Steve Nash, Mike D?Antoni and Raja Bell all held out hope that the relationship wasn't beyond fixing ? and that Suns forward Shawn Marion will show up at US Airways Center for Monday?s media day ready to resume the team?s quest for an elusive NBA title.

?It?s sad to hear he wants to go,? Nash said after Wednesday?s workout with his teammates on the Suns practice court. ?We have a great team, we?re very close to winning a championship and we want everyone on board.

?All his teammates love him. Apparently he wants to be traded, but if he wants to come back, he?s got a bunch of guys who want him to be part of this. We have one goal, and when we get together (Monday) that will be the focus ? not what?s happened or what?s been said in the papers.?

D?Antoni said Marion?s public request to leave the Suns didn?t come as a surprise, since he had already made his wishes clear to management long before he shared them with SportingNews.com on Tuesday.