Knicks to buy out Amar'e contract

Cerebral · Feb 15, 2015

Amar'e Stoudemire's tenure with the New York Knicks ended Sunday when he reached an agreement on a buyout from the franchise, league sources have confirmed.

Stoudemire, who was in the final season of a five-year, $99.7 million contract, intends to sign with a team in playoff contention after clearing waivers.

ESPN reported last week that the Dallas Mavericks are considered the frontrunners to sign Stoudemire. A source told ESPNDallas.com that the Los Angeles Clippers and Phoenix Suns have also expressed interest, and the Cleveland Cavaliers are a possibility.

The New York Daily News earlier reported the news of Stoudemire's buyout agreement.

Stoudemire will be officially waived Monday and would thus clear waivers Wednesday at 5 p.m., freeing him to sign with another team.

Claiming Stoudemire off waivers would require that team to abso‎rb Stoudemire's $23.4 million salary, which essentially rules out that scenario.

Stoudemire, who was in the final season of a five-year, $99.7 million contract with the Knicks, had said he would spend the All-Star break pondering his future, specifically whether to ask the last-place Knicks for a buyout to give himself an opportunity to join a team in the playoff hunt.

"It's not an easy decision to make," Stoudemire told Yahoo! Sports. "Over time, we will see how things pan out. You give yourself a break during the All-Star break. You think about it with your family. ... That will give me a good solid week on how to weigh out the rest of the season."

The Mavs can only offer Stoudemire the veteran's minimum, but he would likely have a significant role off the bench, as a candidate for minutes at power forward and center behind Dirk Nowitzki and Tyson Chandler.

The 6-foot-10 Stoudemire, a six-time All-Star, has averaged 12.1 points and 6.9 rebounds in 33 games for the Knicks this season despite dealing with a variety of injuries. He missed 14 of the previous 18 games -- due to ankle, wrist and knee injuries -- before returning in Friday night's 92-88 loss to the Brooklyn Nets.

Stoudemire, 32, has said the decision to request a buyout would be difficult because of his loyalty to Knicks owner Jim Dolan. But he likewise acknowledged in the Yahoo! interview that the constant losing has made it hard for him to remain motivated while playing for the Knicks.

"All possibilities at this point are still open," Stoudemire said last week. "The door is still open for that. But at the same time, I am with the Knicks now. I got to stay optimistic about things and what we are doing here. I can't really focus on the future, because it's not here.

"We still have a couple weeks left before it's all said and done. It's a decision I have to make with my family to figure out the best scenario for the near future."

Where will he go?

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Jerry Cortez211 · Feb 15, 2015

Maybe the Thunder but I doubt any team will want to absorb that $23.4 mil

RoseMVP1 · Feb 15, 2015

He will go to Cleveland. When Chicago and Cleveland meet up in the playoffs, he will average 20 and 10 off the bench.

clonetrooper264 · Feb 15, 2015

RoseMVP1 said:
He will go to Cleveland. When Chicago and Cleveland meet up in the playoffs, he will average 20 and 10 off the bench.

:snoop:

He will also not do a single thing against any other team

Crystallas · Feb 15, 2015

Dallas

Shepard · Feb 15, 2015

Crystallas said:
Dallas

Plus 1

Shepard · Feb 15, 2015

TimeIsMoney said:
Maybe the Thunder but I doubt any team will want to absorb that $23.4 mil

No one will have to- he'll pass waivers.

BNB · Feb 15, 2015

Not really a big story tbh.

But obviously he's gonna go to a championship contender that needs a big. I can see why Dallas would be the frontrunner. After Dirk and Chandler, they don't really have any good big men. You'd figure that Stat would get between 20-25 minutes per game there.

Shepard · Feb 16, 2015

BNB said:
Not really a big story tbh.

But obviously he's gonna go to a championship contender that needs a big. I can see why Dallas would be the frontrunner. After Dirk and Chandler, they don't really have any good big men. You'd figure that Stat would get between 20-25 minutes per game there.

Agreed.

PolarBear · Feb 16, 2015

I already really like Dallas and think they could definitely get to the Finals. Adding Stat could be big for them I think.

knoxville7 · Feb 16, 2015

PolarBear said:
I already really like Dallas and think they could definitely get to the Finals. Adding Stat could be big for them I think.

stat is not the difference maker of whether or not they make the finals for any team. maybe 6 - 7 years ago, but not in 2015.

clonetrooper264 · Feb 16, 2015

Can he even play 20-25 minutes per game and not injure himself?

knoxville7 · Feb 16, 2015

clonetrooper264 said:
Can he even play 20-25 minutes per game and not injure himself?

he loves wine baths

Axl Rose · Feb 16, 2015

knoxville7 said:
he loves wine baths

i like turtles

Axl Rose · Feb 16, 2015

RoseMVP1 said:
He will go to Cleveland. When Chicago and Cleveland meet up in the playoffs, he will average 20 and 10 off the bench.

funny but this is the real problem

if he ends up in Cleveland i think im pretty much done with the NBA

clonetrooper264 · Feb 16, 2015

AirGordon7 said:
funny but this is the real problem

if he ends up in Cleveland i think im pretty much done with the NBA

Welp guess we can just chalk up Sanders to Cleveland confirmed. He shall blossom into a superstar when the Cavs destroy the Bulls in the playoffs and then fade into obscurity for the rest of his career...

Crystallas · Feb 16, 2015

Should have been its own topic. But Sanders is Eddy Curry 2.0, minus the obesity. He doesn't have the discipline to play in the NBA, doesn't care, and will likely take any money, but wont do shit. He'll go where buying pot is easy, and the coaches don't care.

Axl Rose · Feb 16, 2015

clonetrooper264 said:
Welp guess we can just chalk up Sanders to Cleveland confirmed. He shall blossom into a superstar when the Cavs destroy the Bulls in the playoffs and then fade into obscurity for the rest of his career...

no seriously he'd be a problem if hes motivated

maybe getting on a good team and a winning environment will make him focus more...its worked for JR so far

still its low risk/super high reward for Cleveland if they do indeed get him

clonetrooper264 · Feb 16, 2015

AirGordon7 said:
no seriously he'd be a problem if hes motivated

maybe getting on a good team and a winning environment will make him focus more

JR was also good when he got to NY initially. It was not too long ago that he was averaging like 18ppg off the bench for them. So I see what you mean there. Winning does have a way of getting to some people's heads. But then there's also Michael Beasley...

Axl Rose · Feb 16, 2015

clonetrooper264 said:
JR was also good when he got to NY initially. It was not too long ago that he was averaging like 18ppg off the bench for them. So I see what you mean there. Winning does have a way of getting to some people's heads. But then there's also Michael Beasley...

thing with Beasley is his game simply didn't translate well to the NBA plus he was a knuklehead on top of that

Sanders is a proven good player hes just a knucklehead

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