The New York Knicks may waive forward Amare Stoudemire or buyout his contract, which would make him a free agent. Stoudemire has expressed interest in playing for a contender, and it appears his future is not with the Knicks.
If he becomes a free agent, the Golden State Warriors plan on making a hard push to sign him, according to the San Jose Mercury News' Tim Kawakami:
The Warriors would definitely have some interest in Knicks PF Amare Stoudemire if he is bought out by New York in the next few weeks.
Stoudemire isn’t close to the same player he was 8 years ago and not even what he was 3 or 4 years ago, he’s always a health risk, and he has always been a shaky defensive player… plus it sounds like he might want to end up with Dallas, anyway.
But Stoudemire starred under Alvin Gentry in Phoenix… when Kerr was the GM there… and I think both men might be able to see a back-up 4/5 role for Stoudemire with the Warriors if he was interested in coming for a playoff sprint.
Stoudemire, maybe for 4 or 5-minute stretches, can do one thing no Warriors big man can do currently–get on the post, power his way to the rim, then finish with scoring skill.
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