Kerr talks Stoudemire

Former Phoenix Suns GM Steve Kerr knew the risks of re-signing Amar'e Stoudemire before he departed the Suns a few weeks before Stoudemire did.  There was even discussions at that time if the Suns should invest their future in Stoudemire or let him depart.  Kerr stated that he was onboard with the Suns not taking the risk.

“Yeah,” Kerr said. “I was on board with it.”

“What I remember is our orthopedic surgeon Tom Carter saying that generally after six to eight years after a player has a microfracture there could be problems,” Kerr told the Daily News. “We calculated he had a couple of good years left and that the back end of the contract could be a problem.

“You never know for sure but you go with your experts and in this case it was Dr. Carter.”