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Detroit Pistons: 25 Best Players To Play For The Pistons

By Phil Watson

Oct 8, 2015; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; A general view of The Palace of Auburn Hills prior to the game between the Detroit Pistons and the Brooklyn Nets. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 8, 2015; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; A general view of The Palace of Auburn Hills prior to the game between the Detroit Pistons and the Brooklyn Nets. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports /
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TORONTO, CANADA: Detroit Pistons forward Jerry stackhouse (L) drives past Toronto Raptors guard Chris Childs during the first half of Eastern Conference quarter final action in Toronto, Canada, 29 April, 2002. The Raptors defeated the Pistons 89-83, tying up the best-of-five series 2-2. (J.P. MOCZULSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
TORONTO, CANADA: Detroit Pistons forward Jerry stackhouse (L) drives past Toronto Raptors guard Chris Childs during the first half of Eastern Conference quarter final action in Toronto, Canada, 29 April, 2002. The Raptors defeated the Pistons 89-83, tying up the best-of-five series 2-2. (J.P. MOCZULSKI/AFP/Getty Images) /

Jerry Stackhouse. 22. player. 64. <strong>How acquired:</strong> Trade, Philadelphia 76ers, Dec. 18, 1997.. SG-SF.

Jerry Stackhouse and Allen Iverson weren’t meshing with the Philadelphia 76ers and general manager Billy King decided one of them had to go.

That was what precipitated a December 1997 trade in which the Detroit Pistons acquired Stackhouse, Eric Montross and a 2005 second-round pick from Philadelphia in exchange for Theo Ratliff, Aaron McKie and a first-round pick in 2003.

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Stackhouse emerged in Detroit as a prolific scorer, a slasher at the shooting guard who had a knack for drawing contact.

An All-Star with the Pistons in 2000 and 2001, Stackhouse led the NBA in made free throws in both 1999-2000 and 2000-01, finishing second (coincidentally to Iverson) in the scoring race in 2000-01.

He was also fifth in three-pointers in 2000-01.

In September 2002, the Pistons dealt Stackhouse, Brian Cardinal and Ratko Varda to the Washington Wizards in exchange for Richard Hamilton, Hubert Davis and Bobby Simmons.

In parts of five seasons in Detroit, Stackhouse averaged 22.1 points, 4.4 assists, 3.7 rebounds and 1.1 steals in 35.7 minutes per game, shooting .408/.300/.825.

After earning All-America honors while leading North Carolina to a Final Four berth as a sophomore, Stackhouse opted to turn pro and was the third overall pick by the 76ers in the 1995 NBA Draft.

He was a first team All-Rookie selection in 1995-96.

With the Wizards, he battled knee tendinitis, missing much of the 2003-04 season, and he was traded on draft night in June 2004 to the Dallas Mavericks.

The injury woes continued in Dallas, where he never played in more than 67 games in his four seasons there.

In July 2009, he was part of a four-team deal that sent him to the Memphis Grizzlies, with the Toronto Raptors and Orlando Magic also involved in the trade–which was a sign-and-trade for free agent Hedo Turkoglu.

Memphis waived him the next day and he was idle until January 2010, when he signed with the Milwaukee Bucks.

In October 2010, he joined the newly formed super team, the Miami Heat, but was waived after just a month and sat out the rest of the season.

He signed with the Atlanta Hawks in December 2011, after the NBA lockout ended, and he played for the Brooklyn Nets after signing with them in July 2012.

Unsigned as a free agent in the summer of 2013, Stackhouse became an analyst for the Pistons on Fox Sports Detroit before joining the Raptors as an assistant coach in June 2015.

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