chron.com - 7/2/2009
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Unable to beat the Lakers, Ron Artest is ready to join them. Though the details of the deal were not complete, Artest had decided on Thursday to join the Lakers, the team that eliminated the Rockets in seven games on the way to the NBA Championship, accepting a three-year, mid-level deal. With ...
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to rate: Log-in to rate: Log-in to rate: Shaq can have LeBron. Ron Artest says he'll take Kobe. Artest, whose versatility and toughness have made him one of the most ...
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Artest says he's signing with Lakers (UPDATE)
latimes.com - 7/2/2009
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Artest will likely want the full mid-level exception
from the Lakers, which will work out to five
years and about $32 million. (The NBA will soon announce the actual cost of a mid-level contract for next season.) Artest, who will be 30 in November, ...
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Lakers close to deal with Artest - Los Angeles Times
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Points in the Paint
BallerBlogger.com —
... the same type of defensive options he enjoyed with Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen. Those two — combined with a healthy Andrew Bynum patrolling the paint — would transform the Lakers into the league’s top defensive. But there are downsides as well. Signing Artest would mean the end of Trevor Ariza’s time in LA. Ariza, who is six years younger than Artest, is a much better shooter, and carries far less baggage. Jonathan Feigen at the Houston Chonicle reports Artest’s time with the Rockets is over. ...
NBA Free Agent/ Trades July 2nd Update
Nationalsportsreview.com Blogs —
... It appears that Ron Artest won’t be returning to Houston. A unverified rumor has The Sixers sending Samuel Dalembert and his $23.6 million contract to the Rockets for Tracy McGrady and his $23.2 million deal. But that makes no sense for the 76ers. ...
Marcin Gortat Signs Offer Sheet with Dallas Mavericks; Orlando Magic Highly Unlikely to Match
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... They say everything's bigger in Texas. Things are about to get bigger in the Dallas area, as the Mavericks have tendered Orlando Magic free-agent center Marcin Gortat an offer sheet for the mid-level exception. Gortat is a restricted free agent, which gives the Magic the right to match any offer he receives in order to retain his services. However, Magic GM Otis Smith has said throughout this offseason that he would not match an offer to Gortat if it were more than $5 million. The mid-level is valued at just over that amount, meaning Gortat's days in Orlando are ...
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