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Terry finally signs deal with Mavericks
(AP)
Updated: 2006-07-26 08:43

DALLAS - Jason Terry finally signed his six-year contract with the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday.

Terry was the team's second-leading scorer last season and a big reason why the Mavericks made the NBA finals for the first time. The Mavericks said he was their No. 1 offseason priority and proved it, agreeing to a deal worth around $50 million about 12 hours after negotiations could begin July 1.

Contracts weren't allowed to be signed until July 12, and Terry had been traveling since then.

Since the deal with Terry, the Mavs have added guard Anthony Johnson and power forward Austin Croshere in separate trades with Indiana, signed swingman Greg Buckner and re-signed center D.J. Mbenga. They've also traded Marquis Daniels and Darrell Armstrong, and lost Adrian Griffin in free agency.