Amare Stoudemire seems to be on the trading block. He was almost traded to the Golden State Warriors for Andris Biedrins, Brandan Wright and Stephen Curry this past week. The Warriors quickly changed their minds and issued a statement saying that they have no plans to trade Curry. They even flew out to see Monta Ellis just to let him know how important he is to the team and how he is the key to their success. So, don’t get your hopes up on that trade.


So, where does that leave Amare? Well, his agent had this to say, “Either he’s in or out,” Grantham said Sunday. “You’re going to have to really make a commitment to him that he’s part of your program going forward and that you’re going to work around him. Those decisions seemingly are still up in the air. They are going to have to be made at some point. You’ll have to talk about either committing to him or trading him.”


Amare basically wants an extension or to be promised that he will be traded. He just doesn’t want this lingering over the upcoming season. This should be interesting to watch as it plays out. Depending on where he goes (or if he stays), Amare could return to that huge dominant force he was during the D’Antoni days. It would have been awesome to see him play for Don Nelson but I agree with the Warriors that the price tag was too much for a rental player who will absolutely hit the free agency when his contract is up.