novafantasysports.com - 7/3/2009
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Prized free agent forward Ron Artest has reached a verbal agreement with the NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers for three years and $18 million, according to ESPN.com.
Artest basically took a pay cut to join the Lakers. He is one of the premier defenders in the NBA, and is a nice addition to the ...
Artest To The Lakers
celticsblog.com 7/3/2009 —
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Artest, whose versatility and toughness have made him one of the ...
Lakers reach agreement to add Ron Artest to squad
nba.com 7/3/2009 — The Los Angeles Lakers are not content to stand pat in defense of their latest championship. They reached an agreement Thursday with Houston Rockets free agent forward Ron Artest on a five-year deal using the team's mid-level exception that would pay ...
Lakers close to adding Ron Artest to their cast
nba.com 7/3/2009 — The Los Angeles Lakers are not content to stand pat in defense of their latest championship. They are very close to reaching an agreement with Houston Rockets free agent forward Ron Artest on a multi-year deal using the team's mid-level exception ...
Ron Artest in LALA Land
thatnbalotterypick.blogspot.com 7/3/2009 — The NBA Free Agency Period is in full swing and Ron Artest has decided to pull the first big shocker as he will be joining the Los Angeles Lakers to pair up with Kobe Bryant. The news came across the wire yesterday as Artest told Ken Berger of CBSSports.com that he was in Los Angeles to sign ...
Will Ron Artest Screw Up The Lakers?
sportsradiointerviews.com 7/4/2009 — The Lakers were the best team in the Association last season. So, why would they take a risk and sign the personality of Ron Artest? Because Ron has a greater calling than basketball people! He has daydreams of hitting the big screen, doing some ...
Report: Artest To Sign With Lakers
lakeshowlife.com 7/2/2009 — Goodbye Trevor Ariza, hello Ron Artest? Looks like it. Ron Artest just told CBSSports.com senior writer Ken Berger that he’ll be signing with the Lakers. Here’s a screenshot, because right now it’s just on the Breaking News bar…
More to come. Just wanted to get this ...
Could Artest be on the Lakers' radar?
blogs.pe.com 7/1/2009 — If either Trevor Ariza or Lamar Odom prove to be too expensive for the Lakers, one backup option could be Houston forward Ron Artest, a player Mitch Kupchak has targeted in the past. Agent David Bauman said Tuesday afternoon that...
Still Not Sold on Artest and Lakers
nba.fanhouse.com 7/14/2009 — by Matt Steinmetz It's been about a week since the Lakers signed Ron Artest , and I still don't think his acquisition necessarily makes L.A. a better team or one that is more likely to repeat. I'll admit that I don't know why, exactly. I know, I ...
Ron Artest tells CBS Sports.com he's signing with the Lakers
tonyblogs.net 7/2/2009 — Ron Artest has told CBS Sports.com senior basketball writer Ken Berger that he will sign with the Lakers.
This has been rumored for a few days but I wasn't sure what to make of it. Kobe Bryant and Ron Artest didn't exactly get along during the season of the NBA playoffs, but this is ...
Artest trading spots with Ariza —
SFGate: Top Sports Stories 7/3/2009
In a free-agent swap of forwards, the Lakers reached an agreement with Houston Rockets forward Ron Artest and the Rockets have reached agreement with Trevor Ariza, the Los Angeles Times has learned. Artest met with Lakers executives throughout ...
Houston Rockets: State of the Franchise —
Bleacher Report - NBA 7/3/2009
Houston faithful seem to have forgotten something: Daryl Morey knows what he's doing.
Before calling for Morey's head, let's at least wait out free agency.
Initially, I was upset at the Rockets' GM for not pursuing Ron Artest more, then I looked ...