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Jerry Stackhouse
Jerry Darnell Stackhouse (born November 5, 1974) is an NBA basketball player who currently plays for the Dallas Mavericks.
Stackhouse attended the University of North Carolina and declared his eligibility for the NBA draft following his sophomore season. He was drafted with the third pick by the Philadelphia 76ers in 1995. In his first season with the 76ers, Stackhouse averaged 19.2 points per game, the 76ers' leading scorer, and was named to the NBA's All-Rookie team. In the 1996-97 season, the 76ers also drafted Allen Iverson. Combined, the two posted 44.2 points per game for the Sixers.
Midway through the 1997-98 season, however, Stackhouse was dealt to the Detroit Pistons with Eric Montross for Theo Ratliff , Aaron McKie and future considerations. By the 1999-00 season, his second full season with the Pistons, Stackhouse was averaging 23.6 points per game and a year later, he had a career-high average of 29.8 points per game.
During the 2002 offseason, Stackhouse was traded to the Washington Wizards in a six-player deal. In his first season with Washington, Stackhouse averaged 21.5 points and 4.5 assists per game, leading the team. However, during the 2003-04 season, Stackhouse missed most of the season recovering from arthroscopic surgery on his right knee, playing in only 26 games.
On June 23, 2004, Stackhouse was traded along with Christian Laettner and the Wizards' first-round draft pick to the Dallas Mavericks for Antawn Jamison .