Monday, June 30, 2008

Artest Staying Put

Sacramento Kings forward Ron Artest has decided not to opt out of the final year of his contract, thus keeping in Sacrament for at least one more season. There had been rumors floating around L.A. and Sacramento that not only would he opt out of his contract by tonight's deadline, but that he could also end up in L.A. as a Laker, possibly taking the Lakers mid-level exception. Obviously that's not going to happen now unless a trade is in the works between the two teams, which is highly unlikely. That said, the Lakers will have to find their defensive specialist somewhere else for one year, and then try to sign Artest as a free agent next year.

Stay tuned...

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