What do the Kings Management Expect to get for Artest...

[sackings916]

As others have said the Kings need to get good VALUE for Artest. We as a team cannot afford to lose him for nothing. IMO I dont think there is any way Petrie loses Artest for nothing ala Bonzi Wells,Cuttino Mobley. Bibby was a salary dump, and I think there is no way Petrie moves Ron without getting a good package in return. The best move may be to wait until the summer and see what SnT deals are on the table. I personally don't see Ron being traded before the deadline..I may be wrong though.

[KingInExile]

Heh... as I've said a few times recently - "things can definitely change with Ron".

Artest told ESPN.com on Saturday that he's no longer lobbying for a move before Thursday's trading deadline.

"I am anxious to see what my future holds, [but] I like Sac," Artest wrote in an e-mail. "My entire focus is with Sac and winning a championship this year."

Earlier this month, Artest said repeatedly that the Kings "would be better if I wasn't on the team." But he's backed off those comments, which apparently stem from Artest's concern that Sacramento isn't interested in keeping him beyond this season.

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The Kings might have other motivations to keep him around. Artest has been playing maybe his best ball as a King since those comments about leaving, with first-year coach Reggie Theus praising Artest's increased willingness to share the ball and his all-around team play in making the claim this week that "Ron is our go-to guy."

As for Bibby's departure, Artest has always tried to convince the skeptics that he and Bibby were closer than outsiders believe. He tried again Saturday to dispel the notion that there was friction between the two, insisting that they often worked out together away from the practice floor and spent time with each other's children.

"Bibby treated me like family," Artest said.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3249812

*shrug*

I still sway to him not being traded. Simply something serious has to come up first. In initation, and development, of a proposed deal.

Ron is Ron...Ron is fickle...