<div class="quote_poster">Bobcats Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">You were being sarcastic?</div> ^ lol <div class="quote_poster">LAKERSKB8 Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">source please?</div> http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story...=alipour/061005 That is the source, the quote is on a column to the right under "What might have been"
<div class="quote_poster">TheBlackMamba Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">please tell me you caught a hint of sarcasm?</div> If I didn't, then those rofl smilies would not have been my answer.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Bobcats:</div><div class="quote_post">How would you aquire Artest without giving up Odom or Kwame?</div> <div class="quote_poster">Quoting Chutney:</div><div class="quote_post">Brian Cook... duh!</div> Well obviosuly, Artest was aware of who he was going to be traded for. Therefore, it suggests that we were going to keep Odom and Kobe.
You should also consider that the Clippers, at one point, had the greatest chances of getting Artest. If Maggette had not been injured Artest would have most likely been in a Clippers jersey. I doubt it was only the Lakers who lured Artest out to LA. The Clippers were supposed to sign the deal.