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Artest wants to play out final season of contract with Kings
Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 5:53 am
by chillz
BOSTON -- Sacramento Kings forward Ron Artest, attending Tuesday night's Game 6 of the NBA Finals, told ESPN.com that he's "99 percent sure I won't opt out of my contract" this month to become a free agent July 1.
Although he left that one-percent sliver of wiggle room, Artest has been insisting for weeks that he wants to play out the final season of his contract with the Kings -- at nearly $8 million -- before thinking about free agency. He has also expressed hope that Sacramento will consider a contract extension, but the Kings have yet to show a willingness to go that route.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3449929
Re: Artest wants to play out final season of contract with Kings
Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 5:54 am
by Dr Aki
awww, thats not good news for laker fans
theres no way that we can trade for artest whilst only giving up odom
Re: Artest wants to play out final season of contract with Kings
Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 7:01 am
by RJM
No worries. I'm sure Mitch will find another way to unload Vladimir Radmanovic.
Re: Artest wants to play out final season of contract with Kings
Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 7:07 am
by dockingsched
who cares about artest and who cares about what he has to say. he talks out of both sides of his mouth every other team. i'm leaving, im not leaving, i might leave, i might stay, i'd love to play in ny, i'm 99% im staying.
Re: Artest wants to play out final season of contract with Kings
Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 7:38 am
by Chubby Chaser
Anyone else think that there already is a deal in the works going on involving Artest and the lakers? I do, my spidey senses are going off
Re: Artest wants to play out final season of contract with Kings
Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 5:41 pm
by hermes
^^ difficult to say, couldn't tell from looking at mitch yawning at the game last night
Re: Artest wants to play out final season of contract with Kings
Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 6:56 pm
by rpa
Iceburg Slim wrote:No worries. I'm sure Mitch will find another way to unload Vladimir Radmanovic.
What exactly does Artest [probably] not opting out have to do with unloading Radmanovic?
Re: Artest wants to play out final season of contract with Kings
Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 7:22 pm
by TonyMontana
I dont know I have this funny feeling that Artest will walk away from the Kings and come to LA without trading anyone or anything .
Artest is tight with KOBE and our Final apperance and having Bynum back next year will attract a lot of free agent to this team.
Including Artest or maybe even Baron.
Re: Artest wants to play out final season of contract with Kings
Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 7:44 pm
by Gerald3Wallace
TonyMontana wrote:I dont know I have this funny feeling that Artest will walk away from the Kings and come to LA without trading anyone or anything .
Artest is tight with KOBE and our Final apperance and having Bynum back next year will attract a lot of free agent to this team.
Including Artest or maybe even Baron.
hes also very very good friends with odom...both from queens and played on teh same AAU team together
Re: Artest wants to play out final season of contract with Kings
Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 9:27 pm
by CITYOFANGELSX3
TonyMontana wrote:I dont know I have this funny feeling that Artest will walk away from the Kings and come to LA without trading anyone or anything .
Artest is tight with KOBE and our Final apperance and having Bynum back next year will attract a lot of free agent to this team.
Including Artest or maybe even Baron.
So im guessing you think they would sign for the MLE and/or sign and trade for odom?
Re: Artest wants to play out final season of contract with Kings
Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 10:46 pm
by TonyMontana
CITYOFANGELSX3 wrote:TonyMontana wrote:I dont know I have this funny feeling that Artest will walk away from the Kings and come to LA without trading anyone or anything .
Artest is tight with KOBE and our Final apperance and having Bynum back next year will attract a lot of free agent to this team.
Including Artest or maybe even Baron.
So im guessing you think they would sign for the MLE and/or sign and trade for odom?
Honestly I can say that I know for fact that the Kings arent going to do anything with the Lakers, (trade etc) not today not ever, specially with Odom for Artest.
As far as what I really think, Artest is going to ride out his contract and for some crazy reason he will sign with LA for MLE to win a title.
Call me crazy but I think thats his intention.
Re: Artest wants to play out final season of contract with Kings
Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 10:59 pm
by Danny Darko
I'm sure you're right about them not trading with us, but do you think he reups and signs for the mle with us next year or walks this year after all?
Re: Artest wants to play out final season of contract with Kings
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 4:31 am
by Leonidas
Corvus Crow wrote:I'm sure you're right about them not trading with us, but do you think he reups and signs for the mle with us next year or walks this year after all?
Mr CC, please add me to your population... I was waiting for the Vlad Bash wagon to start... Sign me up
