Artest rejected the deal!?!?
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I dont see this as an embarassment to anyone but Ron Artest. He is the fool. It is naive for anyone, players included, to think NBA teams are not constantly trying to improve themselves. I think if Peja sticks around, he will be professional about it and awknowledge trade rumors and the like are the nature of the league.
I think a 3-way trade is imminent. Now is the time the other rumoured teams wanting Artest will make their best offer.
I think a 3-way trade is imminent. Now is the time the other rumoured teams wanting Artest will make their best offer.
Report: Initial agreement for trade falls apart
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2304512
A tentative agreement for a trade that would have sent the Indiana Pacers forward Ron Artest to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Peja Stojakovic has been rejected, ESPN's Jim Gray reported Tuesday.
Gray reported earlier Tuesday that both teams had agreed to the trade, pending league approval. Then, according to Gray, Artest informed both teams he did not want to go to the Kings. In light of that, Gray reported, the Kings have decided to reject the trade.
Kings owners Gavin and Joe Maloof did not comment directly when asked by ESPNews about an Artest-for-Peja deal in the works on Tuesday afternoon.
Even Stojakovic himself had braced for the eventuality of a trade when word spread of his involvement. Stojakovic told ESPN.com: "I don't think it's official yet, but it will be."
The Kings play in Philadelphia on Tuesday night.
The undone deal marks yet another chapter in the Pacers' latest drama involving the volatile star forward.
Artest was a key component to a team that was expected to challenge for the Eastern Conference crown. He led the league in steals and was the Pacers' second-leading scorer at 19.4 points a game before being deactivated after publicly requesting a trade in early December.
In five years with the Pacers, Artest was an All-Star once and was the NBA's defensive player of the year in 2003-04.
Pacers GM Larry Bird said the Pacers had been interested in Corey Maggette of the Los Angeles Clippers, but there was "no question" that Maggette's sprained left foot affected the process. Maggette averaged 21.7 points in 13 games before getting injured in early December.
The Pacers have lost four of their last five games, including Monday to the Atlanta Hawks, who have the NBA's worst record.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2304512
A tentative agreement for a trade that would have sent the Indiana Pacers forward Ron Artest to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Peja Stojakovic has been rejected, ESPN's Jim Gray reported Tuesday.
Gray reported earlier Tuesday that both teams had agreed to the trade, pending league approval. Then, according to Gray, Artest informed both teams he did not want to go to the Kings. In light of that, Gray reported, the Kings have decided to reject the trade.
Kings owners Gavin and Joe Maloof did not comment directly when asked by ESPNews about an Artest-for-Peja deal in the works on Tuesday afternoon.
Even Stojakovic himself had braced for the eventuality of a trade when word spread of his involvement. Stojakovic told ESPN.com: "I don't think it's official yet, but it will be."
The Kings play in Philadelphia on Tuesday night.
The undone deal marks yet another chapter in the Pacers' latest drama involving the volatile star forward.
Artest was a key component to a team that was expected to challenge for the Eastern Conference crown. He led the league in steals and was the Pacers' second-leading scorer at 19.4 points a game before being deactivated after publicly requesting a trade in early December.
In five years with the Pacers, Artest was an All-Star once and was the NBA's defensive player of the year in 2003-04.
Pacers GM Larry Bird said the Pacers had been interested in Corey Maggette of the Los Angeles Clippers, but there was "no question" that Maggette's sprained left foot affected the process. Maggette averaged 21.7 points in 13 games before getting injured in early December.
The Pacers have lost four of their last five games, including Monday to the Atlanta Hawks, who have the NBA's worst record.
Artest's career, IMO, won't last much longer. No GM should consider touching him. Yeah, he'd play in NY or LA, but just about everywhere else should be afraid of rejection. (Granted, cities like Miami, Dallas, NJ, are probably more suited to Ron's taste than Sac, but why take the risk?) Everyone is going to tell Ron that he's a moron for doing this- he hasn't played in months, had a chance to revive himself in a new city with a great potential future- same way Chris did. But now he blew it. He'll say he wants to come, but I doubt the Kings will take him. Maybe, just maybe, if the Pacers add a pick or something, or Ron takes a pay cut, gets a conditional contract, etc. But he will probably be suspended by the league without pay, basically until the Pacers and some other team dictate terms to him of how he can play (at least, that's what should be done). I would be happy to see the NBA come down on Ron with everything they've got. His behavior is absolutely unexcusable. He has no standing to complain about a damned thing. He's not coming to Sac unless he's handcuffed and curfewed and paid the league minimum (well, maybe not all that extreme, but you get the idea)
If every player felt like Artest about only playing in NY or LA, the NBA would absolutely be DESTROYED. No competition and fans in big markets with huge egos which would ultimately lead to owners losing money and killing off teams. This guy should be banned from playing in the NBA. Hey, ever heard of Marbury in NY? Look at that situation and tell me if its worth it.
I didn't find out about this news until just right now because I was at work. My brother called my cell phone... I never liked the Ron Artest trade so I was bummed when I heard about it. But then when my brother told me the trade later got rejected, that MADE MY DAY!!!! 
I'm glad Ron don't want to play for the Kings, cause I don't want him on my team!!!
GO KINGS!
I'm glad Ron don't want to play for the Kings, cause I don't want him on my team!!!GO KINGS!
Ron just missed out on the best opportunity that could have come his way. There is no other team or fan base in the NBA that would have been as accepting of him as the Kings and their fans would have been. He had a golden opportunity at his feet and he decided to spit on it rather than giving it a shot. I for one would have given him a fresh start and would have been as supportive of him here as anyone and I'm sure most Kings' fans would have done the same.
Artest is damaged goods. Never wanted him to come here, doubt I ever will. This guy just spit on the city of Sacramento, the fans, and the team. I think the Maloofs are done with brining him here, although there could still be a sign and trade or some such in the works. Good riddance. Just the thought of having that loser in a kings jersey makes me sick.
Someone needs to hire a really large man to go over to Ron's house and beat the living pee out of him. It is a PRIVELAGE to PLAY a GAME for MILLIONS of dollars. What kind of role model is this guy. I expect stern to act swiftly as well. Ron should be BANNED from the NBA.
And it is obvious that we must trade Peja now. So we should trade for Ron, then send him to NY like he wants, and then watch him get banned.
And it is obvious that we must trade Peja now. So we should trade for Ron, then send him to NY like he wants, and then watch him get banned.
Artest is a jerk and is obviously incapable of having anything more than an infant's view of the world....meaning he sees the world and everybody in it as existing only to meet his needs, if they don't, they don't matter. I am glad he decided to screw the Kings before we got him. As far as taking him and trading him if he doesn't want to be here.....what indication do you have that somebody is willing to trade something really vauable for Artest? If that were true, IND would have traded him weeks ago.
I'm having trouble understanding why this is a surprise to anyone that hasn't been living under a rock.
This "man" and I use the term loosely, has a volatile history that is representative of who he is!!! Why would we think he gave a rat's patoody about Sacramento, the fans, the team, the Maloofs, or anyone else whose name isn't Ron Artest! Unless he undergoes a lobotomy and spends a few months in the Stepford system, don't expect his behavior to be anything except what it has been in the past. It's not like he had one incident of question - he's entire career in the NBA has been like this.
It's time that PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL gives their respect to professional attitudes. NBA basketball is a professional team sport. Artest is not professional, cares nothing about a team, and is certainly not a sport!!!
AMEN - I'm through spewing now!
This "man" and I use the term loosely, has a volatile history that is representative of who he is!!! Why would we think he gave a rat's patoody about Sacramento, the fans, the team, the Maloofs, or anyone else whose name isn't Ron Artest! Unless he undergoes a lobotomy and spends a few months in the Stepford system, don't expect his behavior to be anything except what it has been in the past. It's not like he had one incident of question - he's entire career in the NBA has been like this.
It's time that PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL gives their respect to professional attitudes. NBA basketball is a professional team sport. Artest is not professional, cares nothing about a team, and is certainly not a sport!!!
AMEN - I'm through spewing now!