Several things bother me about a trade with Denver for Artest:
- Denver has 2 ball hogs now and a down low defender in Camby. RonRon wants the ball and is a down low guy. Is that "a bridge too far?"
- Last night in Portland, RonRon shows what he can really do against some teams: take over a game and still keep others involved. The Blazers could do nothing to stop him. If Coach Reggie can control RonRon and he can do that 3 out of every 4 games, then doing nothing is the best choice for now for the Kings. But if Kings do nothing and RonRon opts out, Kings lose.
- If we'd get Kleisa in a trade, he now comes off the bench and would for the Kings as it seems Salmons would start in the SF slot. But Kleisa is a 250 lb SF who appears to be more a PF. But isn't that what Shelden Williams should do? Is that a good or bad problem? Good in that Kings clear cap space and get a first rounder.
- Coach Karl is against getting RonRon but management is for it. Not good, for them or Kings.
Bottom line, RonRon has put himself in a position of having to be traded because he said he will opt out of his contract this summer, and Kings don't want a sign and trade as then they don't get cap space.