Marion headed to Mavs

The way Jerry Stackhouse's contract was structured, the Dallas Mavericks knew they could parlay him into a key player for next season. As it turned out, a lot of teams benefited.

The Mavericks, Raptors, Grizzlies and Magic combined in a massive swap Thursday that included eight players, a draft pick and stacks of cash. The deal sent Shawn Marion to Dallas, Stackhouse to Memphis and helped seal the transaction that moved Hedo Turkoglu from Orlando to Toronto.

Among the other pieces: Forward Kris Humphries, center Nathan Jawai and cash went from Toronto to Dallas; guard Greg Buckner moves from Memphis to Dallas; and swingmen Antoine Wright and Devean George go from Dallas to Toronto.

Memphis also received a second-round pick and cash from Toronto and cash from Dallas. The Mavericks and Raptors also sent cash to Orlando.

The Magic were going to lose Turkoglu anyway. After Orlando acquired Vince Carter, Turkoglu opted out of his contract and became a free agent. He had decided to go to Toronto, but turning his departure into a sign-and-trade glued together the rest of this complex puzzle.

"So many things were going on that I was like, 'Just sit back and wait until it happens,'" said Marion, a former UNLV star. "I'm just happy to come to Dallas."

Marion has career averages of 17.8 points, 9.9 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.83 steals and 1.31 blocks per game. But he is 31 and headed to his fourth team since February 2008, having bounced from Phoenix to Miami to Toronto.

Although Stackhouse is due more than $7 million next season, he can be bought out for $2 million. That's probably the amount of cash Memphis received for the 34-year-old swingman.

• PISTONS -- John Kuester was introduced as Detroit's coach, the team's sixth in 10 years.

Kuester, 54, replaces Michael Curry, who was fired after going 39-43 in his first season and being swept by Cleveland in the first round of the playoffs. Detroit had reached the Eastern Conference finals in the previous six seasons.

Kuester has 19 years of NBA experience, including 13 as an assistant with five teams, but hasn't been a pro head coach.

• CAVALIERS -- Cleveland and center/forward Anderson Varejao agreed to a multiyear contract.

Varejao's agent, Dan Fegan, told the Cleveland Plain Dealer the deal was for six years and up to $50 million.

Varejao posted career-highs with 42 starts, 8.6 points per game and a field-goal percentage of .536 last season,

• CLIPPERS -- Los Angeles signed center/forward Blake Griffin, the No. 1 overall draft pick.

The 20-year-old center averaged 22.7 points and 14.4 rebounds last season at Oklahoma before leaving two years early to enter the draft.

• RAPTORS -- Toronto signed forward DeMar DeRozan, the No. 9 pick in the draft. He can make almost $2.3 million in the first year of his two-year contract.

• KNICKS -- New York signed guard Toney Douglas, who was drafted in the first round by the Los Angeles Lakers, then traded to the Knicks. He can make more than $900,000 as a rookie.