The Warriors love first-round draft choice Stephen Curry. They see the former Davidson star, snatched with the No. 7 pick on draft night, as the answer at point guard, allowing them to shift Monta Ellis back off the ball, and coach Don Nelson said the next day that Curry won't be traded to Phoenix or anywhere else.

But at the same time, they also love Amare Stoudemire. They see the Suns standout as the solution to an even bigger problem—putting power back into the Warriors' power forward position.

The rumor on draft night was that it would take Curry to make a trade for Stoudemire work, but it later appeared that wasn't going to happen. The rumored deal—which supposedly would send Curry, Andris Biedrins, Brandan Wright and Marco Belinelli to Phoenix for...