On Tuesday, Steve Nash credited Amar'e Stoudemire and the other members of the Suns for how well they played despite frequent trade rumors.

"The reason we got through that stretch is we all had great attitude about it. Guys rumored to be traded and guys supporting them ... we all felt like this is going to be our team and we're going to be playing together all year. Amar'e handled it incredibly well. The team handled it well.

"He had moments throughout the year when he was brilliant, but as far as consistently playing at a high level - and perhaps a new level - from the All-Star break on he was phenomenal and played the best basketball of his career."