Udrih, Artest stay with the Kings

With so many big-name(ish) players deciding to opt out of huge contracts it comes as a surprise that both Ron Artest and Beno Udrih decide to stay with a team that has stayed very loyal to them. Today Beno Udrih's agent reported that his client will be signing with the Kings for the full MLE at 5 years and 32 Million dollars. This is causing quite a stir around many Sacramento Kings message boards with the belief that Beno is not worth the full MLE and that we continue to waste money on poor long term contracts. I, however, tend to disagree with those sentiments. If you look at what he did in 1 year of starting pg duties its hard to argue that he isn't at least worth full MLE money. Also looking at the other available free agent PG's I'd conclude that i would rather have Brad Miller run point guard next year. Artest on the other hand will be great trade bait before the season and during the season which could be a huge benefit to the Kings. Many teams will be looking for that extra bump to help them long into the post-season. I'm actually glad they are both back. Hopefully we can get a full season of healthy basketball.