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http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bk/bkn/5914062.html
In what had been a quiet off-season, the Rockets are about to make a lot of noise.
In a stunning move designed to push the Rockets from solid playoff team toward legitimate NBA contenders, the Rockets reached agreement Tuesday with the Sacramento Kings to acquire gifted but controversial forward Ron Artest, according to an NBA executive with knowledge of the deal.
The Rockets will give up guard Bobby Jackson, a No. 1 draft pick next season and another player that the individual with knowledge of the trade could not name. Rockets general manager Daryl Morey declined to comment.
Rookie forward Donte’ Greene, whom the Rockets acquired in a series of draft-night trades, will be included in the trade and is considered a key to the deal for the Kings. But because Greene signed July 14, he cannot be traded until Aug. 14 and the deal cannot be finalized or discussed publicly by team officials until Aug. 14.
The Rockets are also expected to acquire another player or players in the deal to make the money match, but Artest is the only player that the Rockets will acquire that will remain on the roster. The Rockets will also send the Kings roughly $1 million.
The Rockets had previously signed guard Brent Barry this month and are in talks to keep free agents Dikembe Mutombo and Carl Landry.
Artest, 28, is considered one of the NBA’s most unpredictable characters and was the central figure in a 2004-05 brawl with fans in Auburn Hills, Mich. He is also considered among the league’s toughest lock-down defenders and sometimes, an unstoppable offensive force. The 39 points he scored against the Rockets in 2006-07 season is his career high.
A 6-foot-7, 248 pound forward, he had publicly lamented his decision last month not to opt out of the last season of his contract to become a free agent, renewing the Kings’ efforts to move him.
Artest played 40 games for Rockets coach Rick Adelman after he was traded by the Indiana Pacers to the Kings in the 2005-06 season, averaging 16.9 points, 5.2 rebounds and a career-high 4.2 assists. He was also a first-team NBA All-Defensive team selection. He offered to donate his salary if the Kings were willing to retain Adelman after that season.
In nine NBA seasons out of St. John’s, where he was a third-team All-American, Artest has averaged 16 points and 5.1 rebounds. He was the 2003-04 NBA Defensive Player of the Year. He averaged 20.5 points per game last season.
Artest, however, has been unable to stay clear from trouble. He was arrested in March 2007 and charged with domestic abuse and eventually sentenced to 20 days in jail and community service. That sentence was reduced to 10 days in a work release program. He had also been charged with animal neglect, though charges were not filed and Artest has since worked with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals on several campaigns.
In addition to his 73-game suspension after going into the stands in the Nov. 19, 2004 brawl, the longest suspension in NBA history other than for drug policy violations or gambling, he has been suspended for destroying a television camera in New York, for an altercation with then Heat coach Pat Riley in Miami and for numerous flagrant fouls.
Drafted by the Chicago Bulls in 1999, he was traded in 2002 to the Pacers, having some of his best seasons, including his one All Star season in 2003-04. Prior to the fight in 2004, he was suspended for two games for asking for a month off to promote an R&B album by a group on his production label. After his return to the Pacers the season after the fight, he asked for a trade and was placed on the inactive roster.
Though Artest has been best used as a small forward, Rockets forward Shane Battier is also considered among the league’s best players at defending small forwards and shooting guards. But because Artest can defend players from small guards to power forwards, the Rockets could finish games with Artest and Battier on the court together, either with Tracy McGrady sliding over to point guard or with Artest matching up with power forwards.
http://sports.sina.com.cn/k/2008-07-30/08543818222.shtml
北京时间7月30日消息，这注定是一个不平凡的夏天，尤其对于火箭队而言，因为就在一个小时之前，休斯顿纪事报披露了一条震惊的消息，火箭队将和国王队进行交易，交易对象是有坏孩子之称的罗恩-阿泰斯特。
费根表示，火箭队将送出老将控卫鲍比-杰克逊、下赛季的一个首轮选秀权力以及一个尚未透露姓名的球员，费根表示暂时还没有联系上火箭队的总经理莫雷。据悉这笔交易最早将在8月14日完成，费根猜测那个没有透露姓名的被交易球员很可能是今年的首轮秀丹特-格林，按照联盟规定，新秀球员将在签约的一个月之后才能交易，而格林能够被摆上交易桌面的时间正好就是8月14日。此外，由于火箭队没有其他球员能够纳入来匹配阿泰斯特的薪金，因此火箭队还将在这笔交易中送给国王队100万美元的现金。
今年28岁的阿泰斯特被认为是当今联盟最具个性的球员之一，他是2004-05赛季奥本山宫殿事件的主角，但阿泰斯特在防守端的实力以及在低位的进攻能力让所有教练都喜爱。在2006-07赛季，阿泰斯特曾经在和火箭队的比赛中创职业生涯记录拿下39分，每一次和火箭队比赛，他都能给休斯顿人带来极大的麻烦。这位身高2米01的小前锋在上个月公开表示自己后悔作出不跳出合同的决定，希望国王能够交易自己。
现任火箭队的主教练阿德尔曼曾经在国王队执教过阿泰斯特，在2005-06赛季，在阿德尔曼的麾下，阿泰斯特场均能够拿下16.9分5.2个篮板以及职业生涯最高的4.2次助攻。他曾经表示，如果国王队愿意留下阿德尔曼， 他可以在薪金条件上作出牺牲。
阿泰斯特在联盟已经征战了9个赛季，他还曾经当选联盟最佳防守球员，上赛季，他场均得分已经提升到了20.5分。
当然，让人担心的还是阿泰斯特的性格问题，他始终没有从麻烦中走出来过。在2007年3月，他曾经因为虐畜而被处以20天的拘役。当然阿泰斯特最出名的还是因为奥本山宫殿事件被停赛73场，他还因为在纽约故意毁坏电视机被处罚，在迈阿密和老帅帕特-莱利就一个犯规判罚而大动干戈。 |
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【迟到的二月手记】悉尼，一座每天都在party的城（图片巨多，慎入） (2009-4-22) 小狐仙 
发表于 2008-7-30 13:40
leased at how the organization is trying to improve this team, get the help that Yao and myself really need to really get to where want to be and that's one of the elite teams in this league.
