Darrell Armstrong, one of the NBA's quintessential perseverance stories and a 6-foot point guard who can still scoot at 39, decided last night he'll play his final season with the Nets, his agent confirmed late Wednesday.

"Darrell's very excited about it," said Glen Schwartzman, whose client also considered a return to Dallas. "He was very intrigued with the idea of going back to the Mavs, and they wanted him, but we just think that with Marcus (Williams) down for a little bit, it's a chance for Darrell to come in and play."

Armstrong, who will sign a partially guaranteed, $1.2 million contract later this week, cleared waivers Wednesday at 6 p.m. after being cut by Indiana Monday. He received a call from Nets coach Lawrence Frank around that time and needed only two hours to make up his mind.