Remember when it was reported that the Phoenix Suns were discussing a trade with the Golden State Warriors involving Amare Stoudemire going to the W’s for Andris Biedrins, Brandan Wright and Stephen Curry, only to see the W’s quickly state that they will not be trading Stephen Curry? Well, now it seems that the Suns are willing to talk about swapping out Curry for Marco Belinelli.

I can see this trade happening a lot easier than the original proposal. Although, I’m not sure the Warriors should do it unless they could ensure that Stoudemire will not become a free agent by signing him to an extension. With the money they’d free up from trading Biedrins, the W’s might be able to make a lucrative offer to Stoudemire and make him the focal point of the team offense. He would be absolutely loved in the Bay Area and would be the star of the team. Not to mention return to a system that he flourishes in. He won’t be called upon to play crazy defense and he could focus on gorilla dunking on people the way he so obviously enjoys doing.

The Suns would get an established big in Biedrins who can play defense and is used to the run and gun system. Wright is a bit of a project but has shown flashes of brilliance and could really open up with considerable playing time. Belinelli could become that deadly outside threat that the Suns were missing last year. This could be a win-win situation for both teams but, I say it can only get done with an extension for Stoudemire and I don’t know if he is willing to pass up the free agent frenzy of 2010. On the other hand, he may just look for some job security in a time that will have a ton of talented players hitting the market with very few teams with the money to accomodate all of them.