Suns point guard Steve Nash wants the team to keep center Amare Stoudemire in town.

Nash signed an extension this past offseason so that he wouldn't hit the free agent market in 2010.

Stoudemire has the power to opt out of the final year of his contract and become an unrestricted free agent after the season.

"I just want him to enjoy the year," Nash told the Boston Globe. "Get his full health and confidence back and have a great season. If he does that and he's enjoying his game and we have a productive year, we can worry about that stuff after that. But if we worry about that now and don't have a great year, we have our priorities mixed up."

Stoudemire has nothing but love for Phoenix.

"Ever since I have been a rookie, I have been blessed with great teammates. The city as well has embraced me. I enjoy the city of Phoenix but you never know what the future holds," he said.