Marty Burns of Sports Illustrated looks at Ron Artest's possible future destinations, with mentions of Miami, New York, and San Antonio.
Burns says he wouldn't go out and get Artest if he was any of these teams:
That seems like a fair assessment. Still, I think with either some very strong personalities around him (Miami, San Antonio) or a complete vacuum of leadership (like last year's Kings), he could keep up the good face until his contract runs out next summer.He's clearly tradeable – that whole Clippers rumor seemed driven solely by Elgin Baylor's desire to land Ron-Ron after missing out last season. Some team a step below contention will roll the dice. I doubt San Antonio will do it – they need an offensive spark at the wing position, not another strongman. The Clippers remain a possibility if they pass on Mike Dunleavy Jr. and Geoff Petrie lowers his demands. (I have a feeling Petrie was pushing for a draft pick or a second player, thus killing the deal in December.)
The Heat still make the most sense. Adding an inefficient offense players won't matter when you run Dwyane Wade, Shaquille O'Neal, and Udonis Haslem. I mean, Antoine Walker played a big role on this team. Ron wants to be a perimeter player, and he'd have to be on the Heat, with Shaq clogging the paint and Wade getting in there at every opportunity. There'd be no choice but to rain bricks threes.
There are two major issues with any Ron-to-Miami deal, though.




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