Blog Reactions
Pounding The Rock: Artest to the Lakers
Sons of Steve Garvey: Scoreboard Watching: July 2, Giants @ Cardinals, In Progress
The Lakers Nation: ESPN reports deal is 3 years, 18 million for Artest
Peninsula is Mightier: Artest says he is "goin' to L.A."
HotNonPorn.com: The Incestuous World of the NBA | MAD BALLIN'
Artest to the Lakers
Pounding The Rock —
Artest to the Lakers
So what does this mean for Odom?
Scoreboard Watching: July 2, Giants @ Cardinals, In Progress
Sons of Steve Garvey —
San Diego already lost to Houston, 7-2. The Padres slip to 15.5 games behind the Dodgers, ensconced in fourth place in the NL West.
Giants are currently in the middle of the fifth. Barry Zito gave up three runs in the first, but has settled since, with the Cardinals leading 3-0. The Cardinals' starter, Todd Wellemeyer, has 69 pitches through five scoreless frames.
Comment away if you're watching (and feel free to comment as well on Ron Artest apparently joining the Lakers, while former UCLA Bruin Trevor Ariza interviews with the Rockets and other ...
ESPN reports deal is 3 years, 18 million for Artest
The Lakers Nation —
... ESPN: ESPN The Magazine’s Chris Broussard reports that Artest and the Lakers have reached a verbal agreement on what is believed to be a three-year contract worth an estimated $18 million. Wednesday is the first day free agents are permitted to sign new deals. ...
Artest says he is "goin' to L.A."
Peninsula is Mightier —
Artest says he is "goin' to L.A."
So much for Artest coming to Miami to toughen up our D. The defending champs have already begun the goal of defending their title.
All that 'Artest vs Kobe' stuff must have shown the two how much the other wants to win, ...
The Incestuous World of the NBA | MAD BALLIN'
HotNonPorn.com —
... Although it's probably nothing more than coincidence, I find it quite amusing that Ron Artest is set to sign with the Lakers and that Trevor Ariza has ...
Forget Trevor, we got Ron
NBAMate —
... Ron Artest is going to be a Laker. The guy that almost came to blows with Kobe Bryant during the Lakers-Rockets series will now be his teammate. Kobe, you want to follow in MJ’s footsteps? You now officially have your Dennis Rodman. ...
Artest to LA Lakers; Ariza to Rockets
Blazersedge —
Was holding off a bit to wait for confirmation on the dollars...
Looks like Ron Artest is headed to LA LA for 3 years and $18 million. Ken Berger broke this story.
Trading jerseys with Ron somewhere over New Mexico will be Trevor Ariza, who is getting 5 years and $33.5 million. I believe Marc Stein broke this one.
The pressure for KP to lock down Hedo goes up by the signing.
-- Ben (benjamin.golliver@gmail.com)
Poll ...
Artest to L.A., Ariza to Houston
TheBasketballJunkie.com —
... "I've made money over my time in the NBA, I lost money when David Stern suspended me [in 2006 for his role in the infamous Pacers-Pistons brawl]," Artest told ESPN. "I'm not playing for the money anymore." ...
BREAKING NEWS: Ariza Out, Artest In
Lakers of Fire —
... As hard as it is to believe the Lakers have cut the cord on Trevor Ariza and replaced him with that great big bucket of crazy, Ron Artest. In so doing the Lakers are taking a huge but cost-effective gamble in order to increase their team’s versatility but putting an already delicate team chemistry at risk. What no doubt intrigued the Lakers is what Artest brings to the table that Ariza doesn’t. ...
Lakers’ Fearsome Foursome: Artest, Kobe, Odom And Pau
Lake Show Life | A Los Angeles Lakers Blog —
... ESPN’s Chris Broussard is reporting that Ron Artest and the Lakers have agreed on a three-year, $18 million deal. The first thing that comes to mind when I think of this signing, is that the Lakers now, at least on paper, have one of the most-imposing foursomes ever to step on NBA hardwood together. Think about it in these terms (as Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith often did last season)… ...
Which Free Agents Should the Bobcats Target?
Rufus on Fire —
... Ron Artest is headed for the Lakers.
Marcin Gortat is gonna hook on with the Mavs.
And Trevor Ariza is closing in on an agreement with the Rockets.
===
The Bobcats need to add two players, and, ideally, they will both be better than the current options. At PG, assuming we keep Felton, that would be a player that's better than Dontell Jefferson. Various guys out there who have no business starting, but can back up, include:
Anthony Carter
Jason Hart
Fred Jones ...
L.A. and the Ron Artest Experiment
SLAM Online —
... -Don’t try to ‘hoodalize‘ (a word you invented on SportsCenter last night) Sasha Vujacic or any of your streetcred-free teammates: they’re fine the way they are. Leave them alone. ...
Cleveland Cavaliers, Free Agency Wasteland
WaitingForNextYear —
... of Ferry and Shaq from Ferry’s playing days, most Cavalier fans were joining in on the fun, reveling in all the humor, joy, and excitement Shaq was sure to bring to Cleveland. But while the Cavaliers’ brass were laughing it up on stage, other GMs were busy working on improving their teams. News broke early Thursday evening that Ron Artest was going to be signing with the Lakers . Shortly thereafter came word that the Cavaliers backup plan to Artest, Trevor Ariza, would be ...
Lakers Land Artest, Ariza Headed to Houston
The Biz of Basketball :: Part of the Business of Sports Network —
... The Los Angeles 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. ...
July 3rd Houston Sports FaF Smear (and WTF)
Fourth And Fifty —
... . And, (more importantly) Ron Artest didn’t sign a three year deal with the Rockets… HE SIGNED WITH THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS!! He announced it live on SportsCenter! He didn’t Tweet about it, let his agent actually finalize the deal or allow the team to announce in a press conference. He circumvented everything and showed up in Bristol with a “So Gutta” hat on to announce his move. Ridiculous. ...
NBA Weekly: Ron Artest Signs With Lakers, Zach Randolph Traded To Grizzlies, Celtics Make Offer To Rasheed Wallace, Allen Iverson, Pistons, & More
Hip 2 Da Game —
... The Lakers made a huge splash this week by signing Ron Artest instead of re-signing Trevor Ariza. This move caught many by surprise including myself, since it looked like the Lakers were going to re-sign Lamar Odom and Trevor Ariza and keep this year's championship team together. The move to sign Artest shows that the Lakers are in a win now mode and are trying to build a dynasty around Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, Lamar Odom, Andrew Bynum, and now Ron Artest. There's no doubt that while order than Ariza, Artest is a better offensive player than Ariza is. Defensively I'm not sure ...
Deals and steals
The Stankoniforous Files —
... is a deal. It helps the youth movement in Motown but doesn't move them up the pecking order in the East. The Pistons are clearly in rebuilding mode. It's time to blow this up and start over. Speaking of the Pistons, there are rumors swirling that Sheed is Beantown bound. How will he co-exist with the Boston Three Party? Will a team with Starbury and Sheed spontaneously combust? Inquiring minds want to know. Now to the steal portion of our show. Ron Artest aka Ron Ron is headed to La La land. That my friends is called a steal. People want to play for a champion. ...
