RockRaines Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 Link INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indiana Pacers have agreed to trade Ron Artest to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Peja Stojakovic, ESPN's Jim Gray has confirmed Tuesday. By late Tuesday afternoon, Stojakovic was awaiting confirmation of the deal. He told ESPN.com's Marc Stein, "I don't think it's official yet, but it will be." The deal closes a chapter in the Pacers' latest drama involving the volatile star forward. Kings owners Gavin and Joe Maloof on ESPNEWS would not comment directly on ESPN's report that the Kings, pending league approval, will trade Peja Stojakovic to the Pacers for Ron Artest. "We're awaiting final word," said David Bauman, Stojakovic's agent. Stojakovic was told to stay behind as the Kings were departing their team hotel for a game against the Philadelphia 76ers. 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasywheels121 Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 Nope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyWhiteSox Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 Maybe he changes his mind again and the deal is back on or something...Artest has to be the biggest douche in sports... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted January 24, 2006 Author Share Posted January 24, 2006 (edited) QUOTE(SleepyWhiteSox @ Jan 24, 2006 -> 05:13 PM) Maybe he changes his mind again and the deal is back on or something...Artest has to be the biggest douche in sports... It was listed as breaking news on ESPN.com. Who knows. breaking news Edited January 24, 2006 by RockRaines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted January 24, 2006 Author Share Posted January 24, 2006 QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Jan 24, 2006 -> 05:15 PM) Jim Grey reported the Kings have backed out.... 2 bad, Artest is a better player at this point, and Peja is leaving after this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasywheels121 Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Jan 24, 2006 -> 06:15 PM) Jim Grey reported the Kings have backed out.... B/C Artest is a D-Bag thinking he has the pull of where he goes and does not go. This dude has f***ed the Pacers over soo many times. Jim Gray is saying the Pacers should suspend him w/out pay. I hope we do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 QUOTE(RockRaines @ Jan 24, 2006 -> 05:16 PM) 2 bad, Artest is a better player at this point, and Peja is leaving after this season. They backed out because Artest said he doesn't want to play there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted January 24, 2006 Author Share Posted January 24, 2006 I dont see anything about them backing out. It all appears to confirm it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted January 24, 2006 Author Share Posted January 24, 2006 QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Jan 24, 2006 -> 05:17 PM) They backed out because Artest said he doesn't want to play there. Where is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasywheels121 Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 This was all on Sportscenter. ESPN.com's slow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soxhawks Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 the trade has definetly been rejected Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felix Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 QUOTE(RockRaines @ Jan 24, 2006 -> 06:18 PM) Where is that? Its on rotoworld. http://rotoworld.com/content/playernews.asp?sport=nba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted January 24, 2006 Author Share Posted January 24, 2006 Thats so gay of him. For real. He said he wanted to go to the west coast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamTell Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 Yeah SportsCenter said the Kings rejected it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 ESPN.com right now: Artest Trade To Kings Off Ron Artest's saga in Indiana continues on. The Pacers tried to trade Artest to the Kings for Peja Stojakovic, but ESPN's Jim Gray reports the deal is off because Artest turned it down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted January 24, 2006 Author Share Posted January 24, 2006 Artest simply has a horrible chemical imbalance. That guy is retarded. He doesnt want to play in indiana, doesnt want to play anywhere else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasywheels121 Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 Man, Artest is the biggest dick in sports. The Pacers have stood beside him in absolutely every way. He's f***ed the franchise so badly in absolutely every way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felix Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Jan 24, 2006 -> 06:22 PM) Man, Artest is the biggest dick in sports. The Pacers have stood beside him in absolutely every way. He's f***ed the franchise so badly in absolutely every way. Sounds familiar to TO.. and I'd rather have Artest on my team than TO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted January 24, 2006 Author Share Posted January 24, 2006 QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Jan 24, 2006 -> 05:22 PM) Man, Artest is the biggest dick in sports. The Pacers have stood beside him in absolutely every way. He's f***ed the franchise so badly in absolutely every way. Its a tough call between him and TO. But I would go with Artest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 Can someone change the title of this thread? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasywheels121 Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 QUOTE(Felix @ Jan 24, 2006 -> 06:24 PM) Sounds familiar to TO.. and I'd rather have Artest on my team than TO. TO never sabotaged the Eagles while ON the field. He did all his BS off. Artest has f***ed us over on the court, in the stands, in the locker room, and in the press. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted January 24, 2006 Author Share Posted January 24, 2006 Yeah change the title to, he WAS traded, and then got his period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted January 24, 2006 Author Share Posted January 24, 2006 nice title greasy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitetrain8601 Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 This is why when I was going to post this news, I decided against it and just put my thoughts in the NBA thread. He didn't necessarily stop this trade technically. He was telling people he wasn't going to be happy going to Sac, but he would still report. Sacramento then decided just not to do it afterwards. Want to know when this stops? When Artest gets traded to NY. Only way you don't hear from him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted January 24, 2006 Author Share Posted January 24, 2006 QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Jan 24, 2006 -> 05:27 PM) This is why when I was going to post this news, I decided against it and just put my thoughts in the NBA thread. He didn't necessarily stop this trade technically. He was telling people he wasn't going to be happy going to Sac, but he would still report. Sacramento then decided just not to do it afterwards. Want to know when this stops? When Artest gets traded to NY. Only way you don't hear from him. Artest to NY, making that team even more disfunctional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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