Ron-Ron's Agent Openly Discusses Denver

[Kleiza (K炸)]

Ron-Ron's Agent Openly Discusses Denver

Posted Feb 9th 2008 10:20AM by Tom Ziller
Filed under: Nuggets, Warriors, Kings, NBA Rumors, Denver

http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2008/02/09/ron-rons-agent-openly-discusses-denver

Another reminder (as if you needed one) the trade deadline's down the hall
and around the corner: Ron Artest's agent is talking to Denver TV stations
about the possibility of a trade to the Nuggets.

I believe that Denver does want Ron. The desire to make a trade is there; my
question is, what would make Sacramento do it? It's obvious that Denver needs
a piece; the question is who is the piece and how are they are going to get
it? They already got Melo, and they already got A.I. They are not giving up
Melo. They are not giving up A.I. So who would you trade for to get Ron?

The rumor that had been circulating was Artest for Linas Kleiza, Eduardo 
Najera's expiring contract, and perhaps a draft pick. To we Kings fans, that 
sounded fine a week ago (when Ron seemed like he was on the verge of sticking 
his fist through Reggie Theus' dome).

But then ESPN's Ric Bucher decided to give a touch of credence to milling
Golden State rumors. The name 'Brandan Wright' was bandied about. I love
Linas, but... Ron's agent might be right. The offers aren't going to get
worse over the next two weeks, not with the Western Conference arms race in
full swing.

But damn, Artest between Carmelo Anthony and Allen Iverson, with Marcus Camby
in the middle? That's a ref's wet dream.

=================================================================

Artest's future still remains a mystery

By Sam Amick - [e-mail] 
Published 8:37 am PST Saturday, February 9, 2008
Story appeared in section, Page SportsC5

http://www.sacbee.com/100/story/700347.html

With less than two weeks until the NBA's trade deadline, it remains a mystery
whether Ron Artest's days in Sacramento are nearing the end he's so sure is
coming.

And although the trade talks appear to be relatively quiet, the consensus is
that a move could likely come closer to the Feb. 21 deadline, as a number of
teams see no choice but to add a potent piece of Artest's caliber down the
stretch. Sources close to the Denver Nuggets said there remains a possibility
of Artest joining Allen Iverson and Carmelo Anthony in the Mile High City
after the two teams had discussions in recent weeks.

Although Nuggets vice president Mark Warkentien is believed to be in favor of 
acquiring Artest, the sources said coach George Karl is hesitant for a number 
of reasons. He is a fan of Artest's game, the sources said, but somewhat 
uneasy about losing forward Eduardo Najera in a deal in light of the 
uncertain status of Nene. The Nuggets' power forward is undergoing treatment 
for testicular cancer and hasn't played since Jan. 7. 

In the meantime, Najera - who has an expiring contract ($4.95 million) and 
would likely come the Kings' way if a deal transpired - is filling his role
and his departure would leave a void. The more pertinent question might be 
whether the Nuggets would give up small forward Linas Kleiza, whose contract 
($1.01 million this season, team option for 2008-09 at $1.82 million) and 
upside intrigues the Kings.

The Kings might also attempt to send forward Kenny Thomas to Denver as well, 
while the Nuggets are believed to be making shooting guard J.R. Smith and his 
expiring contract ($2.1 million) available in the right deal. Denver isn't
the only team who could come calling about Artest, especially in a Western
Conference in which just five games separated first place and eighth place
entering Friday. And although the Artest fear factor remains for most around
the league as it pertains to his reputation, there are also those who wonder
if he could do for them what he did for the Kings when leading their
surprising playoff run in 2006.

With the trade talk relatively quiet, Artest continued to make noise in
Sacramento. His absence from Thursday's practice created a ripple effect of
sorts for Reggie Theus and his team, one that threatened to undermine the
first-year coach but was somewhat contained before Friday night's game after
a bizarre sequence of events.

After the Kings' loss to Seattle on Wednesday, sources close to the team said
a frustrated Theus told his players that anyone who missed the next day's
practice would not play against Utah on Friday. Yet Beno Udrih and Artest did
not practice, the point guard because of an illness and the small forward -
according to Theus and team officials - because of sore knees and feet.

The team sources said Theus relented on his stance Friday morning, telling
the team it wasn't fair to punish injured or sick players for not practicing.
Yet after Friday's shootaround, Artest - who had attended the practice but
didn't participate - said he wasn't sore and that he simply wanted the rest.

"I just wanted to take a day off," Artest said. "I played a lot of minutes
the other night (against Seattle), too. I think I played the most minutes on
the team (40). There was no need for me to play those minutes, play the
(power forward and small forward position), and get the ball down low and
then come practice the next day. I'm probably one of the hardest workers at
practice, too. It's not a big thing if I take off."

Theus said he could "only go by what I'm told when I ask a player face to
face," but said he's not averse to certain veterans not practicing when they
deem it necessary.

"They have to be men about what they choose to do and how they pace
themselves, and I give those guys that leeway," he said. "There are certain
guys on this team, just as there are guys on every team, that have the right
to say, 'Hey, I'm not feeling well today.' Or, 'My leg is hurting,' or
whatever, and coaches will go with their veteran players."

"Everybody's treated equal, but certain guys have the privilege of age and
being a veteran and certain accomplishments in this league. They get a little
more leeway in terms of stuff like that at this point of the season."
======================================================================

簡單的說就是有在談了
我方主角還是 K炸 & 馬市長

60%? 會成真嗎?

--
版友 z24518261    熱情自製金塊影片mix 推薦
http://blog.xuite.net/z24518261/1/14257062
版友 fenglingling 熱情自製金塊影片mix 推薦
http://web.thu.edu.tw/s943360/www/Xmas.wmv

--
※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) 
◆ From: 220.134.40.48
推 selina0508:K碴不要走QQ..
→ freijaking:換屁阿肖ㄟ..馬市長和K炸都是頂3甚至4號的一次走兩個..
→ freijaking:真的腦殘要換起碼留一個..丟有相異性的..
推 cuttino:如果K炸要被換走希望就重用JR，不然就讓JR去國王隊吧
推 sonico:JR走吧...人才被拿來溫板凳還蠻浪費的
推 hssz:希望可以國王買斷馬主席 . 再暗黑簽回來
推 pony0411:真的這樣患...JR就不可能被冰了 金塊也想賭一手吧!畢竟
→ pony0411:現在陣容要拿冠軍太難 馬刺 湖人 塞爾蒂克都比我們強...
推 iamsixers:但阿泰位置和阿瓜重覆怎辦?  兩人打2 3號或3 4號??
→ iamsixers:阿泰打四號是夠壯 但不夠高  禁區嚇阻力不夠
→ iamsixers:理想是阿泰打2號  這樣小艾就要打一號了  這又有點浪費
→ iamsixers:小艾的進攻能力 不過這樣AC就能打替補小艾多休息了(笑)
推 freijaking:阿泰不要來,來的話場上可能會變成:
→ freijaking:被帶壞的AI,被帶壞Melo,阿泰,被帶壞KMart,被帶壞Camby
推 weichang921:Kenny Thomas印象中不錯用喔 不過矮了點就是了
→ freijaking:KT矮但很拼會搶籃板,但進攻手段遠不及K炸全面
推 Lenny115:KT之前從七六被丟到國王時,好像有放話..
→ Lenny115:說在AI底下打球並不快樂...有人記得嗎?
→ freijaking:話都會變的啦, 有意見的兩人丟到隊友場面話都會出現 XD
→ freijaking:你講我就想起來了,不過最近金塊人人有球打,快樂極了
→ Lenny115:我總覺得如果他有這種心態我並不希望他來..
→ Lenny115:另外在整體默契快要練起來時做交易有點..
→ Lenny115:說實在的我對阿泰沒有太多期待
→ freijaking:現在好好的頂多差好又有身高的PG,換那幾個不知要幹嘛
推 Lenny115:以老頭的個性JR的冰成這樣了,如果阿泰來又出事..
→ Lenny115:那真的會冰到天荒地老吧........
→ Lenny115:到時又沒有渣渣.市長可以上來替補..一整個板凳就是虛到爆
推 freijaking:推 兩個能打的幹嘛換一個 又不是換多急需或多強的..
推 Lenny115:希望別幹這種腦殘的事囉!~唉~決定權不在我們球迷身上
→ Lenny115:也只能聽天由命加早晚三炷香了..
推 Diawara:Kenny Thomas是國王瘋狂想脫手的燙手山芋 受傷不斷 薪水高
→ Diawara:對我們也沒用處 千萬不要去碰
→ Diawara:f兄幹阿泰幹的不遺餘力阿XDD
→ freijaking:他害了我心愛的溜馬囉 ( ￣ c￣)y▂ξ
推 momofishj:動到K渣就免咧  話說現在國王勇士打得火熱
推 bulletproof:馬市長T___T
推 sanhome:我還滿喜歡k渣和馬市長耶~況且我覺得k渣是可練起來之材
推 pony0411:F大現在應該超討厭囧碼歐尼爾...@@ 但是不放手一搏...
→ pony0411:現在陣容季後賽會非常難打 如果阿泰也願意為了冠軍戒...
→ pony0411:可以賭看看...畢竟人是會變的 AI以前也是壞小孩啊(笑)
→ pony0411:先發:坎老大 K-MART MELO 阿泰 AI 板凳暴徒:JR NENE
→ pony0411:堪用替補:CARTER D蛙? 獵人
→ freijaking:AI打控球會不三不四,讓他打SG好,另我不討厭JO阿
推 yester:這筆交易除非確定Karl要讓AI打專職PG，否則不划算...
→ yester:然後替補陣容時可以打小球讓他打一下三四號
→ yester:但是一次拿兩個替補換一個不知道要擺先發還替補的實在不好
→ yester:而且Artest什麼時候會炸到自己人也不知道，他已經毀掉神米
→ yester:一顆冠軍戒，我不想再看到AI&Melo的冠軍希望也被他毀...
推 tahikuro:阿泰斯特來了逼定先發 他的脾氣也不願意做板凳