The Mavericks are said to be the latest team interested in acquiring Ron Artest, but so far, their offer to trade for the mercurial (I love that word) star is a little light. Dallas is said to be offering up Jerry Stackhouse (decent player, veteran grit, solid scorer) and Brandon Bass (young, inexpensive, and possibly a Jason Maxiell-light) for Artest, but the Kings are holding out for more: like Josh Howard, perhaps. The Bee's Sam Amick doesn't see the Kings making the deal as is, and he also doesn't see the Mavericks going so far as to include Howard:
I can't even come close to seeing Kings basketball president Geoff Petrie doing this deal, not unless Josh Howard is involved. And from what I'm told, that's not going to happen. As the Mavs see it, the perceived risk of taking Artest is acceptable so long as the price of getting him is Bass and Stackhouse. Lose Howard to get Artest, though, and the gamble is too great.That makes sense, because after all, you never know what you're going to get from Ron-Ron. But that was also largely the case with Josh Howard last season. J-Ho (really, kid needs a better nickname) was inconsistent all year, brought up his previously admitted marijuana use for absolutely no reason, and threw a birthday party during the playoffs that went specifically against the wishes of his head coach.
If I'm Dallas, I don't hesitate to trade Howard for Artest. I would not, however, include Brandon Bass in any deal. He just has too much upside being so young at the power forward spot -- a position where Dallas has been historically weak. Howard for Artest seems about right to me; a change of scenery might do both of them a lot of good.
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Zach and Curry For Artest
Even if it worked salary cap wise, why would the kings do that trade? Who wants poo-poo randolph and his twin curry?
really, kid needs a better nickname
If memory serves I think at one point they were calling him The X-Man.
I'm not a big fan of recycling nicknames, and Josh Howard is no Xavier McDaniel.
I thought Dallas was looking to trade Josh "Sparky" Howard. It seems to me that Ron Artest would be an upgrade being that they play the same position. Anyway, if it happens, I hope it ends with Artest beating the stupid out of Mark Cuban on live TV.
Aww Dave is jealous because he is a mechanic and Mark Cuban is a billionaire who could buy Dave and everything he has. Go Mavs!!!!!
Why is that the first thing Mavs fans always say? I think most basketball fans have less money than Mark Cuban. I'm not a mechanic, but so what if I was. I'm pretty sure most mechanics make pretty good money. Money doesn't change the fact that Cuban is an annoying jackass and a raging lunatic.
Jason, you are a stereotypical Dallas suburbanite sports fan. All mouth and no substance. You don't know sh*t about basketball because people in Dallas don't go to games to watch sports, they go to be seen and compare clothes, girlfriends, and cars.
Oh, and I am a Spurs fan living in Austin, so I am not jealous of you, Cuban, the Mavs, or Dallas. My city is better. My team is better. You and your team and your city suck balls. You should be Oklahoma City Thunder fan next year. Loser.