PHOENIX (AP) — Lance Blanks is back from Africa and on the job as new general manager of the Phoenix Suns, saying he will try to employ what he learned in a decade of front office jobs with the San Antonio Spurs and Cleveland Cavaliers.

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Lance Blanks is back from Africa and on the job as new general manager of the Phoenix Suns, saying he will try to employ what he learned in a decade of front office jobs with the San Antonio Spurs and Cleveland Cavaliers. Phoenix Suns – Lance Blanks – San Antonio Spurs – Cleveland Cavaliers – General manager

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Lance Blanks is back from Africa and on the job as new general manager of the Phoenix Suns, saying he will try to employ what he learned in a decade of front office jobs with the San Antonio Spurs and Cleveland Cavaliers. Blanks was in Senegal as part of the Basketball Without Borders organization when Suns president Lon Babby chose him to oversee the team’s player personnel operation.

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Amare Stoudemire, formerly of the Phoenix Suns, now with the New York Knicks, is in Israel exploring the country and working on his Hebrew. KYW middle east bureau chief Jay Bushinsky reports that en route, he reportedly referred to Israel on his twitter as the Holy Land and recommended learning all about it. Zeh hahalom

Not much else going on in the NBA world today.

Steve Nash will start his seventh-consecutive season with the Phoenix Suns just short of his 36th birthday.

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Coach Mike Krzyzewski is gathering his charges for the next version of Team USA that will head to the world championships later this summer. Amar’e Stoudemire (notes) , the brand-new poster child for the New York Knicks , was supposed to be one of his building blocks, but now he may have to build around someone else . ESPN is reporting that the company that insures Knicks players’ contracts told the team that it wouldn’t cover him for international competition

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It doesn’t look like David Lee (notes) is headed to the Phoenix Suns anymore to be Amar’e Stoudemire’s (notes) replacement. The Contra Costa Times has it that Lee is moving to the Golden State Warriors in a sign-and-trade deal with the New York Knicks . The Knicks will get 6-10 center/forward Anthony Randolph (notes) , the paper reports, among other players if the deal goes through

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The addition of free agent power forward Amar’e Stoudemire (notes) to the New York Knicks roster pretty much meant there wasn’t much of a chance that David Lee (notes) would be returning to the team. And now the Arizona Republic reports that Lee could end up being Stoudemire’s replacement with the Phoenix Suns

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The New York Knicks and Phoenix Suns agree: Amare Stoudemire is one of the NBA’s dominant offensive players.

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The New York Knicks and Phoenix Suns agree: Amare Stoudemire is one of the NBA’s dominant offensive players. “Maybe the best finisher in traffic in the game,” former Suns general manager Steve Kerr said. The disagreement comes in how much longer that will last.

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Forward Amare Stoudemire, a former Phoenix Suns standout, has agreed to a five-year contract worth about $99.7 million to join the New York Knicks.

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(New York, NY) It has just been announced that former Phoenix Suns star Amar’e Stoudemire has agreed on a max level contract with the New York Knicks. The deal has been reported at five-years and an estimated $100 million.  Amar’e is the first big name free agent to sign with a new team and could signal the decisions for players like LeBron James and Dwayne Wade. The Knicks have made official …

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The New York Knicks finally got a return on their two years of self-induced misery on Monday, finishing up the final touches on a five-year contract for Phoenix Suns free agent forward Amar’e Stoudemire that is expected to be worth around $100 million. A source indicates a formal announcement from Stoudemire should be forthcoming within the hour at Madison Square Garden.

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NEW YORK, July 2 (UPI) — The New York Knicks were close to signing center-forward Amare Stoudemire Friday after he broke off talks with the Phoenix Suns, sources said.

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The Phoenix Suns had one last effort the other day to re-sign Amar’e Stoudemire (notes) , but it may not have been good enough. The New York Knicks are making a serious run at him at this point. A Phoenix sports-radio host, John Gombadoro, tweeted that there is no way Stoudemire is returning to the Suns and that the power forward is leaning toward signing with the Knicks , who he believes have offered Stoudemire a max contract.

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The Phoenix Suns are giving it one last try with Amar’e Stoudemire (notes) .

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San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker (notes) may be headed out of Texas in the direction of New York sometime this summer. Parker isn’t one of the seven billion megatalents that become free agents this summer but the New York Daily News reported this weekend that Parker has told pals that he would like to be traded to the lowly New York Knicks .

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