hit the free agency. what the are they supposed to say? "no i don't want to play with you, don't call me ever again?"
Amare seems like he's willing to wait a year for Melo and Tony to join him. Because Spurs aren't trading Parker and the Nuggets aren't trading Melo to the Knicks with what they have to offer.
Tony has mentioned he will not sign an extension anytime during this upcoming season and will wait til Free Agency next summer.
Based on that information (IMO), it's highly likely Parker will leave the Spurs for a situation like the one Amare has presented.
If this is the reality of it, Spurs would be wise to try to net some value out of Parker while they can. (Not for anything of course;it has to be the right deal.)
Luckily the Spurs have a guy on their roster from IUPUI who has progressed significantly enough to possibly become a reliable starting point guard in the league, even if his game isn't identical to prototypical point guard. He certainly has the ability to play the position on both ends.
Most likely next season, but he could be putting pressure on them to force a trade before then. Doesn't mean either will follow through, but I don't know that I'd put it past Tony to request a trade if he were interested.
I'm getting Tony fatigue.
Chandler, supposedly someone the Spurs targeted in the draft a few years back, is probably the most intriguing player they've got. Lee (S&T) + Chandler isn't enough, but that's probably as close as it gets.
I don't recall the Spurs liking Chandler in the draft, though I could be wrong. His height and athleticism make him intriguing but I don't like the fit. Not a good shooter and doesn't give much effort defensively. He puts up good stats but that's mostly due to playing heavy minutes at a fast pace.
Gallinari is a good defender and three point shooter...in case we have a deal with N.Y. he's the only piece with real value and has to be included.
We have to consider that after that, for example, they could sign someone like R.J. too...
So the final package could be Parker + RJ for...
Only chance of N.Y trade I see :
TP for Chandler, Gallinari, Douglas, Curry (for salary reasons) and a 1th draft choice
I also believe the Anthony stuff is a real reach...as a lot of all the other stuff for N.Y....but to take from us Parker and RJ is less of a reach.
However, a three "stars" made of Parker, Jefferson and Stoudemire is really nothing special for the N.Y. team considering their expectations from this market...
Lee makes zero sense for the Spurs.
Especially if Splitter comes over for less than half of Lee's inflated price tag. (which came from playing in a fast pace system that equates to inflated statistics; especially in the rebounding department where he was the only big man on the floor to all the uncontested defensive rebounds).
It would be dumb basketball economics for the Spurs to add a 10 + million dollar salary to a potential set front-court of Splitter/Duncan--McDyess/Blair.
And a Gallinari/Chandler/Douglas deal isn't close to fair value for Parker.
Knicks also don't have a 1st round pick til 2054, so you can forget about the possibility of Knicks adding one of those.
Last edited by MaNu4Tres; 07-04-2010 at 02:15 AM.
Ahhh... Is Amare even allowed to be saying that about players under contract?
I still dont get why the knicks traded those 2 first round picks to the rockets i would of accepted them and maybe jordan hill at that time
Lee+Douglas+Chandler and some way into the future first round picks is about the best you can do. Chandler and Douglas both have great defensive potential from what I've seen. Problem is Chandler can't shoot. You shouldn't be taking back both Lee and Gallo because that would give you guys two below average frontcourt defenders.
This makes no sense.
I think Amare means next year, TP said it of-hand or something. Maybe TP said that if he got traded to NY, he would consider staying if amare was there. I could imagine that happening.
But, in the end, NY does not have any pieces that make sense for us.
If TP gets traded to NY, I will eat my Spurs cap.
To get rid of Jared Jeffries and Jordan Hill's salary to clear more cap-space for this summer.
If you could find some way to throw McDyess in there that would help a lot in clearing some money and getting a big out of the rotation. Then Splitter could back up both Lee and Duncan.
jordan hill is not that bad of a player and 2 first round picks are too much just too get rid of jeffries salary they should have bought him out or whatever they could do
LOL Amar'e "Dumb " Stoudemire.
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