Artest signs with the Lakers - Jersey #37

[Kobe24Life]

Are we keeping Odem?

[deadsmack]

It's not only Artest that comes to the Lakers. He also told Odom will stay in L.A.(with the Lakers of course)!!!!!

Great!!!!!!!!

Let's go Lakers for our 16th!!!!!!!!!!!! Kobe 5th and Mr. Zen 11th!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mr. Kupchak, nice job one more time!!!!

[black_prince]

odom willbe back basically they said no to ariza and yes to odom but i got a feeling we gonna land ron ron.

but hey we dont need ariza we gonna repeat no matter what kobe will be ballin hard next season hes gonna be pissed.

[ClipperNation14]

I hate to say it, but that's really not fair.

[beasty]

This is not fair for the every team in the league.


Kobe
Odom
Gasol
Artest

Bynum
Fish

Wow

[halfHAVOC]

ARTEST THE BASKETBALL PLAYING RAPPING, AND NOW SOON TO BE MOVIE ACTING STARRRRRR

[black_prince]

i don care if we dont sign eather of them as long as odoms back ariza we dont need him nether ron but it would be nice to have one of them.

sucks for laker fans but just means everyones gonna have to step there game up that little bit more.

looking at you shannon/farms.

[I BALL U FALL]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4303679

Free-agent forward Ron Artest says he's leaving the Houston Rockets to join the Los Angeles Lakers.

In a text message to ESPN.com on Thursday night, Artest wrote: "I am happy to say I am goin' to L.A."

ESPN The Magazine's Chris Broussard reports that Artest and the Lakers have reached a verbal agreement on what is believed to be a three-year contract worth an estimated $18 million. Wednesday is the first day free agents are permitted to sign new deals.

Artest's decision was first reported by CBSSports.com. The mercurial swingman was initially courted by the Cleveland Cavaliers.

In his text message, Artest said that he met Thursday with Lakers owner Jerry Buss and had spoken to coach Phil Jackson about the move to Los Angeles, where Artest has been spending his offseasons.

Artest's forthcoming arrival strongly suggests that unrestricted free agent Trevor Ariza -- who played such a pivotal run in the Lakers' championship run -- is bound to leave the team. Broussard reported Wednesday that, according to sources with knowledge of the negotiations, Ariza was likely to leave the Lakers for a new team because L.A. was reluctant to sign him to a contract starting above the league's $5.6 million mid-level exception, even after Ariza's postseason success.

Ariza has been courted by numerous teams, including Cleveland, and met Thursday in Las Vegas with Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey to possibly swap spots with Artest.

Thanks for the nice playoff run and season Artest.

With Yao most likely out for most of the season, no reason to sign artest to a multi year deal. Go Chase Budinger and Jermaine Taylor!

[black_prince]

well looks like things worked out better for the lakers not for me coz i like trev but still pornd for pound ron is a better player then trev.

we looked stacked now. i hope it goes threw could be good.

[thagame265]

Wow...

Los Angeles: Where using the MLE on All-Stars instead of whiny role players happens.