Amar'e Stoudemire's agent will have "further conversations" with the Suns prior to the start of free agency.

Most likely, the Suns' only hope of keeping Stoudemire is to make him a maximum-salary contract offer, which still may not be enough.  Steve Kerr and David Griffin are out of the loop while owner Robert Sarver and Alvin Gentry handle the meeting with Stoudemire in Los Angeles.