Amare "Black Dynamite" Stoudemire has agreed in principle to a 5yr. $100 million dollar deal with the New York Knicks as the free agent signings of the All-Stars has begun. Stoudemire seeking a long-term financially secure deal from the Phoenix Suns saw the team sign two big contracts with Channing Frye & Hakeem Warrick and knew at that point that the writing was on the wall. Stoudemire decided to opt out after he and the Suns brass reached a stalemate and visited New York over the holiday weekend and decided to put his roots down in The Big Apple. Expect a press conference on Thursday, July 8, 2010 as Stoudemire can officially sign the new contract and show off his new #1 Knicks jersey. Stoudemire takes his career averages of 21 ppg & 9 rpg to NY where he expects to attract other big name stars to join him (Raymond Felton will be in town on Thursday) in the very near future.
I really think that STAT (Standing Tall and Talented) made a damn smart decision with this choice, although less contractual money than what he could have been paid in Phoenix. The residual money that he will make from appearances in the city and endorsements from NY businesses will more than replace the aforementioned money not to mention the soon to be established relationships with NY legends, national exposure on one of the biggest stages in sports and the escape from the new "profiling" mess that has been enacted into law that will create racial issues that are sure to become worse before they get better in Arizona.
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