Dallas reyna að ná Shawn Marion

Power forward Shawn Marion, who became unnecessary in Toronto after the Raptors swooped in to grab Hedo Turkoglu, is close to going to Dallas in what likely will need to be a three-team sign-and-trade, ESPN.com reports.

Dallas would trade Jerry Stackhouse to Toronto and may also need to give Toronto cash or draft picks to help make the salaries work. ESPN.com and CBSSports.com report the Raptors would waive Stackhouse, who is due $7 million next season but would be owed just $2 million if he's waived by Aug. 10.

Toronto needs to shed payroll to fit Turkoglu's salary. The Marion sign-and-trade is seen as an alternative to the Raptors renouncing the rights to Marion and fellow free agents Carlos Delfino and Anthony Parker.

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