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That seems to be exactly the sort of move the Lakers are looking to make.
The Sacramento Bee's Sam Amick reported (http://www.sacbee.com/kings/story/1072665.html) 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 to come to fruition.
But all the financial mumbo-jumbo aside, the idea of the Lakers pursuing the league's poster boy for bad behavior over the last few years makes for quite a curiosity-piquing concept, mostly because it's so hard to ascertain what course of action would be best for the runner-up's front office this summer.
Here's guessing this isn't it, but it bears noting that there are cases to be made both far and against this deal.
Read More.. (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3588 Itemid=260)All of Steve's daily posts can be found in the CelticsBlog: NBA blog. Check...
That seems to be exactly the sort of move the Lakers are looking to make.
The Sacramento Bee's Sam Amick reported (http://www.sacbee.com/kings/story/1072665.html) 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 to come to fruition.
But all the financial mumbo-jumbo aside, the idea of the Lakers pursuing the league's poster boy for bad behavior over the last few years makes for quite a curiosity-piquing concept, mostly because it's so hard to ascertain what course of action would be best for the runner-up's front office this summer.
Here's guessing this isn't it, but it bears noting that there are cases to be made both far and against this deal.
Read More.. (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3588 Itemid=260)All of Steve's daily posts can be found in the CelticsBlog: NBA blog. Check...
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