Allen Iverson has a verbal agreement with the Memphis Grizzlies to sign a deal with the fourth club of his career.

The free agent guard tweeted earlier Wednesday that "God Chose Memphis as the place that I will continue my career."

Memphis GM Chris Wallace announced in a statement in midweek that the team had agreed in principle a contract with the 34-year-old, with the team scheduling a Thursday news conference open to the public at FedExForum.

"We anticipate signing him to a contract very soon," Wallace said.

Iverson's agent, Leon Rose, did not respond to messages to his cell, office or from e-mail from The Associated Press.

The Answer did reveal that he met with Grizzlies owner Michael Heisley, Wallace and coach Lionel Hollins. That meeting was on Monday in Atlanta.

"I feel that they are committed to developing a winner and I know that I can help them to accomplish that. I feel that I can trust them," Iverson added on his Twitter account.

Iverson would become the highest profile player ever to put on a Grizzlies' uniform. He was the first overall draft pick in 1996 and the league MVP in 2001.

Heisley wants Iverson to provide a big-name attraction for a team that struggled to attract fans to the plush FedExForum to watch a young team rebuilding through the draft. Iverson can provide valuable minutes and scoring off the bench needed by a franchise that went 24-58 and tied for the fifth-worst record in the NBA last season.

The Grizzlies finished 29th out of 30 teams in scoring, averaging 93.8 points per game.

Memphis would be the fourth team for Iverson after starting his career in Philadelphia and playing for Denver and Detroit. He has averaged 27.1 points per game through his 13 NBA seasons, but his production dropped to 17.4 points per game in his 54 games after being traded by Denver to Detroit during last season.

The Grizzlies reportedly made a one-year offer to Iverson earlier this summer, but the shooting guard tweeted in August that he was waiting for a call and mentioned Charlotte, Miami and New York. Then Iverson started tweeting about how much he could help the Grizzlies' young talent like Rudy Gay, O.J. Mayo and Michael Conley.

"I would lead by example. I could show how important it is to work hard everyday, play the game the right way, just like it's your last!" Iverson tweeted on Aug. 27.