macadocious
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Its Official, NBA just Announced Artest a King
3:06 PM PST By Dan Patrick on ESPN
3:06 PM PST By Dan Patrick on ESPN
Its Official, NBA just Announced Artest a King
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Diabeticwonder
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Pacers Acquire Peja
From Kings For Artest
Indiana Pacers News Release | Jan. 25, 2006
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The Indiana Pacers announced Wednesday they have acquired swingman Peja Stojakovic from the Sacramento Kings in exchange for forward Ron Artest.
Stojakovic, a 6-10, three-time NBA All-Star, was averaging 16.5 points per game in 31 games for the Kings this season. He has a career average of 18.5 points per game, including career shooting percentages of .465 from the floor and .398 from 3-point range.
“Obviously, we’re very happy about getting a player of his caliber,” said Larry Bird, President of Basketball Operations. “He’s one of the best shooters in the league and we definitely feel he can come in and help us right away. We think he’ll fit in with our team because he’ll help spread the floor and give our big men better opportunities to score.”
Artest, who came to the Pacers in a trade in 2002, played 16 games for the Pacers this season before suffering a wrist injury and then being placed on the inactive list. He averaged 19.4 points per game.
“We wish Ron the best at Sacramento,” said Pacers CEO/President Donnie Walsh. “There’s no doubt in our mind he’ll have an immediate impact on their team. We’ll miss him very much. We know this has been a long process for our fans, but we have a player we think our fans will enjoy watching.”
http://www.nba.com/pacers/news/peja_release_060125.html
From Kings For Artest
Indiana Pacers News Release | Jan. 25, 2006
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The Indiana Pacers announced Wednesday they have acquired swingman Peja Stojakovic from the Sacramento Kings in exchange for forward Ron Artest.
Stojakovic, a 6-10, three-time NBA All-Star, was averaging 16.5 points per game in 31 games for the Kings this season. He has a career average of 18.5 points per game, including career shooting percentages of .465 from the floor and .398 from 3-point range.
“Obviously, we’re very happy about getting a player of his caliber,” said Larry Bird, President of Basketball Operations. “He’s one of the best shooters in the league and we definitely feel he can come in and help us right away. We think he’ll fit in with our team because he’ll help spread the floor and give our big men better opportunities to score.”
Artest, who came to the Pacers in a trade in 2002, played 16 games for the Pacers this season before suffering a wrist injury and then being placed on the inactive list. He averaged 19.4 points per game.
“We wish Ron the best at Sacramento,” said Pacers CEO/President Donnie Walsh. “There’s no doubt in our mind he’ll have an immediate impact on their team. We’ll miss him very much. We know this has been a long process for our fans, but we have a player we think our fans will enjoy watching.”
http://www.nba.com/pacers/news/peja_release_060125.html
kingsfan52miller
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Bye Peja 
love_them_kings
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quick dog said:I was more impressed by the sarcastic and veiled statement, “There’s no doubt in our mind he’ll have an immediate impact on their team.". No scheist. That's how you say F--- Y-- in business.
We are trully doomed.
yeah, that was the line that jumped out at me too! It's one of those "be careful what you wish for" type of things...
PFFFT!!
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This needs to be here:
http://www.nba.com/features/pippen_artest_060124.html
Scottie Pippen Breaks Down the Peja-Artest Trade
NBA Legend, six-time World Champion and eight-time All-NBA Defensive First Team member, Scottie Pippen gave us his analysis of the Ron Artest-Peja Stojakovic trade.
This might have to be a wait and see deal because you don't know what Peja Stojakovic is going to do from a free agent standpoint after this season and Ron Artest is so unpredictable. But if you have to make a judgment on what's going on with just the trade as of today, Artest is probably a better player than Peja and Sacramento got the best of the deal. From a basketball standpoint, Artest brings more to the game than Peja.
When you look at a team like Indiana, they need a guy like Peja. He is a guy that they can continue to run a similar system but get the Reggie Miller sort of production – setting picks, coming off, giving them a little more action on the offensive end. Right now they are stagnant with Jermaine O'Neal being their only real offensive force. He is probably the one guy on the team that demands a double team. Some people might look at Peja and say that he is on the downswing of his career, as he has battled injuries and is currently posting his lowest scoring average, 16.5 ppg, since his second year in the league when he averaged 11.9 ppg. But you have to look at his numbers and realize that he isn't surrounded anymore by two of the best passing big men, Chris Webber and Vlade Divac, that have ever played the game. He was getting anywhere from five to six lay-ups a game just because of those guys and their ability to find him cutting in the Princeton offense. You just can't stick a body out there and get the same results. Webber is a great passer. Divac was a great passer. He doesn't have those guys out there. I like Brad Miller a lot, but he isn't the passer that the other guys are.
Peja should also have a bit of a comfort level being able to play with Sarunas Jasikevicius, a former European League player himself. A lot of Euro players tend to play better together. They have a very good understanding of basketball from a standpoint of playing in a zone offense and they're already familiar playing against that type of atmosphere, a lot more than NBA players.
This is a low risk move from Indy's perspective. They're trying to make something out of this season. They're sitting at 21-19 and don't want to give up on this season. They tried to sit Ron Artest, play hardball and hopefully get another team to come and do something foolish in terms of a trade. No one really wants to gamble on Artest. You don't know what you're getting and you definitely were going to have to give up quality for him.
From the Kings perspective, Ron Artest can be a vital part of the present and the future. No matter what the situation or what his past has shown, this is definitely a franchise player. Artest isn't an average player. You're talking about a guy who can go out and defend probably four positions and can play offensively in four different positions. He is very strong in a lot of areas of the game, ultimately making any team better. If you're Sacramento and you've lost what they've lost and haven't quite gotten back to that contending level that you enjoyed when you were battling the Lakers perennially in the playoffs, Ron Artest can be the kind of boost that you are looking for. They still have lot of good pieces there in Mike Bibby, Bonzi Wells, Shareef Abdur-Rahim. They have some guys that can put the ball in the hole and I think Artest is going to bring something to them that we haven't seen – more toughness and a bad boy type of mentality.
The change of scenery from Indiana to Sacramento could be great for Artest. Maybe he can settle down a little bit. From a team standpoint he should be very familiar with playing with Brad Miller, who was his teammate with the Pacers from 2001-2003. That should definitely be an easy fit for him. From a basketball standpoint, Artest can really play with anybody. He's a big-time player, but is he going to be that with the Kings? That is the big question mark that hangs over him, but I think that both teams are getting what they want
At the end of the day, this deal works well for Sacramento because even if Artest decides he doesn't want to be a part of what they're doing, there are some teams that will be interested in taking him for one year and getting his salary off their cap if the Kings decide to turn around and deal him.
This was a great trade for both teams. I think Peja is happier than Artest because he can go play for a contender. Look for both players to come out and play well for their new teams. There always seems to be a honeymoon effect after a trade Peja is probably going to come out and play some great games. He will settle in and see what they're running for him and how they're going to stop him. At the end of the day, it will all balance out for them when it comes down to the playoffs and what type of production the Kings are getting from Artest and what type of production Indy will get from Peja. Sacramento is currently not one of the top eight teams in the Western Conference. Artest can change that --- if he wants to.
http://www.nba.com/features/pippen_artest_060124.html
Scottie Pippen Breaks Down the Peja-Artest Trade
NBA Legend, six-time World Champion and eight-time All-NBA Defensive First Team member, Scottie Pippen gave us his analysis of the Ron Artest-Peja Stojakovic trade.
This might have to be a wait and see deal because you don't know what Peja Stojakovic is going to do from a free agent standpoint after this season and Ron Artest is so unpredictable. But if you have to make a judgment on what's going on with just the trade as of today, Artest is probably a better player than Peja and Sacramento got the best of the deal. From a basketball standpoint, Artest brings more to the game than Peja.
When you look at a team like Indiana, they need a guy like Peja. He is a guy that they can continue to run a similar system but get the Reggie Miller sort of production – setting picks, coming off, giving them a little more action on the offensive end. Right now they are stagnant with Jermaine O'Neal being their only real offensive force. He is probably the one guy on the team that demands a double team. Some people might look at Peja and say that he is on the downswing of his career, as he has battled injuries and is currently posting his lowest scoring average, 16.5 ppg, since his second year in the league when he averaged 11.9 ppg. But you have to look at his numbers and realize that he isn't surrounded anymore by two of the best passing big men, Chris Webber and Vlade Divac, that have ever played the game. He was getting anywhere from five to six lay-ups a game just because of those guys and their ability to find him cutting in the Princeton offense. You just can't stick a body out there and get the same results. Webber is a great passer. Divac was a great passer. He doesn't have those guys out there. I like Brad Miller a lot, but he isn't the passer that the other guys are.
Peja should also have a bit of a comfort level being able to play with Sarunas Jasikevicius, a former European League player himself. A lot of Euro players tend to play better together. They have a very good understanding of basketball from a standpoint of playing in a zone offense and they're already familiar playing against that type of atmosphere, a lot more than NBA players.
This is a low risk move from Indy's perspective. They're trying to make something out of this season. They're sitting at 21-19 and don't want to give up on this season. They tried to sit Ron Artest, play hardball and hopefully get another team to come and do something foolish in terms of a trade. No one really wants to gamble on Artest. You don't know what you're getting and you definitely were going to have to give up quality for him.
From the Kings perspective, Ron Artest can be a vital part of the present and the future. No matter what the situation or what his past has shown, this is definitely a franchise player. Artest isn't an average player. You're talking about a guy who can go out and defend probably four positions and can play offensively in four different positions. He is very strong in a lot of areas of the game, ultimately making any team better. If you're Sacramento and you've lost what they've lost and haven't quite gotten back to that contending level that you enjoyed when you were battling the Lakers perennially in the playoffs, Ron Artest can be the kind of boost that you are looking for. They still have lot of good pieces there in Mike Bibby, Bonzi Wells, Shareef Abdur-Rahim. They have some guys that can put the ball in the hole and I think Artest is going to bring something to them that we haven't seen – more toughness and a bad boy type of mentality.
The change of scenery from Indiana to Sacramento could be great for Artest. Maybe he can settle down a little bit. From a team standpoint he should be very familiar with playing with Brad Miller, who was his teammate with the Pacers from 2001-2003. That should definitely be an easy fit for him. From a basketball standpoint, Artest can really play with anybody. He's a big-time player, but is he going to be that with the Kings? That is the big question mark that hangs over him, but I think that both teams are getting what they want
At the end of the day, this deal works well for Sacramento because even if Artest decides he doesn't want to be a part of what they're doing, there are some teams that will be interested in taking him for one year and getting his salary off their cap if the Kings decide to turn around and deal him.
This was a great trade for both teams. I think Peja is happier than Artest because he can go play for a contender. Look for both players to come out and play well for their new teams. There always seems to be a honeymoon effect after a trade Peja is probably going to come out and play some great games. He will settle in and see what they're running for him and how they're going to stop him. At the end of the day, it will all balance out for them when it comes down to the playoffs and what type of production the Kings are getting from Artest and what type of production Indy will get from Peja. Sacramento is currently not one of the top eight teams in the Western Conference. Artest can change that --- if he wants to.
kingsfan52miller
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EXACTLY!!LMM said:sigh
oh well
what else can i do about it? it's over. he's with us. i guess i'll have to learn to like him now, huh?
i hope the deal goes well for both sides.
good luck peja !
and good luck kings
Big Cuz 15
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finally! i have a crapload of peja jerseys i can burn now. peja used to be my favorite king until he did his annual disappearing PO act. welcome Ron Ron!
ForlornKing
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Toughest Wings in the League!
Bibby
Bonzi
Artest
SAR
Miller
Love it.
Bibby
Bonzi
Artest
SAR
Miller
Love it.
LPKingsFan
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Well, here we go. As someone who's been advocating Artest for two years now, I'll either feel real smart or real dumb. Things are going to be more interesting to say the least.
I'm excited, but I will temper that excitment for a while until I see what happens on the court. Somehow, I still can't picture Artest in purple for very long. A nagging part of me can see this turning out like the Sheed to Atlanta deal two years ago. Lets hope in the end we get more out of this than the Hawks did from Detroit.
I'm excited, but I will temper that excitment for a while until I see what happens on the court. Somehow, I still can't picture Artest in purple for very long. A nagging part of me can see this turning out like the Sheed to Atlanta deal two years ago. Lets hope in the end we get more out of this than the Hawks did from Detroit.
quick dog said:I was more impressed by the sarcastic and veiled statement, “There’s no doubt in our mind he’ll have an immediate impact on their team.". No scheist. That's how you say F--- Y-- in business.
We are trully doomed.
I don't know about the doomed part, but yes, I agree with your take on the impact statement.
kingsfan52miller
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too lateHicks said:
ReinadelosReys
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BigWaxer said:I am jealous.... Peja is going to love Indiana... he gets to live in the best state in the US in Indiana and I am still stuck here in CA!
Bballkingsrock
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A new ERA has begun.............
ParniValjak
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Yeah he will drag this franchise through the mud. God help usDiabeticwonder said:
DocHolliday
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I can't wait until sports line has a chance to be on the air again. I want to hear Grant's REAL reaction. Not his tv goodie reaction.
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MrBiggs
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Brewer16 said:
Yeah because we all know that having a a championship is worthless when we have a "questionable character" on the team.
J
joethecrow
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Yes! Go Kings!
Welcome Ron!
Welcome Ron!
