Shawn Marion 换 Andrei Kirilenko ?
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The Suns and Utah Jazz tossed around the idea of a trade sending Shawn Marion to Utah for Andrei Kirilenko last month but they did not move pass the stage of talks and the discussion of swapping versatile forwards has been tabled for weeks.
Marion, 29, frequently comes up in summer trade rumors and talks because of the Suns' payroll situation, which has them over the luxury tax threshold with contracts that will pay its big three - Steve Nash, Amare Stoudemire and Marion - $41.6 million for the coming season and $45.1 million in 2008-09. Marion is the team's highest paid player at a salary of $16,440,000 this season and $17,810,000 in 2008-09, the final year of his contract.
Marion is eligible for a contract extension this summer but the chances of that appear doubtful. Marion could opt out of his contract after the coming season.
Taking on Kirilenko, who is coming off his career's worst season, would only delay the Suns' financial peril. Kirilenko, 26, will be paid $63.1 million over the next four seasons. He was an All-Star in 2004 but struggled last season and complained of his reduced role to the point of crying in an interview during the playoffs.
Like Marion, Kirilenko has been among the league's leaders in blocks and steals over his career. At 6 feet 9, the Russian runs the floor well but also has a suspect perimeter shot. In his worst season last year, Kirilenko started all 70 games he played, hit 21 percent of his three-point shots and averaged 8.3 points and 4.7 rebounds amid the Jazz's rise to division champion. His contract runs through 2010-11, when Stoudemire's contract closes with a $17.9 million salary and Nash could be starting a new contract.
In a third consecutive All-Star season, Marion averaged 17.8 points and 9.8 rebounds - a slight drop in production from previous seasons.
感觉很怪，喜欢Shawn的球风，不希望他走，但太阳需要防守更好的PF，不是说Shawn的防守就不好，他一度支撑了球队一半的防守，不过还不够。AK更高更年轻，擅长盗球和盖帽，中投还可以，而且也想换东家，只是希望他能更快速些，能跟上跑攻的节奏，否则球队真的要变了