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Artest to LA??
Artest to LA??
Sacbee is reporting that Odom is being offered up to Sacramento for Artest
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  • mookie mookie
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    Artest vs Odom. Will this be one of the most discussed ever comparisons, where the trade never happens?

    LA messing with their chemistry at this point is an interesting choice, if they do.

    Posted 7/11/2008 respond (flag)
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CelticsBlog — A Daily Babble Production That seems to be exactly the sort of move the Lakers are looking to make. The Sacramento Bee 's Sam Amick reported yesterday (and, to his credit, my pal Mays the disgruntled Bulls fan predicted this the week after the Finals) that the Lakers have contacted the Kings about a trade centered on Lamar Odom and - you guessed it! - Ron Artest. In the interest of full disclosure, Amick also reported that the deal seems to be a long way from happening and that Kings would be expected to ask the Lakers to take on a lot of salary dead-weight if this were ...

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