Suns Forward Shawn Marion Requests Trade
After months (actually years) of trade rumors and other mumblings, the Phoenix Suns' Shawn Marion has formally requested a trade from the team he's spent his entire career with.
Shawn reaches out and says that he loves all of the Suns' fans, but he thinks his time here is up. The organization hasn't done a good job of keeping their intentions quiet, so it's hard not to feel for Marion. Phoenix has been using Marion's name in trade rumors for several years now, including a possible 3-way trade involving Kevin Garnett, another w/ Kirilenko, the Lakers' Lamar Odom and several others.
I wish Shawn the very best if he does end up being traded, although I think he's not going to perform as well as he has with the Suns... the team is perfect for his style of play. A possible trade would throw a huge wrench in the Suns plans for a title this year, since Marion was positioned to play both small & power forward positions. With Amare at center and Hill at SF (or spelling Nash), Phoenix will be even weaker in the post & on the boards.
Added 10/4/07
I read a great post from "Ricko" on his "But It's A DRY Heat" blog on FoxSports. The post details Marion's impact on the Suns pre-Nash and post, his contributions to the team and good reasoning on why the Suns shouldn't trade him. The post is a bit long, but well researched and makes good points. It's worth your time, so check it out.