Melo to LA? And Bobcats Mentioned

[tarheelpride]

http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/news/story?id=6101304&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines

Further down, mentions Bobcats fell out of discussions for Artest during the weekend.

No idea what to make of this

[MadHatter]

What I make of it......

If Jordan were willing to trade either Jax or Wallace straight-up for Artest, then he officially shoudl be anointed the worst owner in the history of the NBA.

[Panthers128]

lakers are looking for nba execs who love the current nba format. the grizzlies are one of these teams, they will trade great players for garbage just so the current nba format remains the same.

i hope jordan doesn't throw away or better players for a washed up ron artest

[Hawk]

wow. I'd take that deal...and while I thought Bynum would be the Laker of the future, his injuries do piss me off!

Melo's wife's name is La La!!!!! thought that was pretty funny

[C47]

If this gets done the Lakers are just going to curbstomp their way to another title....

[rico6]

lol just what we need, another superstar stacking in a high media area.

[C47]

lol just what we need, another superstar stacking in a high media area.

At least ESPN would jump off Miami's poo a bit. Kobe, Melo, Pau and Odom >>> Wade, Bron and Bosh any day of the week.....

[Eazy-E]

Do not listen to espn. Has nothing to do with Artest not wanting to play for Charlotte. They are bias towards the Major cities they cover that is why they made them their own city websites. Jordan Probably told them he wants more in return than just Artest so the talks just died. Do you really think Jordan is that stupid?

[pantherfan49]

Do you really think Jordan is that stupid?

Jordan isn't stupid, but his competitive ego gets the better of him sometimes as an owner.

Don't put anything past MJ.

[SOJA]

if LA gets Melo they won't drop off that bad once Kobe retires.....damn

[Eazy-E]

Jordan isn't stupid, but his competitive ego gets the better of him sometimes as an owner.

Don't put anything past MJ.

I understand but I would think his competitive ego would tell him that if you trade one of your two best players you are going to want more in return than just Ron Artest.

[cdandi1]

The article said the LAKERS contacted the cats, not the other way around. Basically, the bobcats said "Sure, we'll trade you jax, but you have to give up bynum, and a pick..etc." But the media spins it to make it out like its "our" fault the trade didn't happen.

[MrBubba]

Geez, I would hope MJ wouldn't be crazy enough to trade Jax or Wallace for Artest straight up. I get L.A. wants Melo, but we don't have to help keep their dynasty alive. Artest is already on the downhill and can be a pain in the ass if he's not happy.

[Zaximus]

Yeah after playing in LA, not way Artest is happy about going somewhere like this. He's not even worth it, I don't see him as an improvement over Jax.