Rodney Stuckey, a former Kentwood High School star basketball player, signed a three-year contract with the Indiana Pacers for $21 million.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Stuckey, 29, played his first season last year with the Pacers under a one-year contract after playing seven seasons with the Detroit Pistons who drafted him in the first round in 2007 out of Eastern Washington University in Cheney.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The Pacers announced the signing of Stuckey on Monday.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The 6-foot-5 shooting guard averaged 12.6 points last season. He hit a career-high 44 percent from the field and 39 percent on 3-point attempts. He started 36 games but mainly played the sixth-man role.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“I got to give credit to Larry (Bird),” Stuckey’s agent Paolo Zamorano said about the team’s president of basketball operations, according to the Indianapolis Star. “They wanted him back.”<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
At least four other teams made offers to Stuckey, Zamorano said. Several reports indicated three of those teams were Washington, Cleveland and Houston.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u201cRodney is a very talented player who can create and score in a variety of ways,\u201d said Bird, according to NBA.com. \u201cWe\u2019re very happy to get a player with his experience and who has made it very clear of his desire to win.”<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Stuckey made a veteran’s minimum salary last year (exact figure unavailable), which is based on the number of years a player has been in the NBA. Players with 10 years experience last year made $1.4 million. The minimum salary is $507,000.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Stuckey helped lead Kentwood to the Class 4A state high school basketball title in 2004.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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