PHOENIX -- Marc Jackson wants to be traded to Phoenix, but Suns president Bryan Colangelo said Friday night that the Golden State Warriors rejected his team's final offer.

"We've moved as far as we're going to move in terms of making the deal," Colangelo said before Friday night's game between the Suns and the Warriors. "Based on the information I got today, they're just not prepared to move forward with the deal with Phoenix."

When told after the game of Colangelo's comments, Jackson used a profanity to describe the Warriors organization, then said the franchise was "acting like spoiled children."

"It looks like I'll be taking the rest of the year off," said Jackson, who was in uniform but didn't play for the ninth consecutive game.

The Suns reportedly were prepared to send a first-round draft pick, forward John Wallace and another player to the Warriors in exchange for Jackson, who finished third in rookie of the year balloting last season.

A sticking point apparently was the level of protection the draft pick would carry.

"A pick's involved, and really that was the issue that needed to be talked about," Colangelo said. "I'm not going to say if it was lottery protection or some other number, but there were just protection issues involved. I felt there was enough movement made, and in fact was somewhat informed that it was acceptable."

Colangelo said that Warriors general manager Garry St. Jean told him otherwise Friday.

Before the game, the 6-foot-10, 270-pound Jackson expressed frustration that the deal hadn't been finished.

"Phoenix has a great organization," he said. "Let's go. Let's make the move."

Jackson has a list of our teams he has said he would accept. At first, there were only three -- Memphis, Orlando and Indiana. Last week, he added the Suns, a team in dire need of some inside muscle.

"That would be a great situation for me and for the Suns," Jackson said. "They need more punch, and I'm the guy that can give it to them."

If the Warriors are attempting to pressure him into expanding his list of teams, "that's not going to happen," Jackson said after the game.

Memphis had a $4.5 million salary cap exception because of the retirement of Bryant Reeves, but that expired Thursday night, and Colangelo felt it would clear the way for a deal with the Suns.

Jackson signed a six-year, $24 million contract with Houston before the start of this season, but he was a restricted free agent, and the Warriors matched the offer.

Under rules of the NBA's collective bargaining agreement, he must approve any trade for the first year of his contract.

Jackson was a second-round selection of the Warriors in 1997, the 38th pick overall, then played three seasons in Europe. As a 25-year-old rookie with Golden State last season, he averaged 13.2 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. He was rookie of the month in December and January.