STAT to ATL - WHAT??

KG is still in Minnesota but it feels like he has already been traded to the Celtics, Suns, Lakers and now back to the Suns. The KG rumors came around full circle today as the Suns are now back in it. But apparently it's a three way and it involves the Atlanta Hawks. And now they say the Suns are going to send Amare to the ATL! Thats a shocker. Why Amare and more importantly why Atlanta? Suns were saying they'll trade Marion and never STAT. I guess this trade helps the Suns in that Amare goes off to the East, but apparently the T-Wolves don't want STAT either. Really surprising because Amare is the closest to 100 cents they are going to get for the dollar bill called KG. Of course Suns fans will argue STAT is 110 cents for the dollar. As far as I can tell, more Suns fans hate losing STAT for KG and only a few like the trade. May be Minnesota is thinking his knee is still somewhat shaky or may be they are just trying to go for a clean slate and start a complete rebuild. Not a bad idea sometimes. Thats exactly what Denver did before they drafted Melo. They were bad for a while and they tried different things, but finally they blew the whole thing up, took a step or 2 back and rebuilt from scratch. May be thats what the T-Wolves plan to do. Whatever it is, apparently the trade will send both the 3-Rd and 11-Th pick from ATL to Minnesota and ATL gets STAT. That would be some team in Atlanta if that happens. Th Suns can kiss their (ATL's) pick next year good bye!

As for the Suns, I definitely think it makes them better for the next 2 years. I would do it just to give KG, Nash and Marion a shot at a championship the next 2 years. KG is better defensively and on the boards than STAT and will fit well with this offense and on this team. But 2 problems that make it a bad trade. STAT is essentially KG in a younger body. In fact, he will eventually be better than KG offensively, if not already. So the Suns are mortgaging their future for KG. Secondly, KG makes ridiculous money and with his and Marion's salary next year, they might have to gut the team again next year for money reasons. If the Suns were trying to cut payroll this year, how do they plan to pay these guys next year when all their salaries go up?

But it's definitely a tantalizing deal for the Suns and they can go for it all the next year or two.