Published 6/26/2009
by TAB BAMFORD
at Bleacher Report - NBA
There is a rumored deal in the works for the Phoenix Suns, in full-blown salary dump mode, to trade talented big man Amare Stoudemire to the Golden State Warriors.
The package is said to be centered around a couple athletic forwards and the seventh pick in Thursday night's draft, guard Stephen Curry.
Meanwhile, the Chicago Bulls have coveted Stoudemire for over a year now and just drafted two forwards that mirror two players already on their roster.
The Cliff Notes of this story: Hey, Gar Foreman... MAKE THE CALL!
The Bulls are in position to lose Ben Gordon as a free agent, taking a lot of instant offense off the floor. They also have a lot of "tweener" forwards on a roster that's expected to compete next year in an Eastern Conference that, in a series of moves on draft night, just got a whole lot bigger.
Here's my trade proposal: Kirk Hinrich, Luol Deng and Jerome James for Amare Stoudemire and Jason Richardson.
First, let's talk money. The Bulls would be moving roughly $27 million in ...
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