The Phoenix Suns made an offer to the Grizzlies Thursday involving their star forward Amare Stoudemire, whom they are actively shopping to anyone who will listen. The Grizzlies were not considered by many to be in serious contention for a deal or even have interest in Stoudemire. However, the Suns asked for basically the entire nucleus of the Grizzlies' team, namely Hakim Warrick, Rudy Gay and Mike Conley.
While that may seem like a high price, the Suns would likely have settled for less had the Grizzlies negotiated at all. However, they simply said, "No, thanks!" and sent the Suns on their way. Phoenix is desperate to slash payroll, so they will take any measures to shed Stoudemire's contract. I don't know if the Grizzlies could have handled the contract themselves, but they could have come to some sort of less expensive agreement.
This is yet another hasty reaction from the Grizzlies front office. The addition of Stoudemire alone, even with the loss of guys like Gay and Warrick, would vastly improve this team's chances of competing in the West. They probably should have held out a little longer, but I guess they stuck with their protocol of avoiding common sense whenever possible.
Keywords: Amare Stoudemire, Hakim Warrick, Memphis Grizzlies, Mike Conley, Phoenix Suns, Rudy Gay
