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BREAKING NEWS: Ron Artest To Clippers

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It just popped up on ESPNews. Don't know who the Pacers got in return, but I will share that with you when I hear more.
 
just heard that walsh denied this as rumor..and isnt corey maggete injured?
 
tucker said:
just heard that walsh denied this as rumor..and isnt corey maggete injured?
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Been around and reading different message boards and they said that the trade is on hold. The reason for that is Maggete is infact injured. So this trade will either take awhile to complete or the trade will be dead.
 
The Lakers need to somehow pull this trade off without giving up Odom.
 
SMadison29 said:
The Lakers need to somehow pull this trade off without giving up Odom.
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How the hell are they gonna do that? Put a gun to larry Birds head and threaten to burn down the conseco field house?
 
Section126 said:
How the hell are they gonna do that? Put a gun to larry Birds head and threaten to burn down the conseco field house?
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Yeah, as a Lakers fan, I want to somehow get Artest without giving up Odom, but I don't see it happening either. He was at the game last night though ( probably to meet with Clippers management ).

The only thing I could see that MIGHT work is that L.A. has a ton of draft picks and expiring contracts. If Indiana cannot find equal value for Artest talent wise, perhaps a combo of draft picks and cap space next year would entice them. I am sure Kwame Brown, Chris Mihm and/or Andrew Bynum would have to be involved ( preferrably not Bynum from my standpoint ).

L.A. gets:
Artest
Scot Pollard

Indiana gets:
#1 draft pick

Slava Medvedenko ( expiring contract )
Kwame Brown
Chris Mihm

I haven't taken into account the contracts/salary cap as I am just brainstorming. Looking at that deal, I doubt I would do it if I was the Pacers either.

For me though, Kobe, Lamar, Luke Walton and Andrew Bynum are borderline untouchables right now. With L.A. getting Ronny Turiaf back this week as well, I doubt they make any big deals since Ronny will really shore up the rebounding once he gets all the way back in shape.

I still think the Warriors can offer the most back to Indiana and given Mullin's relationship with Walsh, they may still be able to pull something off.
 
SMadison29 said:
The Lakers need to somehow pull this trade off without giving up Odom.
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Why not give up Odom, he doesnt do squat. Atleast Artests defense would help and he'd contribute atleast as much as a scorer/rebounder as Odom does. Odom has a lot of potential, but other than 1 year in Miami he hasnt lived up to it imo
 
Samphin said:
Yeah, as a Lakers fan, I want to somehow get Artest without giving up Odom, but I don't see it happening either. He was at the game last night though ( probably to meet with Clippers management ).

The only thing I could see that MIGHT work is that L.A. has a ton of draft picks and expiring contracts. If Indiana cannot find equal value for Artest talent wise, perhaps a combo of draft picks and cap space next year would entice them. I am sure Kwame Brown, Chris Mihm and/or Andrew Bynum would have to be involved ( preferrably not Bynum from my standpoint ).

L.A. gets:
Artest
Scot Pollard

Indiana gets:
#1 draft pick

Slava Medvedenko ( expiring contract )
Kwame Brown
Chris Mihm

I haven't taken into account the contracts/salary cap as I am just brainstorming. Looking at that deal, I doubt I would do it if I was the Pacers either.

For me though, Kobe, Lamar, Luke Walton and Andrew Bynum are borderline untouchables right now. With L.A. getting Ronny Turiaf back this week as well, I doubt they make any big deals since Ronny will really shore up the rebounding once he gets all the way back in shape.

I still think the Warriors can offer the most back to Indiana and given Mullin's relationship with Walsh, they may still be able to pull something off.
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:lol: Giving up on Kwame already? Being a wiz fan I know how that feels. I was surprised we got Butler for him and that the Lakers gave him a decent contract.
Really Odom is the guy that will have to move, I can't see Indiana being interested in these other guys.
 
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