Amare Stoudemire tried his best

Amare Stoudemire did not want to think about the color of his nba jerseys next year. He just does it now.

Except, according to Stoudemire, that’s not on his mind right now. From Paul Coro of The Arizona Republic:Stoudemire said he wants to shelve contract-extension talks until after the season, when he also will have to make a decision about opting out of the final year of the deal, which would pay him $17.7 million. He must decide by June 30. "I just don’t want the distraction," Stoudemire said. "I don’t want to distract the team right now. We’re playing well. So in the off-season, we can talk about extensions.

He is playing to get a better spot in the playoffs.