NBA Draft Trade Rumor: Amar’e To Washington
Amar’e has learned something from Shaq. Since the Diesel arrived in the Valley of the Sun, Stoudemire has become more adept at playing the media to get what he wants. He was an outspoken critic of Terry Porter. Goodbye, Terry. He created some hype about himself when he said that he’s better than Chris Bosh. Then he had sports pundits going gaga over that debate. And now, he sounds like he’s trying to get the trade rumor mill moving.
On DC radio, Amar’e waxed poetic about how much he loves this city. He said that there’s a 50% chance that he’s back in Phoenix next season. When asked what the Wizards chances of winning a ‘chip are, he responded: “You might just be a number one jersey away.”
We don’t know whether this rumor existed before Amar’e's Washington love-fest or not. But there is now an official “Amar’e-to-the-Wizards” rumor out there:
There is yet another rumor running around about one of the Phoenix Three being traded. Over the weekend we saw reports that the Suns might send Amare Stoudemire – yes, here we go with Stoudemire trade rumors again – to the Washington Wizards for Antawn Jamison, the expiring contract of Mike James, and the #5 pick in the 2009 NBA Draft.
What do you think of this deal?
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June 3rd, 2009 at 8:00 am
dk says:
Im far from being sold on this cat. From his missing entire seasons with knee issues, to the fact hes not a great shot blocker ( with his ” awesome athleticism ” ) And also the fact sometimes this cat just disappears on the court and has a pleothera of excuses, Shaq, the system, when your great, your great, there are no excuses….
June 3rd, 2009 at 8:02 am
foolio_iglesias says:
Where do I sign?
June 3rd, 2009 at 8:04 am
dk says:
You forgot to mention how great Lebron will be and the fact he still is horrid at closing out games.
June 3rd, 2009 at 8:07 am
Jay says:
If I’m Phoenix, I take this deal yesterday. Jamison is underrated and will get 22 and 10, plus he’s a perimeter guy and another 3 point shooter so he won’t be in Shaq’s way in the middle.
June 3rd, 2009 at 8:14 am
A$$Cube aka Just Don't Do It! says:
The Wizards should not do this trade.
- First, STAT’s been just slightly less injury-prone thant Agent Zero. It’s too big a risk to pair those two guys together.
- Then, Amaré would mind playing second fiddle to Gil and that would lead to some good ol’ turmoil.
- Finally, Jamison AND the 5th pick is way too much. We’re not talking about a decreasing Stackhouse, here. Jamison’s been balling for the last couple years. If they can get a great, young guard with the pick, they better keep it, because you can’t rely to much on Areans –even if they wish they could.
If Kerr pulls this off, he’d be given an additionnal one-year free pass.
June 3rd, 2009 at 8:45 am
jzsmoove says:
Even though less talented, Antawn Jamison is much more productive and works harder than Amare. I wont give up a #5 pick either. This trade is dumb it only works for Phoenix no sense for Washington.
June 3rd, 2009 at 9:05 am
Bondzai says:
Phoenix should be all over that.
June 3rd, 2009 at 9:21 am
Ekstor says:
On paper, that would be a bad deal. Jamison is less talented and a lot older… and a #5 pick is iffy.
That said, if I’m the PHX GM, I’m thinking… “Don’t let the door hit you on the way out Amare”…
June 3rd, 2009 at 9:52 am
M Intellect says:
Pheonix can’t trade for an old dude. Hell no.
How you going from a young team of Nash, Joe Johnson, Q-Rich, Matrix & Amare to a team with Nash, Ant-Won’t Jam-it-son and Slack. I mean, Shaq.
Those three are so old by 2012, at least 2 of those 3 are gonna be blind.
Shaq is even older then if you add the Raptor’s, Grizzlies’ and Bobcat’s ages together.
June 3rd, 2009 at 10:32 am
Abe504 says:
Please my wizards, ohh please make this happen. I love jamison, but this would be an excellent move for them. we would bounce back in a big way next season. we need some down low offensive force in dc.
June 3rd, 2009 at 10:36 am
Kobeef says:
If the Suns do this they have officially cemented their status of having the worst front office in the NBA.
I am Washinton I am all over this. A frontcourt of Caron, Haywood and Amare with McGee and Blatche off the bench is very appealing for now and the future.
I still think Nick Young is going to become an NBA starter who will fit very well beside Arenas and DeShaun Stevenson circa 2008 was also a very good backcourt compliment to Arenas.
That said, washington would be rolling the dice on two very expensive and shaky knees (Amare and Arenas)
June 3rd, 2009 at 10:36 am
robmo35 says:
As a Washington fan, I love the idea, but everybody in the Washington organization is denying this rumor. Fun to think about, but I doubt it happens
June 3rd, 2009 at 10:57 am
me says:
bad trade for everyone.
amare is overrated and injury prone. plus they shouldnt give the 5 pick up.
phx would benefit only if jamison plans to retire or accept a buyout soon. aren’t they trying to save money? this wouldn’t save them much. They should trade him to the blazers for raef’s expiring and 2 #1 picks.
June 3rd, 2009 at 10:59 am
me says:
bad trade for everyone.
amare is overrated and injury prone. plus they shouldnt give the 5 pick up.
phx would benefit only if jamison plans to retire or accept a buyout soon. aren’t they trying to save money? this wouldn’t save them much. They should trade him to the blazers for raef’s expiring and 2 #1 picks.
Washington should look at the blazers draft board and take whoever is the best available when they pick since washington sucks at drafting.
June 3rd, 2009 at 11:09 am
Dave says:
I think it’s a great trade for Washington.
Bad idea for the Suns, but I can see them doing it. The only way this trade makes sense for them is if Amare says he’s definitely not going to re-sign, otherwise I think they should do everything possible to hold onto him.
June 3rd, 2009 at 11:10 am
Diego says:
Jamison is a stud, but he is getting old. In the next couple of years his production will at least start to tank. If Amare’s knees pass the physical, the Wiz should be all over this trade if it arises.
June 3rd, 2009 at 11:14 am
Joshua says:
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June 3rd, 2009 at 11:30 am
dk says:
@15 Your an Epic Homo
June 3rd, 2009 at 11:46 am
hucklebuck says:
an offensive player for uh, an offensive player?
in all aspects of basketball, what is going to be the difference for each player?-the play hard on offense, but not on defense. the only difference is Amare talk more in the media while Jamison stays quiet.
the trade would not make any difference for either team.
June 3rd, 2009 at 11:55 am
Bron42 aka Had Springs Before Slamball says:
amare at the 4 and Mcgee at the 5 is a pretty big/athletic front court, specially in the east.
June 3rd, 2009 at 12:07 pm
fLaVa says:
Amare will have an erection playing under Flip Saunders cuz he doesnt have to play any D.
June 3rd, 2009 at 12:16 pm
method526 says:
i like antawn. he’s the core of the team since he’s healthier than gil and caron. he even (somewhat…they still lost) carried them during their playoff stint against the cavs. yes, he’s getting old, but he’s the only one who can do the physical work for the wizards. what happened to the caron rumors? i love the dude, but he’s turning into gil with the injuries.
June 3rd, 2009 at 12:22 pm
Rare Air says:
Eh, Amare doesnt get me that excited about his stock unless he is for sure healthy. Thats a big question. There is no such thing in my mind as getting fair value, so for Phoenix that wouldnt be the worst deal. They are half assing this rebuild process and should just hack the whole team up and start fresh. STAT and Shaq out, keep Nash, see what you can put around him in fresh talent. If Phoenix puts together some weak cobbled up team like they had last year they will be out of the playoffs again.
June 3rd, 2009 at 12:36 pm
what-beef says:
this is not a good trade for the wizards they are giving up far to much for a load mouth who cant play defence. They need to try and bring in some1 that can take up big space in the key, lettin jamison,butler,young arenas n co. To play quick attackin bball. Stat will be a waste of cap space also. Wiz get out now!! Dnt let this be anymore than a rumour.
June 3rd, 2009 at 12:53 pm
Ian says:
Me
I wouldnt look at the blazers draft board
Bowie and oden come to mind
June 3rd, 2009 at 1:14 pm
BiG ShoT BoB says:
I think when healthy the Suns are one of the best teams in the NBA. They should just stay pat. IMO they are one of a few teams that could challenge the Lakers.
June 3rd, 2009 at 1:19 pm
johnsacrimoni says:
Why would Jamison retire or be bought out? He played 81 games last year at 38 mpg. IMO, one of the most underrated players in the NBA. The pairing of Arenas and Stoudemire would either be brilliant or a complete disaster. Two of the most talented players in the NBA, also two of the most selfish and injury prone. Caron Butlers’s palm would have welts on it from slapping these two around if they got too out of line though.
June 3rd, 2009 at 1:38 pm
JH says:
Amare is a very talented big man…but his “STATS” are a product of the system and he benefits from having a great PG (NASH). Think Marion & QRICH post PHX and Boozer next year. I don’t think Gilbert has the pass first mind set Amare needs.
Don’t get it twisted…Amare will get his…but he won’t be the same player.
That being said, I wouldn’t be surprised if this trade happens. Team chemistry is very important & Amare doesn’t seem like he’s very neutral in the lab we call PHX.
PS – You can add RAGING to that “EPIC HOMO” comment about #15.
June 3rd, 2009 at 1:44 pm
Seven Duece says:
For cap reasons alone, I wouldn’t think Phoenix will do this deal. Never mind, you’re taking a guy who bounced back from microfracture surgery to play in the All Star game for an extended expensive contract dude on the other side of 30. They could have kept Marion then.
June 3rd, 2009 at 1:52 pm
George W Kush Sr says:
If Washington wants to get screwed this is one of the best ways to do it. I agree that Phoenix should just keep a poker face the whole time until its a done deal.
June 3rd, 2009 at 2:01 pm
Bron42 aka Had springs before slam ball says:
@JH, nash is just as much a product of the system as amare is…which is why he was a average pg as a mav and this year when they went away from the seven seconds or less mode. So lets not keep hyping him like he made these guys. Superstars are superstars with or without nash, Q rich was never a superstar. He was a 3 point shooter on the suns and the knicks tried to turn him into a number 1 option. Same with marion, hes more pippen than jordan so hes not a number 1 option guy but he can still get boards,defend and do the same shit he did n phoenix. Cuz last i checked, people said joe johnson was created by nash and hes even better without nash.
I think amare would feast on the wizards….They take mad shots similar to phoenix and he’d be right up there with dwight and KG in the east.
June 3rd, 2009 at 2:21 pm
JH says:
@#28 – While it’s true that Nash’s production rised in the run & gun style of D’antoni’s team…he was an allstar in Dallas before the move back to PHX. I didn’t see Duhon leading the league in dimes this past year.
You are right about JJ getting better after leaving PHX…but I like to think that’s due to his maturation. It takes a few years for a player to reach full potential.
Amare is solid good…nobody can question that…It’s just my opinion that he’ll regret the move if it ever happens.
June 3rd, 2009 at 2:24 pm
JH says:
JH -1
Bron42-0
June 3rd, 2009 at 2:30 pm
Notorious says:
Sweet, now Washington can score 140 pts a game and still lose by 40. Amare is a bum, when you catz going to wake up and smell the coffee? Stone cold buster, bad move for Washington, ain’t enough balls in all of DC to accomodate Dilbert and Poutemire.
June 3rd, 2009 at 2:34 pm
Ian says:
bron
nash was avg in dallas???????? im sorry werent the suns a 8th seed before nash??????? didnt the suns have the biggest turn around in league history the season nash got there???? you said marion is the same but were are his 20ppg without nash?????? overrated yes but you are underrating him.
john
“Caron Butlers’s palm would have welts on it from slapping these two around if they got too out of line though”
you are right about his hands but he will get them from slapping and yelling for the ball.
June 3rd, 2009 at 4:39 pm
Luigi says:
wait a minute..Die-Hard Wiz fan n this rumor had it crazy on ESPN.
we shouldnt give up antawn…but give up Etan/Mike James/Haywood n 5th pick. for amare n a buncha cheap throw ins. id like a line up of
Gil
Evans/Harden
Butler
Twan
Amare
with Bench studs like NY n Dom n Blatche. plus young Javaris n Javale too
i like this trade…but lke idk. if we win itl be alright…but if we lose…then what?
June 3rd, 2009 at 4:41 pm
Kermit the Washington says:
50 bucks says Amare and Arenas crash into each other on the court and tear each other’s ACLs.
June 3rd, 2009 at 5:53 pm
what-beef says:
that crazy espn trade, with the wiz given up half there roster to sign stat. Its worse than before. As much as that startin line up looks like it could compete, gil n stat are both coming of serious injuries and a rookie sg will not provide a consistant 20ppgm average to help with the scoring load. Needed to support gil n stats lack of court time. I say stick with the draft pick, pick the best available then see what the opitions are.
If the seriously lookin for big man, maybe tryin to jump up in the draft for a chance @ thabeet??
June 3rd, 2009 at 8:20 pm
tja says:
it is not like the wiz stars are the youngest, so i like the idea of tryin a run at the chip next year with stat and not tryin to rebuild with the 5th draft pick… if it doesn’t work out next season they can start to think about rebuilding.
new big three : caron arenas amare… sounds (at least) good, could work.
coming back from injury: if they stay healthy and arenas’ knee is finally good give em 20 games and they pwn everything
June 3rd, 2009 at 8:24 pm
tja says:
it is not like the wiz stars are the youngest, so i like the idea of tryin a run at the chip next year with stat and not tryin to rebuild with the 5th draft pick… if it doesn’t work out next season they can start to think about rebuilding.
new big three : caron arenas amare… sounds (at least) good, could work.
coming back from injury: if they stay healthy and arenas’ knee is finally good give em 20 games and they pwn everything
@ 38: they dont need someone helping with the scoring load, of course they need some bench players who can score, but arenas caron and amare can carry the scoring load i think
June 3rd, 2009 at 9:16 pm
NBADRAFTDAYCOUNTDOWN says:
no way i am taking jamisons disaster of a contract at this point in his career. and this is coming from a suns fan who has been a proponent of shipping amare for the past couple of years…
http://www.nbadraftdaycountdown.com
June 3rd, 2009 at 9:39 pm
mp says:
No deal. Age doesn’t matter. Jamison is good for 20 points, 9 rebounds and 70+ games every season. He is a leader, not a distractor, and a bargain for the next 3 years. Amare’s numbers were almost as good as Jamison’s and Amare was playing with the greatest assit point guard in the game – so if he came to DC his numbers would drop. Amare would NOT add points or rebounds over Jamison, he would not improve team chemistry (which is why they are throwing him out of AZ), and between number 0 and number 1 we would have 30 million dollars per year on the bench
June 3rd, 2009 at 9:45 pm
dapro says:
I’d rather have an older Jamison than Amare- Antwan is one of the few cats who avg. 20 and 10
June 4th, 2009 at 12:15 am
flavur says:
DUMB TRADE
June 4th, 2009 at 12:49 am
spirow says:
Not a good trade for wizards because Jameson gives them a lot and is under rated in the league. . . He still lives in the shadows of vince carter from north carolina to draft day . . . Stadomire will not have a pg like steve nash that will help wizards take it to the next level. . . If anything Jordan hill in 2 3 years might be a bigger contributor then we give him credit for. . .
June 4th, 2009 at 2:41 am
RICK773 says:
While they would be exciting to watch. Tough Juice would probably lose his mind with all the missed defensive assignments and the fact he would average like 3 shots a game with those two jacking.
June 4th, 2009 at 12:29 pm
xxx says:
I am a wizard fan and i say they should definatly take this deal. Amare does have down side with injury but with what does washington have to lose. Jamison is an undersized power forward which dosnt work when you dont have a dominant center. Jamison would do great in a system with Shaq because it could free him up on the outside and he will not croud the middle. A 5th pick of hill or harden would also add talanted youth who have time to matureunder some of the leagues top veterans. While Amare would do great with a guy like Haywood because he would be the main guy inside. Gil is already commited to passing more and with him and carons ability to get in the lane they could get alot of easy baskets for Amare. Good deal for everyone getit done.
June 12th, 2009 at 4:07 am
#1 wiz fan says:
who ever doesnt like gettin amare is stupid i wont give up atwawn but give up blatch and nick young #5 for amare and pheonix pick then trade etan and mike james and 2nd round pick to ny for david lee and larry hughes then select terrance williams with pheonix pick have a line up of arenas ,caron butler antwan jamison ,amare , haywood off the bench have desteve,larry hughes dom ,david lee ,mcgee with pech and javaris , t williams songalia there in case of injury but wont happen so will probaly just draft harden and hell be a bust.
June 12th, 2009 at 4:12 am
#1 wiz fan says:
no ones goin to win anything once cry baby lebron goes to ny with wade and bosh and maybe kobe to i can see them planing this a mile away just go back to the games this summer they all but said they cant wait to play together agin one day in the nba