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NBA: Why Amare Stoudemire's Unmovable Contract Signed the New York Knicks Out of Championship Contention

Amare Stoudmire and New York Knicks. Photo credit NBA 
by Mattman

There are almost 100 million reasons why the New York Knicks signed themselves out of a foreseeable NBA Championship when they picked up Amare' Stoudemire in the 2010 NBA offseason, and it all starts with his famously "unmovable" contract.

Although the Knicks' 5-year, 99.7 million dollar (uninsured) investment in Amare' Stoudemire sounded like a great start for an NBA franchise that was looking to streamline their squad into an NBA