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“At this point in my career, I don’t want to be part of young guys who don’t have a realistic chance of winning”

Jerry Stackhouse is sticking with Dallas, agreeing to a three-year deal to remain the Mavericks’ sixth man.

Stackhouse agreed Thursday night to a deal that will pay him more than the midlevel exception, which is expected to be set at roughly $6 million. While details were still being finalized Friday, the contract can’t become official until the NBA’s signing period begins Wednesday.

‘It’s great news for me and my family,’ Stackhouse said. ‘This place has become home for me.’

The 32-year-old Stackhouse was a free agent for the first time and could have gone for one last big payday and another chance to be a starter. Instead, he was comfortable with his setup in Dallas and stayed true to his vow of re-signing. Read more

“I’d much rather operate in the know”

By this summer of 2007, Jerry Stackhouse was supposed to be injured and disgruntled and the unhappiest man on the Mavericks’ bench.

Just you wait, the critics in Washington told us. Stackhouse’s productive days in the NBA were roundly said to be done.

And now here he is, poised to re-sign a Mavericks contract.

For the better part of three years, he’s been the Mavericks’ most valuable player to come off the bench. He hasn’t been a locker room complainer, but a quiet leader.

Sign him? They had to. Read more