[外電] 驚!Stackhouse considering leaving Dallas Mavericks

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http://tinyurl.com/57p2gk CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Jerry Stackhouse and his agent are exploring options for a possible departure from the Dallas Mavericks, the result of a turbulent first month of the season in which his playing time and level of performance have dropped dramatically. Stackhouse did not demand a trade Monday after practice, but he calmly detailed his situation and said that he feels there is plenty of good basketball left in him, too much to be a bit player. He speculated that the end of his Mavericks tenure might be coming soon and that the organization's decision to bring along young players has left him with an uncertain future, given that he will probably be a free agent next summer. "Sometimes, that cycle comes," Stackhouse said. "When I came to Philadelphia [as a rookie], Jeff Malone was still a very capable player. But they said: 'Jeff, Jerry Stackhouse is the starting shooting guard here, and we're starting over.' He still went and played somewhere for a couple more seasons. "And you got to start that process sometimes. I'm not mad, and not the first one that the process has started with. It's going to start with some more here before too long." There are only three ways that Stackhouse and the Mavericks could divorce – either through a trade, by waiving him or by buying out his contract, which is paying him $7 million this season and is partially guaranteed for $2 million next year. Without consistent playing time, Stackhouse has no way to improve his stock for next summer, when he would be a free agent if the Mavericks waive him. Stackhouse, 34, knows there is no simple solution. Ideally, he would like to play more with the Mavericks and finish out his contract with the team that acquired him in 2004. But coach Rick Carlisle is committed to bringing along young shooting guards Antoine Wright and Gerald Green, which is eating into Stackhouse's minutes. "The team is always going to protect itself, so I can't force their hand to do anything," Stackhouse said. "I don't really know all the options right now. It's to the point now where it's time to start researching some things and see if there are some other possibilities that make more sense for me right now." Stackhouse was put on the inactive list Sunday at New York. He also was held out of another game earlier this month. In the eight games he's played, he's averaged 17.6 minutes, 29.1 percent shooting and 5.3 points. Carlisle and president of basketball operations Donnie Nelson talked with Stackhouse and his agent, Jeff Schwartz, earlier this month about the situation. The resolution was that there would be certain games when Stackhouse would be inactive because the matchups did not favor him. Such was the case against the Knicks. The Dallas Mavericks' Jerry Stackhouse averaged only 17.6 minutes in the last eight games he's played. Management thought Stackhouse was OK with that setup. But his frustrations suggest otherwise. "Jerry has helped us get to some pretty special places the last four years," Nelson said. "Hopefully, we can work together to find a win-win solution with him in a Mavericks uniform. "If that's not possible, then we'll go to Phase B and explore other options." Nelson said the Mavericks aren't averse to working with Stackhouse and his agent to find a better spot for the 6-6 veteran of 14 NBA seasons, if one is out there. But Nelson's No. 1 priority is to protect the Mavericks' interests. Complicating matters is Stackhouse's level of play, which has not enhanced his trade value. He's also fought a sore right heel, in which he recently got a cortisone shot and which will keep him out of tonight's game in Charlotte and probably a few more. Stackhouse said Schwartz, who did not return phone calls, has worked behind the scenes to gauge interest from other teams in Stackhouse. "Now it's time to take that stuff to Donnie and to Mark, and hopefully it adds up," Stackhouse said. "It's not that we are aggressively trying to do something right away. I don't think that's the case. I just think if it's an opportunity that's kind of beneficial for both sides, we'll have to take a look at it. "That's why I give a guy 4 percent of my paycheck, for these situations. Donnie and Mark ... but they're always going to protect the team and do something that's better for the team as opposed to something that's better for me." Neither Nelson, Carlisle or Stackhouse could predict whether there would be any quick resolution to this issue. "I could very well be sitting here in April," Stackhouse said. "The good thing about it is that I'm a renter. [If it drags out], then I'll have some fresh legs for the '09-10 season." 慘囉~ -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 220.131.224.132

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