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Tim Kawakami: From Mark Jackson: "I think it’s important for us to have somebody we can trust with the basketball behind Steph. Ideally, it’s Jack." Twitter @timkawakami

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Curry said he's been dropping lines to guard Jarrett Jack for a while, telling the free-agent-to-be guard he needs to stay with the Warriors. "This is the place for him," Curry said. "He's bounced around a lot. For him to have hopefully found a home here for the foreseeable future would be huge. I know he wants to be part of a winning team, and I think we have that here now." Jack will be an unrestricted free agent come July 1. Forward Carl Landry, who has a $4 million player option for next season, can also become a free agent. The Warriors, however, are expected to be over the luxury tax next season as Curry's extension kicks in, increasing his salary by $6 million. San Jose Mercury-News

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Marcus Thompson: Stephen Curry on Jack and Landry: "I want them back. ... Their strengths really helped us." Twitter @gswscribe

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Marcus Thompson: Andrew Bogut on Jack and Landry: "In an ideal world, you'd like to keep both. But the reality is we probably can't keep both." Twitter @gswscribe

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Whether he takes the more lucrative offer else where, or whether the Warriors make a competitive offer to keep him in the Bay Area, that will all be figured out this summer. But Jack was never more clear about for whom he wants to play: Golden State. "I hope so, man," Jack said. "Obviously there are other things that go into seeing if that works -- we all know this is a business at the end of the day. If I could do it, if I could rearrange it, I would definitely be back at this same locker." San Jose Mercury-News

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Warriors guard Jarrett Jack was on the verge of tears as he stood at his locker. He couldn't find the words to truly express what he was feeling, so he let his attire do the talking for him. "Usually before I would do any media, I would make sure I was dressed a certain way," Jack said after the Warriors' season ended Thursday with a 94-82 loss to the San Antonio Spurs. "I brought one of my best suits. But looking down at this jersey, it's just a sense of pride I don't think I've ever felt as a professional. ... Nothing in my closet is better than what I have on now." San Jose Mercury-News

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With so many reasons to let go, the Warriors kept grabbing at victory. “We have a lot of guys that didn’t want to give up,” said Bogut, who could only play 6 minutes in the second half. “My ankle was telling me to give up, I tried to fight through it, David Lee with his hip, Jarrett (Jack) took a knock in the first half, Steph… “A lot of guys could’ve easily shut it down at points throughout this playoff series but everyone came back that next day and kept working hard.” San Jose Mercury-News

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According to multiple team sources, the Warriors initiated extension talks with guard Jarrett Jack back in January. But Jack shut down such talks before they got rolling, looking to focus on the season and wanting to experience free agency. Contra Costa Times

Golden State Warriors, Free Agency, Jarrett Jack 

Jack, who drew interest from multiple teams during the trade deadline, is in the last year of his contract paying him $5 million this season. He is expected to be a fairly well sought after this offseason, especially with the postseason he’s having, as multiple teams are looking for a point guard. Multiple teams are looking for point guards — including Utah, Charlotte, Toronto and possibly Milwaukee (since Brandon Jennings is a restricted free agent). Plus, Jack has proven to be a difference-maker off the bench, which has intrigued multiple teams that already have a point guard, such as the Los Angeles Lakers and San Antonio Spurs. Contra Costa Times

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Warriors general manager Bob Myers declined to comment until after the season. “I believe everything will work out,” Jack said in a previous interview. “I want to be here and if they want me here, it will work out.” Contra Costa Times

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Rusty Simmons: GSW guard Jarrett Jack on how he's going to celebrate the team's Game 6 victory: "By not watching the last six minutes." Twitter @Rusty_SFChron

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Tim Kawakami: Jarrett Jack walked by Lacob and Bob Myers, shook his head about the wild ending and said: "That was the best bad dream I've ever had." Twitter @timkawakami

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David Baumann: I love GSW G Jarrett Jack's rebuttal about Mark Jackson's comments about the Nuggets' "dirty play:" Reporter: Was it dirty? Jack: Nope. Twitter @DavidBaumann33

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Warriors guard Jarrett Jack would love to be a starter again. But you know what he would love more? Finding a home. On a good team. For the right price. "Most people in the NBA won't have the ideal situation," Jack said. "They either won't have the money they want or the minutes they want or whatever. I know I'm in a good situation here." Oakland Tribune

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Warriors general manager Bob Myers declined to comment until after the season. "We'll have to see," Jack said. "But I believe everything will work out. I want to be here, and if they want me here, it will work out." Oakland Tribune

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He arrived in a July trade and embraced the adventure of a new city and the new situation that would have been difficult for many players to accept. Jarrett Jack actually liked the unknown. The season-long discovery process led to a decision. He wants to re-sign with the Warriors in the summer, even with the clear understanding he might be giving up the chance to start somewhere else for the certainty of a backup role to Stephen Curry at point guard in Golden State. Jack is so sure of it, he told NBA.com, that he has informed management and directed his agents to re-enforce the message that he is hoping to stay once he becomes a free agent in July. NBA.com

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“That’s one of the reasons why I’m really trying to enjoy the moment right now,” he said Saturday with the Warriors holding a 2-1 lead over the favored Nuggets in the best-of-seven first round that continues Sunday night at Oracle Arena. “I’m appreciating everything that’s going on. In the summer, hopefully that process is a little bit further than we all want it to be. There are a lot of variables that go into making that decision. Hopefully, I can stay right here. I told my agent. I’m sure he spoke to the powers that be that I have desires to stay right here and help this franchise grow to the best of its ability. “I think it’s just a perfect marriage. My teammates, the camaraderie we have, I like my role. I like what I’m able to bring to this team. Could I go somewhere and it would be bigger, but we might not be playing for as much? I try to make it a perfect marriage. The economics, that’s going to take precedent at times, but you also want to be happy. That’s the most fulfilling thing I have playing on this team.” NBA.com

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“I’ve been in that capacity before,” Jack said. “It doesn’t make or break or define the player that I am. Could I go somewhere else and [start]? Yeah. But I like who we have here. I like the role that I’m in and am comfortable in. If it’s able to work out, I would love to be back here.” NBA.com

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"Unbelievable," Jarrett Jack said. "We got down 12 and we weren't playing our best basketball, and they still stayed with us." San Jose Mercury-News

Golden State Warriors, Jarrett Jack 

Jackson has been coy about how he'll replace Lee in the starting lineup and overall, but I've got to believe the Warriors are leaning towards going small (with Harrison Barnes moving to the 4 and Jarrett Jack into the starting lineup) for most of the game, whether that's to start the game or not. It's just the best way to get his better, faster players on the floor at the same time, and then Jackson can pinpoint when he wants to get Carl Landry in for some post scoring... and I'd think Jackson will have a quick trigger on Landry and Bogut playing together, since they don't seem like a real fit and they didn't play much in tandem this season. Contra Costa Times

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