Artest to L.A., Ariza to Houston
scoresreport.com 7/3/2009 — In a surprising sequence of events, Ron Artest has agreed to a three-year deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, while Trevor Ariza is headed to Houston with a five-year deal. Both contracts are of the mid-level variety, which are expected to start at about $5.8 million per season. J.A. Adande ...

Lakers Land Artest, Ariza Headed to Houston
bizofbasketball.com 7/3/2009 — Artest Headed to L.A. The Los Angele s Lakers have reached an agreement in principal with free-agent forward Ron Artest on a multiyear contract which totals approximately $18.7 million over three years or $33.5 million over five years, according to ESPN.com . ESPN Th e M agazine's Chris ...

Believe it or Not, LA Just Got More Interesting: Artest to the Lakers
givemetherock.com 7/3/2009 — It appears that Ron Artest has agreed to sign a three-year deal with the Lakers Fantasy Implications: Apparently, Artest when all single white female on Kobe last year, expressing his desire to play with Black Mamba. If the man wanted it that bad, I’d expect Artest to be a good solider in ...

Artest to L.A.
sportfeen.blogspot.com 7/3/2009 — The Lakers are losing Trevor Ariza and have somehow managed to get even better. Ron Artest has agreed in principle to a 3 year 18 million dollar deal. Artest is a better scorer and defender then Ariza. He provides the Lakers with much needed toughness at the 3 position and has the ability to ...

Artest leaving Houston for the Lakers | NBA Basketball | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
chron.com 7/2/2009 — 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, ...

Ron Artest, Trevor Ariza, and the LA Lakers: It All Makes Perfect Sense
emptythebench.com 7/3/2009 — Kobe Bryant & Ron Artest Photos Credit: Icon SMI By: Brendan K. O’Grady If you’re Trevor Ariza, Ron Artest, or the Los Angeles Lakers, this all makes perfect sense. If you’re Ariza, you feel disrespected. It’s hard not to ...

Artest Joining Kobe in Hollywood
thesportsbank.net 7/3/2009 — by: David Kay When it comes down to it, the Lakers and Rockets pretty much swapped Ron Artest for Trevor Ariza straight up. Thursday, Artest reached an agreement with the defending champs on a 3-year deal worth about $18 million. Houston responded by stealing the Lakers’ Trevor Ariza for ...

BREAKING NEWS: Ariza Out, Artest In
lakersoffire.com 7/3/2009 — Dear sweet Jesus, say it ain’t so! Ron Artest is a Laker and Trevor Ariza is a Rocket. In a related story, up is now down, left is now right and the sky is now green. Look out Los Angeles, here I come. As hard as it is to believe the Lakers have cut the cord on Trevor Ariza and ...

Ariza, Artest and the Death of Loyalty
nbamate.com 7/6/2009 — Explain to me the logic in this. Trevor Ariza, a player who was instrumental in the Lakers 2009 Championship but who ultimately has achieved very little else in his career so far, refuses to accept the Lakers mid-level exception offer believing ...

Will Artest Love L.A.? And Will They Love Him Back?
basketball-reference.com 7/6/2009 — Over in the comments of our offseason transactions thread, there’s an interesting discussion about the recent de facto “trade” between the Lakers and Rockets, which essentially ended up swapping Trevor Ariza for Ron Artest ...

Rockets Forward Ron Artest Says He Is Going Strong With The LA Lakers — Bleacher Report - NBA 7/3/2009
Somebody should check out Kobe's elbow—it has some sort of mind controlling powers. After getting into Kobe's face, Ron Artest has decided that he will indeed be going strong with the Los Angeles Lakers. First reported by CBSSports.com, Ron ...

BREAKING NEWS: Ron Artest Agrees To a Three-Year Deal With the Lakers — Bleacher Report - NBA 7/3/2009
On the same day that the Lakers lose Trevor Ariza to Houston, well let's say they returned the favor. On SportsCenter, Ron Artest says he reached a verbal agreement for a three-year deal with the Lakers. Artest played one year for the ...

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 ...

Lakers Poised to Lose Ariza to Rockets, Gain Artest — NYT > Pro Basketball 7/3/2009
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Free agent Trevor Ariza is poised to leave the NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers and join the Houston Rockets, while Ron Artest is expected to head in the other direction, according to local media reports on Thursday.

Even With Trevor Ariza, the Rockets Are Only Going Downhill — Bleacher Report - NBA 7/3/2009
A few months after going seven games with the eventual champion Los Angeles Lakers, the Houston Rockets now find themselves at the bottom of the Western Conference, a pit that teams sink into and don't emerge from for nearly decades. After Ron ...