Amar’e Stoudemire will sign with the Mavericks, per report

Amar'e Stoudemire has committed to sign with the Dallas Mavericks, according to Shams Charania of RealGM. Stoudemire, who agreed to a buyout with the Knicks late Sunday night, will officially clear waivers at 5 p.m ET on Wednesday, making him a free agent. He could join the 36-19 Mavericks on the road for their game Thursday against the Thunder in Oklahoma City.

Stoudemire reportedly garnered interest from the Clippers and Suns as well, but instead chose to join a Mavericks team that, since losing Brandan Wright in the Rajon Rondo trade, has been in desperate need of a big man off the bench. Stoudemire is 32 years old, but this year he's averaging 12 points and 6.8 rebounds in 24 minutes per game while shooting 54.3 percent from the field. He has, however, also missed 17 games due to various injuries.

Stoudemire will likely serve as the primary backup to Dirk Nowitzki and Tyson Chandler, his former teammate in New York.

"He would fit in great because we play a lot of pick-and-roll," Chandler said recently, via ESPN. "Coach [Rick Carlisle] does an excellent job understanding scorers and how to get them the ball and putting them in a position to succeed. Not only that, we've got the best training staff in the league. That also helps."

The contract that was bought out by the Knicks was the five-year, $100 million deal he signed in the summer of 2010. He helped the Knicks reach the playoffs three times and averaged 25.3 points per game in his first year with the team. But the acquisition of Carmelo Anthony at the 2011 trade deadline, along with myriad injuries and coaching changes, prevented Stoudemire from reaching that level of production again.