Cleveland Cavaliers á eftir Amar'e Stoudamire

The Cavaliers and Suns are close to a deal that would send Amare Stoudemire to Cleveland in exchange for Zydrunas Ilgauskas and J.J. Hickson, ESPN.com reports.

The Cavaliers believe LeBron James would re-sign with the team this summer if they’re able to acquire Stoudemire. The Cavs’ intention would be to sign Stoudemire, who has one year and $17 million remaining on his contract, to a long-term deal at season’s end.

Cleveland is still in trade talks with other teams – including the Wizards for Antawn Jamison, the Pacers for Troy Murphy and the Warriors for Corey Maggette -- but Stoudemire is the organization’s first choice, according to the report.

The Suns would likely wave Ilgauskas and be relieved of his $12 million contract, the web site reports. That would allow Cleveland to re-sign him after 30 days.

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