Jerry Stackhouse, who has not played a regular role for an NBA club for 14 months due to injuries, is set to return Wednesday for the Milwaukee Bucks and discover what he can contribute.
Stackhouse played only 10 games last season for the Dallas Mavericks because of a foot injury and was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies, who bought out his contract. The free agent forward finally found an NBA job Monday for the Bucks.
"I don't know where I am, honestly," Stackhouse said. "Not playing in over a year, your guess is about as good as mine.
"The thing about it is, I'm just happy to be back. I'm not trying to force the issue. I knew I still had some gas in the tank and I wanted to try to get to a place to utilize my talent."
Stackhouse, 35, will start his 15th NBA season when the Bucks play host to Toronto.
The Bucks, 16-23, are two games out of the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference and seeking their first playoff berth since 2006.
Stackhouse, who has a career average of 18.4 points a game, is a former teammate of Bucks coach Scott Skiles on the Philadelphia 76ers.
"It's a low risk move for us that we hope pays off," Skiles said. "One thing that Stack has always had is a level of toughness. He's out there to compete."
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