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Hooped Up: Cavs Want To Sign Ron Artest
Blazers Blog: NBA free agency: Want Ron Artest? So does LeBron James
Houston Rockets: Cavaliers Hot For Ron Artest, Trevor Ariza
FanHouse: Artest to Cavs Rumor Heats Up on Twitter
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Cavs Want To Sign Ron Artest
Hooped Up —
... Artest. It even included a face-to-face pitch from LeBron James on Tuesday night in Los Angeles, as both were in Southern California for various events.
Offensively the Cavs would be slightly better than last year if they added Artest. Defensively, they would be the best team in the NBA. If Ron Artest wants to win, more than get paid adding Ron-Ron would be big for the Cavs.
Let’s hang out and see how the dollars play out on this one.
Via Cleveland Plain Dealer
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NBA free agency: Want Ron Artest? So does LeBron James
Blazers Blog —
... , despite: He'll shoot too much. He'll dominate the ball. He'll fancy himself a point forward, set up absolutely nobody, come to meet the ball late in the possession, and end up firing a contested 20-footer. If it goes in, great, but it's not likely to go in more than a third of the time. And as time has moved along, through his many stops, it's Ron's team-killing offensive play that has gotten worse and worse. But neither can make a sales pitch like the league MVP: According to several league sources, the Cavs have been been in contact with Houston Rockets free agent forward ...
Cavaliers Hot For Ron Artest, Trevor Ariza
Houston Rockets —
... It's definitely not a done deal, by any stretch, but Artest may have emerged as the no. 1 target for Cavaliers GM Danny Ferry as free agency opened its doors on Wednesday morning. From the Plain Dealer's Brian Windhorst: ...
Artest to Cavs Rumor Heats Up on Twitter
FanHouse —
... The Cleveland Plain Dealer was the first to report on the possibility, but even coming from super-reliable Brian Windhorst, it was still just your run of the mill free agency rumor; a possibility to keep an eye on. ...
Donuts: Brainstorming With Damp And Wright
DallasBasketball.com Dallas Mavericks News and Links - Main Column Feed —
... with a three-year offer to Jason Kidd . The money isn’t there. … but the years are. What does it all mean? There goes Mark Cuban’s budget, that's what it all means. *How about Ron Artest as a budget signing for. … Cleveland? LeBron reportedly made a personal ...
Thursday Free Agency Rumor Roundup
The Baseline —
... to Houston. And of course, there was the surprise development late Wednesday that the Cavaliers are actively involved with Artest (and Ariza), and LeBron James himself met with the mercurial forward. ...
Cavaliers Free Agency Update: Villanueva Gone, Artest and Ariza Targeted?
WaitingForNextYear —
... Cavs want to give me the MLE, and I think I could win a ring if I went there.” Here’s the problem with that- for 99% of the players in the league they are much more interested in the extra dollar than the ring. Usually the only players truly willing to take less money for a chance at a title are past their prime stars that never won one. So who are the Cavs going after, and who is trying to use them as leverage? Let’s start with the juicy rumors shall we? It appears that the Cavs, and their star have been actively campaigning Houston’s Ron Artest to consider taking the MLE ...
Quick Rumor Post
Cleveland Cavaliers —
Just wanted to get these out quick. I'll be sure to give you guys a deeper look into these rumors like I did yesterday in a full post later. Clippers sending Zach Randolph to the Grizz. Knicks enter bidding for Jason Kidd. Ariza leaning towards an LA departure. Cavs very interested in Artest, Ariza.
The Fundamentals
BallerBlogger.com —
... Brian Windhorst of The Plain Dealer: “Two players who didn’t seem like they were going to be available to the Cavaliers ended up in the team’s crosshairs at the end of day one of the NBA free-agency period. According to several league sources, the Cavs are attempting to land Houston Rockets free-agent forward Ron Artest, and the pitch included a meeting with LeBron James on Tuesday night in Los Angeles as both were in Southern California for various events. In addition, a league source indicated the team is trying to attract Los Angeles Lakers ...
Today's Rumors and More: A Run-Through
Detroit Pistons —
NEW RUMOR: Gary Tanguay reporting from Twitter -- Garnett, Danny Ainge, and Wyc Grousbeck will all make the trek to Michigan to meet with Rasheed Wallace. It's unknown whether or not Paul and Ray make the trip too. If they do, then I'd say Ray Allen will be a Celtic next year. Why would the Celtics bring him along if they were planning on trading him anyway? Cavs very interested in Artest, Ariza. According to several league sources, the Cavs are attempting to land Houston Rockets free-agent forward Ron Artest,
and ...
Artest & Ariza To Cleveland?
We're Off To See The Willards —
The latest reports out of Cleveland are that the Cavs are trying to sign free agents Ron Artest and Trevor Ariza. These two guys would go along with Shaq and Lebron, and would be a very dramatic change in roster for a team that just lost the Eastern Conference finals. While they still could end up with neither guy, this is scary news in the East. Teams like the Pistons, Cavs, & Celtics are looking to improve via free agency. The Wizards on the other hand are still waiting around. How can the team with the best player in the NBA afford to sign 2 big name free agents, while the ...
