ESPN's Sheridan With a Ton of Artest Rumors
Chris Sheridan's ESPN trade deadline preview has a ton of rumors regarding Ron Artest and the Kings. He starts by saying Artest is the player most likely to be traded, and that the recent rumors are too small -- the Kings are really trying to attach Kenny Thomas' contract to Ron-Ron.
Here are the rumors he offers up:
1. Artest & K-9 (woof!) for Linas Kleiza and Nene.
An interesting combination of previous rumors. It sort of begs the question: Would you take Nene for Kenny Thomas straight up? Kleiza got the edge over Artest is a previous poll... but adding Nene for K-9 (woof!) is a really tough thing to wrap your brain around. Nene makes more money and is signed two extra years. He's recovering from testicular cancer. Also, he has talent and he's under 30 years of age. I cannot endorse this deal without at least two more hours of consideration.
(Also, it'd need the expiring contracts of J.R. Smith and Von Wafer included to work.)
2. Artest & K-9 (woof!) for... Eddy Curry and Jerome James.
An interesting combination of my sixth and seventh circles of Hell. A big man who can't defend or rebound, and a salary sponge signed to a deal one year shorter than K-9's. No, no, God no. Luckily, Sheridan says that one's a no-go.
Other stuff: Kyle Lowry's up for grabs, Denver wants to trade its pick, Denver doesn't want to give up Kleiza. Aaaaaah.
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Poor Poodle
by Muff209 on Feb 12, 2008 9:56 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Trades
If Petrie makes trade number two, he's getting a nut punch from me.
The Kleiza, Najera and first round pick deal is golden. Petrie should make that trade TODAY.
by Carl on Feb 12, 2008 11:12 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
agreed
by Cynema the Band on Feb 12, 2008 11:26 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I know where he stands...
by Carl on Feb 12, 2008 11:31 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
for heckling purposes
by Muff209 on Feb 12, 2008 11:49 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Visitor's Tunnel
by section214 on Feb 12, 2008 11:51 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Bust out the unibrow
by otis29 on Feb 12, 2008 12:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Trade #2
by section214 on Feb 12, 2008 11:41 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Zeke
by Muff209 on Feb 12, 2008 11:45 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Close...
"Yo bitch, I gots me an SVU, so hop on in and we can proliferate."
by 27freethrows on Feb 12, 2008 11:51 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
LOL
Maybe Zeke could take lessons.
by LeaguePassAddict on Feb 12, 2008 3:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Knick announcer
by Muff209 on Feb 12, 2008 3:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
No, the other guy
by LeaguePassAddict on Feb 12, 2008 4:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
So...
by Muff209 on Feb 12, 2008 11:57 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
back to the subject
by maiku on Feb 12, 2008 12:24 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
No No To Nene
On the other hand, he is still only 25 and does still have some upside and he is a sure step up (when healthy) over our current group manning the 4.
I'd much rather have Najera's expiring, Kleiza and a pick if that deal were available and ride K9(woof!) out for another year and a half until he becomes an expiring (and more tradeable) contract.
by section214 on Feb 12, 2008 1:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
you're a pretty resourceful guy...
by misterbrister on Feb 12, 2008 1:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Here this is according to 82games.com
by pookeyguru on Feb 12, 2008 1:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed to an extent
You can really only play it safe for so long before you take a big leap into the unknown (see Webber, Chris).
by otis29 on Feb 12, 2008 1:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'd rather that leap be Darrell Arthur
by pookeyguru on Feb 12, 2008 1:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Gotta admit
But Brandan Wright? Yes, please.
by otis29 on Feb 12, 2008 1:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I can't disagree with that, otis
You're right - sometimes you just have to take the chance. If Nene's upside is greater than anything else on the table than I guess you take it. The contract stills scares the hell out of me, though.
by section214 on Feb 12, 2008 1:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm with you...
It's almost like trading Miller for expiring contracts . . . I'm not excited about either idea, but in the end I think I'd be ok with them.
But MAN, that contract.......
by smgmatt on Feb 12, 2008 2:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
No scenario's perfect
by pookeyguru on Feb 12, 2008 2:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I agree COMPLETELY
Miller probably falls in 2B.
by smgmatt on Feb 12, 2008 2:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Chris Sheridan is a T-O-O-L
by pookeyguru on Feb 12, 2008 1:44 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Trade criteria
Do the proposed trades work on any of these levels?
Getting better is a big if considering Nene's health, but if Kleiza turns into a winner, the answer is yes, considering you are assuming Artest is a goner anyway and Thomas is a zero.
Getting stuck with Nene's deal isn't getting cheaper, and eventually you have Kleiza's next deal to worry about.
You are getting younger, though.
Interesting. I just hate to have that much money tied up for longer than now with Nene with potentially not much to show for it.
by coolcatreportdotcom on Feb 12, 2008 2:23 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
awesome trade prospects
There's my better version of the first comment
by Muff209 on Feb 12, 2008 2:44 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
fuuny trade!
http://games.espn.go.com/nba/features/traderesult?players=25~61~429&teams=17~17~23&te=&c ash=
see, the trade machine said it was OK! then we'll be able to pick up a big man for cheap because they'll want to play with kidd. and if it doesn't work out next year, we'll have $21 mil coming off the books! do it geoff! and to the maloofs, the local boy will fill up arco too! do it do it!
by kingsfaninjapan on Feb 12, 2008 3:32 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Jason Kidd is not a local boy
by pookeyguru on Feb 13, 2008 2:01 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
pookey -
by section214 on Feb 13, 2008 8:04 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
LOL only you section (im glad you're on our side)
by pookeyguru on Feb 13, 2008 11:26 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Kidd for bibby artest
by Muff209 on Feb 12, 2008 3:59 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Three-way Deal w/ Memphis & NY
Please notice the included draft picks...
Kings get: Renaldo Balkman, Kyle Lowry, 2009 1st Round Pick (Mem), and Kwame Brown (Mem). (Youth and cap-space.)
Knicks receive: R. Artest (Sac), Mike Bibby (Sac), and Mike Miller (Mem).
Grizzlies receive: S. Marbury (NY), F. Jones (NY), and 2008 1st round pick (NY). (Another draft pick this year, along with an expiring contract this summer, and a huge expiring contract for 2009.)
I'd love to grab Balkman, add another likely high 1st rounder for '09 and cap space to resign Beno, etc. this off-season. But I'm not sure Memphis would take Marbury on, even for one season.
by sroufe on Feb 12, 2008 4:04 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Can Kwame
by LeaguePassAddict on Feb 12, 2008 4:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Also
by coolcatreportdotcom on Feb 12, 2008 4:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Picks in different years
From their perspective, they'd basically be trading Next Year's pick for another pick THIS year.
by smgmatt on Feb 13, 2008 7:23 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Interesting
NYK would also probably need to give something else up (probably to Memphis), because they'd get Bibby, Mike Miller, & Artest for Marbury (whom they may buy out this summer anyway), Jones (expiring), Balkman and a pick. If Balkman was Lee, then the deal makes a little more sense, because they'd be giving up Lee and their high 1st Round Pick, but that Balkman package looks a lot like what Sacramento has already turned down for Artest (minus Starbury obviously).
Aside from that, Sacramento gets a pretty good return in value, and if we got Balkman (instead of Lee) then the only thing I'd want to change would be shipping out K9 as well (if possible). I don't think it would happen, but it made me think and that makes it an interesting trade proposal in my book.
by smgmatt on Feb 13, 2008 7:27 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Amick suggesting....
http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/sports/kings/archives/010566.html
by Artestify on Feb 12, 2008 4:27 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
If Petrie can pull that off
Great suggestion by Amick.
by iashwash on Feb 13, 2008 12:39 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Kwame Trade Restrictions?
by sroufe on Feb 12, 2008 4:38 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Kwame can be traded
by pookeyguru on Feb 13, 2008 2:05 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Houston
but I wouldn't mind this trade either:
by sroufe on Feb 12, 2008 5:10 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Interesting.
by jjham15 on Feb 12, 2008 5:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Carl Landry
Check out this recent game:
Houston vs. Indiana - 02/02/08
Here's an interesting article on Landry from the Houston Chronicle - 01/31/2008
by sroufe on Feb 13, 2008 4:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Problem is -
by section214 on Feb 13, 2008 5:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Is Zaza
by coolcatreportdotcom on Feb 12, 2008 8:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
No but...
by jjham15 on Feb 12, 2008 9:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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