Lauren Jackson’s desire to finish WNBA career with Storm brought her back to Seattle.

When Lauren Jackson sat down at her parents’ waterfront home in Australia, to consider her options for the 2009 season, the significance of this particular signature hit her. Jackson, entering her ninth WNBA season, could do what Ken Griffey Jr. had done, and return to Seattle to retire where she started. Only Los Angeles center Lisa Leslie and Sacramento guard Ticha Penicheiro, with 11 seasons, have played for their WNBA teams longer than Jackson. All-Stars like Yolanda Griffith, Sheryl Swoopes, Katie Smith and Chamique Holdsclaw have shifted all over the league like chess pieces. Not Jackson.http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/storm/2009228180_storm17.html