The Suns aren?t thrilled with Shawn Marion, the businessman, and that?s why the Marion for Andrei Kirilenko trade rumor can?t be summarily dismissed.

The Suns don?t want to trade Marion. They know their best chance to win a championship this season is to keep the Marion-Steve Nash-Amar? Stoudemire triumvirate together.

But Marion?s constant whining about being third in the pecking order is wearing on the Suns. They?re tired of hearing how he?s not respected when he?ll make the most money on the team this season ($16.4 million), he led Phoenix in minutes played last year and took 100 more shots than Nash and 16 more than Stoudemire.

Not to mention the three straight All-Star appearances, the invitation to play for the Olympic team, the Nike Air Force 25 commercial in which he gets equal billing with Kobe Bryant and LeBron James, and the cover of ESPN The Magazine.