New York Knicks and Amaré Stoudemire agree to a five-year, $100 million deal

The New York Knicks and Amaré Stoudemire are close to a guaranteed maximum five-year deal. The 27-year-old center is a free agent after opting out of the last year of his contract with the Phoenix Suns, where he has played during his whole career as a professional since 2002. Last year, Stoudemire averaged 23.1 points and 8.9 rebounds per game.

UPDATE: The deal is complete. Amaré will be signed to a five-year, around $100 million contract

SOURCE: Yahoo! Sports, NBA.com

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Amaré Stoudamire opts ouf of contract and becomes a free agent

Amaré Stoudamire is a free agent after deciding to opt out of his contract with the Phoenix Suns. The 27-year-old All-Star center, who averaged 23.1 points and 8.9 rebounds per game, will forfeit the $17.6 million he would have earned next season in the Suns. Anyway, Phoenix will try to resign Stoudamire to a long-term contract.

SOURCE: Yahoo! Sports

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Yi Jianlian could be traded by the New Jersey Nets

Yi Jianlin could be out of the starting lineup of the New Jersey Nets with Kiki Vandeweghe leaving the head coach duties of the team. The Chinese forward could be traded by the Nets, who are dreaming of bringing to New Jersey Amaré Stoudamire, though the All-Star player is in talks to extend his contract with his current team, the Phoenix Suns.

SOURCE: New York Daily Post

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Cleveland Cavaliers and Phoenix Suns closing a deal for Amaré Stoudamire in exchange of Zydrunas Ilgauskas and J.J. Hickson

The second important trade of the season (after the one involving Caron Butler and Josh Howard) is about to be sealed. Phoenix is closing a deal to send center Amaré Stoudamire to Cleveland in exchange of Lithuanian center Zydrunas Ilgauskas and forward J.J. Hickson. If the deal gets done, Ilgauskas will be waived to re-sign with Cleveland 30 days later.

SOURCE: ESPN

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Amaré Stoudamire to Minnesota for Ricky Rubio's rights?

According to ESPN Insider, Phoenix would inquire for Ricky Rubio's rights to Minnesota in exchange of Amaré Stoudamire. David Kahn, GM of Minnesota, has been reluctant in the past to trade the rights for the top European prospect, but the chance of getting an All-Star would make him change his mind.

SOURCE: ESPN

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