"The Suns are going to miss Jason Richardson. They are happy Earl Clark might have a better opportunity. They are relieved that they don't have to figure out how to make Hedo Turkoglu fit in.

But after Saturday's goodbyes, the Suns are looking ahead to how their in-season makeover will come out once Vince Carter, Marcin Gortat and Mickael Pietrus join the team after Saturday's six-player trade with Orlando.

While the ex-Suns are going to play Monday, the new Suns trio is taking physicals in Phoenix on the same day and is not expected to travel to San Antonio for Monday's game. They would debut Thursday at home against Miami.

"I'm optimistic that it can help us short- and long-term," Suns guard Steve Nash said. "It sounds like it would've been tough to keep J-Rich in the summer anyway so it was a chance to take a move in a new direction.

"I think all three of those guys are good offensive players so I don't think that it's going to hurt us. It gives us more size that we needed. It should be a good opportunity for us.""