The Suns decided to stand pat with the 14th pick in this evenings NBA Draft; selecting the athletic Earl Clark from Louisville. The Suns must think of him as a viable replacement for Amare Stoudemire because AZCentral is reporting that the Suns have agreed in principle to a trade that would send Amare Stoudemire to the Golden State Warriors for the 7th pick Stephen Curry and Andris Biedrins. This trade can not occur until Wednesday of next week because Biedrins is a base year compensation player.

Looks the Suns are in rebuilding mode, Biedrins is a solid rebounder and defender down low but he and Earl Clark will not make up for Stoudemire and Shaq’s scoring capabilities. Curry essentially would be a backup for Nash this next season and eventually his replacement after this season. The Suns as we knew them before Kerr simply do not exist anymore.

I personally love Stephen Curry but with Barbosa, Richardson and Tucker all at Shooting Guard his minutes will be limited. Earl Clark would be the starter immediately at Power Forward with Lou Amundson as the backup. More to come tomorrow with full draft results.

In the 2nd round the Suns decided once again to take the worse of the two brothers in the Draft in Taylor Griffin. Griffin is the brother of the #1 overall pick in this year’s draft. Last year, the Suns selected Robin Lopez, who subsequently did nothing last season while his brother Brooks Lopez, flourished in New Jersey.