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How the Suns can use Hedo Turkoglu on offense

Mike Schmitz — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 23:55:00 +0000

PHOENIX — The biggest question regarding Hedo Turkoglu’s fit with the Phoenix Suns is clear-cut: Can he play the power forward position effectively? Yes that is a valid worry considering...

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Hedo Turkoglu finding a fresh start with the Phoenix Suns

Mike Schmitz — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:59:21 +0000

PHOENIX — New city, new fans, new organization, new coach, new teammates and even a new jersey number. After a more-than-forgettable season in Toronto, Hedo Turkoglu is finally able to put the...

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Hedo Turkoglu press conference videos

Mike Schmitz — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:50:22 +0000

Watch the Hedo Turkoglu introductory press conference in it’s entirety below. President of basketball operations Lon Babby and head coach Alvin Gentry also answer questions.

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Lon Babby introductory press conference video

Michael Schwartz — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 06:36:06 +0000

Watch the Lon Babby introductory press conference in it’s entirety below. Owner Robert Sarver and head coach Alvin Gentry also answer questions.

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Amar’e Stoudemire Opts Out of Phoenix Contract

Fanhouse NBA Blog - suns — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 22:58:53 +0000

by Chris Tomasson

Filed under: Suns, NBA Free Agents

Earlier Wednesday, there was hope for the Phoenix Suns to hold on to star forward Amar'e Stoudemire before he could opt out of his contract by the end of the day. But soon that hope was gone.

Stoudemire's agent, Happy Walters, confirmed to FanHouse that Stoudemire will opt out of his contract by the deadline at the end of Wednesday and become a free agent Thursday, but didn't offer further comment. Walters had first told Yahoo! Sports his client will opt out of his deal but will continue to negotiate with the Suns.

"The offer isn't where it needs to be yet, but we've had a good open, cordial dialogue with the Suns,'' Walters told Yahoo! Sports about Stoudemire opting out of his $17.6 million deal for next season. "Like Dirk Nowitzki (of Dallas) and Paul Pierce (of Boston), we're exercising the opt out and we'll see what presents itself for Amar'e on the market.''

Earlier in the day, Walters had told FanHouse the sides were still talking and there was still a chance of Stoudemire signing an extension by the end of Wednesday.

"We're trying to reach a happy medium,'' Walters said earlier Wednesday.

Walters and Stoudemire met with Suns owner Robert Sarver and coach Alvin Gentry on Tuesday in Los Angeles. Walters declined to offer details of the meeting to FanHouse and Gentry has not returned messages.

While the Suns apparently haven't offered Stoudemire a maximum contract for the full number of years (six more if he were to opt out, taking him through 2015-16), the Arizona Republic reported, entering Wednesday, that Sarver might be willing to give Stoudemire a four-year maximum contract extension off his current deal if he doesn't opt out.

That would have locked up Stoudemire through 2014-15, and would have resulted in him earning $107 million over the next five years. But by opting out, Stoudemire is likely pushing for a full maximum deal that would pay him in excess of $130 million over six years, taking him through 2015-16.

Chris Tomasson can be reached at tomasson@fanhouse.com or on Twitter @christomasson

FanHouse's Sam Amick contributed to this story

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Amare Stoudemire rumors roundtable: Part 2

Michael Schwartz — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 19:21:50 +0000

Michael Schwartz, Mike Schmitz and Tyler Lockman are back at you for Part 2 of our Amare Stoudemire rumors roundtable. After discussing Amare’s value and his replacement options in Part 1, we...

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Suns to Make Final Exclusive Proposal Tuesday to Stoudemire

Fanhouse NBA Blog - suns — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:40:39 +0000

by Chris Tomasson

Filed under: Suns, NBA Free Agents

It's going down to the wire, but the Phoenix Suns still have one exclusive final shot at Amar'e Stoudemire.

Happy Walters, Stoudemire's agent, said in an interview with FanHouse on Monday morning that Suns owner Robert Sarver and coach Alvin Gentry and possibly others from the team will meet with his client Tuesday in Los Angeles to provide a late pitch for the star Phoenix forward.

Stoudemire can opt out of his contract by Wednesday's deadline, which would make him a free agent Thursday.

"He's willing to listen to see what they have to say,'' Walters said of the meeting.

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Amare Stoudemire: Phoenix Suns will make a final push to re-negotiate STAT’s contract on Tuesday

Mike Schmitz — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:32:00 +0000

The Phoenix Suns will make their final push to keep Amare Stoudemire in purple and orange Tuesday when head coach Alvin Gentry and owner Robert Sarver meet with STAT in Los Angeles to discuss his...

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Draft day a success, now the real work begins

Michael Schwartz — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:43:28 +0000

By the end of draft day last year, the Suns’ offseason plan was in full bloom. They had dumped Shaq, picked Earl Clark in the lottery, saw their best chance to trade Amare fall apart and knew...

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Steve Kerr’s Departure Affects Amar’e Stoudemire’s Decision

Fanhouse NBA Blog - suns — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 08:20:18 +0000

by Sam Amick

Filed under: Suns, NBA Rumors, NBA Transactions, NBA Free Agents

When Happy Walters answered the phone on Tuesday afternoon, the agent for Phoenix forward Amar'e Stoudemire hardly lived up to his name.

Asked how he was doing, he replied with, "I've had better days."

The root of his unhappiness was the sudden departure of Phoenix president of basketball operations Steve Kerr, the man with whom Walters had worked with for so long to keep Stoudemire in the Valley of the Sun. Over the course of the past few months, the two men negotiated about as amicably as parties on opposing sides can on an extension that would have kept Stoudemire in Phoenix through 2014.

They grew close, in fact, and the good vibe fostered doing nothing to hurt Kerr's chances of keeping the dynamic 27-year-old on his roster and maintain the momentum from a surprising Suns season. Phoenix reached the Western Conference finals despite projections that they would miss the playoffs entirely.

Now, however, the landscape couldn't look more different. According to a source close to Kerr, the Suns executive and owner Robert Sarver were unable to reach an agreement for a new contract largely because Kerr was asked to take a significant pay cut that was far more than the 10 percent that has been reported. In light of the Suns' surprising run that would have warranted a pay raise in most cases, the wrong kind of tone was set that is believed to have driven Kerr toward this decision.

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