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Hakim Warrick: Just wanna wish @Jason Richardson @Earl Clark and Turk the best of luck n Orlando Twitter

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Griz owner Michael Heisley, who attended Monday's game, was counting on Darrell Arthur to fill Warrick's shoes. Heisley later admitted regret over the decision, and it's apparent that Warrick is missed. "He brings a lot of juice to practice every day," Hollins said. "He loves to play. He loves to compete. No matter how down everybody is when practice starts, Hakim is ready to go. He loves to talk trash. If he blocks a shot or scores on you, you're going to hear about it the rest of practice. If he beats you in a shooting game, you're going to hear about it. Those kinds of guys are great to have around." Memphis Commercial Appeal

Memphis Grizzlies, Hakim Warrick, Michael Heisley 

Jared Dudley: Great W tonight.@Hakim Warrick played big and @Steve Nash was his MVP self.Great team Win.JMZ is coming up. Now who's ready for the laker Game Twitter

Phoenix Suns, Steve Nash, Jared Dudley, Hakim Warrick 

Before Babby arrived, Sarver signed Hakim Warrick, Josh Childress and Channing Frye to long-term contracts and took on another in trading for Hedo Turkoglu. Previously, the Suns did not have a player whose deal went beyond 2011-12. "That's the only thing hurting me," Richardson said of the lockout threat. "I had a decent season. I had a great playoff run. I thought that was enough to get me an extension. Everybody's planning on the lockout." Arizona Republic

Phoenix Suns, Hakim Warrick 

“I didn’t want him coming in and thinking he needed to be Amare,” Gentry told Sporting News. “Amare is a unique player and no one guy is going to fill his shoes. I wanted Hakim to understand that we just want him to do what he does and not worry about trying to be someone else.” For Warrick, the message was well-received. “That is something I know coming in,” Warrick told Sporting News. “I know just because the way it happened, because I signed right after Amare left that there are some people who might make that comparison. But I know I am not coming here to replace Amare. He is an All-NBA, All-Star player, but it is going to be a team effort in terms of making up for his loss.” Sporting News

Phoenix Suns, Hakim Warrick 

All of your basketball guys wanted you to resign Hakim Warrick. Heisley: That's not true at all. … We tried to sign Hakim Warrick and he wouldn't sign the contract. If we hadn't have withdrawn the offer, he could have held us to it until December, the trade deadline. I hated to get rid of Hakim Warrick. We didn't try to get rid of Hakim Warrick. We tried to keep Hakim Warrick. Memphis Flyer

Memphis Grizzlies, Trade, Hakim Warrick, Michael Heisley 

Chris Herrington: When Heisley says none of his basketball people were bothered by losing Warrick either he's lying or he was lied to. Twitter

Memphis Grizzlies, Hakim Warrick 

Hakim Warrick: Just woke up 2 some horrible news... Thoughts and prayers go out 2 Lorenzen Wright's family. Twitter

Phoenix had already signed free agent forward Hakim Warrick to a four-year, $18 million contract this summer, but ''we didn't want to fall off the earth with Amar'e leaving," a Suns source said. NBA.com

Phoenix Suns, Toronto Raptors, Trade, Hidayet Turkoglu, Josh Childress, Hakim Warrick, Leandro Barbosa 

The Suns also completed a sign-and-trade deal with the Bulls for Hakim Warrick, giving Chicago the Suns' second-round pick in 2011. Warrick has signed a four-year contract for $18 million with $2 million of it in incentive bonuses. Arizona Republic

New York Knicks, Phoenix Suns, Trade, Amare Stoudemire, Hakim Warrick 

A person with knowledge of the negotiations with the Suns confirmed to CBSSports.com that the team had to renounce his rights to sign power forward Hakim Warrick -- a sure sign that Stoudemire is gone. As a result of renouncing his rights, Phoenix can no longer sign-and-trade Stoudemire. The issue for Stoudemire and other second-tier free agents like Joe Johnson has been their concern over being the only star player who winds up going to New York. With no other All-Stars on a roster that was gutted for a run at James, Wade and/or Bosh, a Knicks team with Stoudemire as the only star would put immense pressure on him to fill the shoes of the superstars who went elsewhere. CBSSports.com

Phoenix Suns, Free Agency, Amare Stoudemire, Hakim Warrick 

Warrick, 6 feet 9 and 219 pounds, averaged 10.1 points and 4.3 rebounds in 21.5 minutes per game in his five-year career (four with Memphis and one split last year in Chicago and Milwaukee). "I was going to try to wait it (free agency) out but it's like a dream job," said Warrick, who can sign for "the best birthday present I ever got" when he turns 28 on Thursday. "I've always sat there and watched the Suns, thinking, 'If I could play with Steve Nash, that'd be great.' I got that opportunity and I jumped on it." Arizona Republic

Phoenix Suns, Free Agency, Steve Nash, Hakim Warrick 

Since Nash returned to the Suns, no rotation player but for a backup (Marcus Banks) has come to Phoenix and not benefitted statistically from playing alongside the two-time Most Valuable Player. Warrick said half of NBA players want to play in the Suns' system with Nash. "I know he's going to take my game to a whole other level," Warrick said. Arizona Republic

Phoenix Suns, Free Agency, Steve Nash, Hakim Warrick 

"Hakim is finally going to be in an up-tempo situation that is perfect for his skill set," said Warrick's agent, Bill Duffy, whose agency also represents Suns players Steve Nash, Leandro Barbosa, Goran Dragic and Earl Clark. "You just can't think of a perfect fit. What you hear in the NBA is all people want to play with a point guard like Steve Nash or Rajon Rondo. Arizona Republic

Phoenix Suns, Free Agency, Hakim Warrick 

The Phoenix Suns have reached agreement with forward Hakim Warrick on a four-year, $18 million contract, a deal that likely foreshadows the departure of All-Star Amar’e Stoudemire, league sources said. Yahoo! Sports

Phoenix Suns, Free Agency, Hakim Warrick 

The Suns moved forward with Warrick after negotiations with Stoudemire stalled. Stoudemire’s agent Happy Walters had a late-night conversation with Suns owner Robert Sarver, who insisted he couldn’t wait any longer on Stoudemire’s decision and would need to consider other options. Stoudemire is not ready to commit, sources said, until he sees how the rest of the free- agent market plays out. Yahoo! Sports

Phoenix Suns, Free Agency, Hakim Warrick 

The Phoenix Suns are showing the most interest in athletic power forward Hakim Warrick and have begun exchanging potential salary figures with Warrick’s representatives, according to sources close to the situation. New York and Denver have also expressed initial interest, sources said. ESPN.com

Denver Nuggets, New York Knicks, Phoenix Suns, Free Agency, Hakim Warrick