Suns forward Amare Stoudemire will miss summer-league play next month while recovering from surgery on his right foot.

Stoudemire, the NBA Rookie of the Year, underwent surgery Thursday in New York for a bone condition that was causing inflammation - a bunion - at the base of his big toe.

The Suns don't expect him to be back on the playing floor until September. Training camp in Flagstaff doesn't begin until late October.

Stoudemire, the No. 9 pick in the previous draft, was often troubled by the condition last season. Nevertheless, he played in all 82 games, averaging 13.5 points and 8.8 rebounds. It also didn't stop the 20-year-old from becoming the first player in NBA history to go straight from high school to Rookie of the Year.