My cousin once told me, “the Lakers need someone with an edge, someone that other teams will be intimidated to foul.” Well cousin… I think we got one. Trevor Ariza bailed on us but hey, we got a better all around player. Someone who actually made a name for himself throughout his career rather than someone who just had a good playoff run this past season. In my opinion, Trevor’s not going to amount to shit in Houston. His game play just fit in with the Lakers.
There are plenty of reasons why we got the better deal in this swap. First off, an obvious reason, better player, less money. We also now have a stopper against players like Lebron, Paul Pierce, etc. Kobe can now focus more on getting his teammates involved and score occasionally. I say occasionally because Ron can score, Pau can score, once Andrew comes off his rag, he can score. Not to mention Lamar Odom, we can still sign him! Lebron & Shaq got nothing on us. Seriously, they really dont.
Laker fans, heres a preview of what Ron Artest can bring to the table this upcoming season:
