The problem with free trade agreements in general is that, especially with the U.S., they are always structured to benefit consumers, and consumers tend to be more Americans than people from the other countries.

He has an uncanny ability to go in there with the big guys and float shots up. I wouldn't trade him for any other point guard in the state.

They know that they make their own choices. It's a series of bad choices that got guys here. We hope to help them start making good choices.

If I were involved with the NBA, I wouldn't want a 19-year-old or a 20-year-old kid to bring into all the travel and all the problems that exist in the NBA. I would want a much more mature kid. I would want a kid that maybe I've been watching on another team, and now he's 21, 22 years old instead of 18 or 19, and I might trade for that kid.

Texas has an established trade office in Mexico City, as do other Texan cities. They have a more mature trade relationship with Mexico, and I want to make Arizona a leader in this area also.

Maintaining a positive working relationship with Mexico's leadership will also be crucial to increasing communication and trade. I plan to personally maintain those relationships.