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Amar’e Stoudemire

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New York Knicks

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After eight seasons playing for the Phoenix Suns, the newly free agent signed with the Knicks in July 2010 with a contract that is estimated to grant him more than $100 million over the next five years. So far with the Knicks, Stoudemire averages 26 points per game. On Dec. 15, he set a franchise record with his ninth straight 30-point game.